Bengals to host FCS standout at local workouts

The Cincinnati Bengals will be hosting workouts for local college players later this month. This gives players a last chance to showcase a little more of what they can do before the NFL draft and hopefully up their draft stock a bit. One player who will be in attendance is Dayton standout running back Jake […]

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The Cincinnati Bengals will be hosting workouts for local college players later this month. This gives players a last chance to showcase a little more of what they can do before the NFL draft and hopefully up their draft stock a bit.

One player who will be in attendance is Dayton standout running back Jake Chisholm according to Ryan Fowler of The Draft Network.

Chisholm was one of the better players in the FCS over the last three seasons. 2019 was his best year rushing with 1,129 yards and he added eight rushing touchdowns to it. He ran for 1,059 and 1,052 yards in his final two seasons with 14 and 13 rushing scores respectively per ESPN. 

He wasn't just a one-trick pony either. Chisholm caught 73 passes for 808 yards and 12 touchdowns for the Flyers as well.

Chisholm was a named the FedEx Ground Doris Robinson Award winner last season which is given to the top scholar-athlete in the FCS. He was a three-time academic All-American at Dayton as well as a two-time All-PFL performer and a two-time co-captain.

At his Pro Day, Chisholm ran under underwhelming 4.71 in the 40-yard dash at 5'7" and 189 pounds according to NFLDraftScout.com but he did post a solid 36-inch vertical jump and a 9'8" in the broad jump. 

Now, let's see what he does in front of the Bengals staff.