Bengals to host versatile defender for top-30 visit
The Cincinnati Bengals have done a nice job adding new pieces and re-signing in-house free agents to their defense during the first few weeks of free agency. Veteran linebacker Germaine Pratt inked a three-year deal to come back to Cincinnati, and the secondary has been bolstered by adding safety Nick Scott and cornerback Sidney Jones. […]
The Cincinnati Bengals have done a nice job adding new pieces and re-signing in-house free agents to their defense during the first few weeks of free agency.
Veteran linebacker Germaine Pratt inked a three-year deal to come back to Cincinnati, and the secondary has been bolstered by adding safety Nick Scott and cornerback Sidney Jones.
There's still work to be done for the Bengals defensively, and the NFL draft is where they can stockpile more bodies. Oklahoma State defensive lineman Tyler Lacy is on their radar, and they've set up a top-30 visit with him.
Lacy was a four-year starter for Oklahoma State and he was a steady performer. As a freshman in 2019, he missed three games due to injury. However, he started in the other 10 games and produced 20 tackles (two tackles for loss), a sack, and two pass breakups.
Lacy's sophomore campaign got him Honorable Mention All-Big 12 honors as he racked up 32 tackles (eight tackles for loss), four sacks, and a forced fumble. As a junior, Lacy was again an Honorable Mention All-Big 12 performer with 34 tackles (11.5 tackles for loss), 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, and a pass defended. Also, Lacy received first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors.
His senior season was another good one. Lacy received his third consecutive Honorable Mention All-Big 12 honor after tallying 27 tackles (8.5 tackles for loss), three sacks, a fumble recovery, and a pass breakup.
Not only was Lacy's production extremely solid, but he also did so by playing every position on the defensive line. In an interview with Justin Melo of The Draft Network earlier this week, Lacy mentioned that every team he's talked to has mentioned him playing all over the defensive line in the NFL. Specifically, he has been talked to about 3-technique, 4-technique, and 5-technique the most.
The Bengals bringing in Lacy to add depth with D.J. Reader and B.J. Hill on the interior as well as Trey Hendrickson, Sam Hubbard, and Joseph Ossai on the edge would be a solid addition on the second or third day of the draft.
