The Cincinnati Bengals closed out their 2020 NFL draft at the top of Round 7 with Purdue linebacker Markus Bailey.
Bailey, a 6’0″, 235-pound redshirt senior, is a high-effort linebacker with limited athleticism whose high effort and IQ had him around the ball often in college — which naturally led to some big numbers.
Various knee injuries probably hurt Bailey’s stock a bit, though if the Bengals are grabbing him here he’s clearly near the top of their board.
Bailey is the third linebacker drafted by the Bengals in the 2020 class as the team revamps the position around Germaine Pratt.
That ends the Bengals draft class on a day where they added Akeem Davis-Gaither, Khalid Kareem and Hakeem Adeniji.
