The quest to evaluate the top passers in the 2020 NFL draft continues for the Cincinnati Bengals.
Most recently, it sounds like the Bengals had top brass checking in on Oregon Ducks passer Justin Herbert.
According to James Crepea of the Oregonian (via ESPN’s Ben Baby), Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin was in attendance at the Ducks’ November 16, 34-6 win over Arizona.
There, Herbert put on a show with 333 yards and four scores, moving the needle to a 69.6 completion percentage with 28 touchdowns against three interceptions on the season.
The Bengals were probably going to do due diligence on Herbert either way given the trajectory of the team’s first-round pick this year. But checking in on Herbert seems more important than usual in the wake of the serious injury to potential No. 1 overall pick Tua Tagovailoa out of Alabama.
Herbert remains a top-10 candidate even if he hasn’t had the hype of other passers lately. Cincinnati reportedly traveling to see him again reaffirms the direction the franchise will likely take this offseason.
