Quietly, the Cincinnati Bengals have a huge hit on their hands with rookie offensive tackle Amarius Mims.
Mims wasn’t guaranteed the starting spot this year and battled through a summer injury just to step in when the opportunity opened.
Since, he’s been solid, if not above average, especially compared to all the team’s more recent attempts to shore up the right edge of the line.
That all came to a head during the team’s Week 15 win over the Tennesee Titans.
There, according to The 33rd Team, Mims topped all rookie linemen by allowing a whopping zero pressure on 38 passing reps.
Slowly, what the Bengals hoped is unfolding right before the eyes of fans. The big question, if not red flag, was Mims’ lack of reps and attendance woes in college. The upside was always obvious.
Now, Mims is close to matching his entire college snap count total in his first season with the Bengals — and reaching for that high ceiling, too.
