Bengals Select Edge Rusher Mike Green in Bruce Feldman's Mock Draft

Cincinnati needs serious reinforcements at this spot.

Feb 27, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Marshall defensive lineman Mike Green (DL49) during the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — The NFL Draft is just a few weeks away, prompting The Athletic's Bruce Feldman to mine for information on each prospect inside a mock draft he dropped this week.

Feldman has Marshall edge rusher Mike Green going to Cincinnati at Pick 17.

"New defensive coordinator Al Golden could use a bookend partner for Trey Hendrickson," Feldman wrote. "Green, the nation’s sack leader in 2024, makes a lot of sense. He was a disruptive force for the Thundering Herd and then went to the Senior Bowl and turned a lot of heads with his performance. The 6-3, 251-pounder posted 17 sacks and 22.5 TFLs in 2024. His old coach at Marshall, Charles Huff, said Green reminds him a lot of former Alabama star Will Anderson, who Huff was around when he was a Tide assistant. 

"He said Green’s not as powerful but is more athletic with 'unbelievable get-off' and explosiveness. He finished last season around 242 pounds but has worked hard to get his weight up. Some off-the-field questions about him surfaced during the combine from his time before Marshall, but unless more comes to light, we think he’ll be the Bengals’ guy. 'When you watched the tape, we’d bring him up a lot,' a Power 5 O-line coach said. 'What is this guy doing at Marshall? I thought he was a real guy. He had some shake to him and some edge. Really good with his hands, is twitchy, and he knows what he is. He used his speed, and then he’d go speed-counter, and then he could go speed to power. He is a natural edge guy and natural pass rusher.'"

Green is the consensus big board's 18th-best player and fifth-best edge rusher. 

He's been a trendy Bengals pick in recent weeks.

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