If Caleb Downs is there at No. 10, the Cincinnati Bengals’ draft position, it looks like a two-foot putt. The Bengals should draft him. He can be a game-changer at safety, arguably the weakest position on the roster, and being from Ohio State also brings some added excitement, given the Bengals rarely seem to have impact players who also happen to be former Buckeyes (unless we’re counting Joe Burrow).
Caleb’s brother, Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs, thinks the Bengals would be a great fit for the Jim Thorpe Award winner and two-time All-American safety.
“The Bengals or Giants would be pretty cool,” Downs recently said in an interview with Overtime. “The Bengals…one of my dogs, DJ Turner, played in the secondary, and their linebacker Barrett Carter, I went to high school with both of those dudes. They’re gonna build something over there.”
Hearing a non-Bengals player say they would be a great fit for a player as talented as Downs is great. It shows the Bengals are respected by players on other teams in the NFL.
The Bengals play the Colts in Indianapolis this upcoming season, and Caleb could be going up against Josh if the Bengals draft him.