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2009 DRAFT CHOICES
RD PLAYER POS HT WT COLLEGE SEL#
1 Andre Smith..................................OT 6-4 335 Alabama 6
2 Rey Maualuga ...............................LB 6-2 255 Southern California 38
3a Michael Johnson ..........................DE 6-7 260 Georgia Tech 70
3b Chase Coffman ............................. TE 6-6 257 Missouri 98
4 Jonathan Luigs ...............................C 6-4 315 Arkansas 106
5 Kevin Huber ....................................P 6-1 210 Cincinnati 142
6a Morgan Trent ............................... CB 6-1 195 Michigan 179
6b Bernard Scott ............................... HB 5-10 200 Abilene Christian 209
7a Fui Vakapuna ................................FB 6-0 260 Brigham Young 215
7b Clinton McDonald ........................DT 6-2 290 Memphis 249
7c Freddie Brown .............................WR 6-4 210 Utah 252
ANDRE SMITH
Winner of the 2008 Outland Trophy, Smith brings
the Bengals a rare blend of power and agility … Has
excellent quickness as a pass blocker, and he became
known as one of the most devastating run-blockers in
Southeastern Conference history … Started 38 games
at LOT over three seasons for an elite program, and
entered the draft after his junior campaign … A consensus
All-American last season, he was credited with 18
TD-producing blocks, most in the SEC … Scored a TD
as a freshman, after taking lateral from QB John Parker
Wilson in Independence Bowl vs. Oklahoma State.
COACH PAUL ALEXANDER SAYS: “Andre is a
very powerful man. He can knock ’em back better than
anyone in the draft, and this was a very good year for
offensive linemen.”
OUTLAND TROPHY: Smith is the fi fth Bengal
whose college resume has included the Outland Trophy,
given annually by the Football Writers Association of
America. The award currently goes to the nation’s best
offensive or interior defensive lineman, but in earlier
years defensive ends were also eligible. Other Outland
winners who went on to play for the Bengals are DT
Mike Reid (1969 winner, Penn State), DE Ross Browner
(1976, Notre Dame), C Dave Rimington (1981 and 1982,
Nebraska) and DE Jason Buck (1986, Brigham Young).
All fi ve of the Bengals’ Outland winners were fi rst-round
draft choices by Cincinnati.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: CAREER—In addition
to All-America honors as a senior, he was a two-time
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Offensive Tackle Draft Round: 1st
Overall Selection: 6th
College: Alabama
— 107 —
Height: 6-4
Weight: 335
Born: 1-25-87
All-SEC fi rst-team selection … Only the seventh true
freshman in Crimson Tide history to start his fi rst game
in the program … Credited with 289 knockdown blocks
and 46 TD-producing blocks in his three seasons.
2008—Helped lead Tide to a 12-2 record and No. 4
BCS ranking … Tide was 12-1 in games he started,
but he was suspended for Sugar Bowl vs. Utah, after
reporting to coaches when he realized he had violated
rules regarding contact with agents … Supported three
games of 280 or more team rushing yards and six
games of 100 rushing yards by an individual … In
coaches’ evaluations, cited for allowing only one sack.
2007—Earned his initial fi rst-team All-SEC selection
and shared SEC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy with Arkansas
C Jonathan Luigs, who also is a 2009 Bengals draftee …
Led SEC with 116 knockdowns and had 15 TD-resulting
blocks … Earned team Player of the Game honors vs.
Vanderbilt, Houston, Mississippi State and Louisiana-
Monroe. 2006—Started all 13 games as a freshman
… Named freshman All-America by The Sporting News,
and named first-team All-SEC by league coaches … Led
team in total plays (831).
COACH MARVIN LEWIS SAYS: “Andre’s
physical ability is no secret, but our coaches really
became sold when they got a chance to talk with him
about football. We watched him light up talking about
protections, where the point was and all those things that
can go unnoticed at times. And when we’d watch game
tapes where he really dominated, he might say, ‘Well,
but last year we lost to them, Coach.’ This guy wants to
be very, very good.”
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