Cincinnati Bengals pick Georgia OT Amarius Mims in Round 1 of 2024 NFL draft. What to know

The Cincinnati Bengals selected Georgia offensive tackle Amarius Mims with the 18th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Mims spent three seasons with the Bulldogs, capturing two national titles. Here's what to know about Mims.

Amarius Mims scouting report

Mims stepped into the starting lineup for the first time in the 2022 College Football Playoff in the against Ohio State in the Peach Bowl and TCU in the CFP championship game. He was in a tackle rotation that season with eventual first-round draft pick Broderick Jones and fifth round pick Warren McClendon. Mims started only eight games total after needing TightRope surgery for a high ankle sprain and being limited to six starts in the 2023 season, but looked the part of a first-round draft pick when he was playing.

Amarius Mims height, weight

Mims, who is from Cochran, Georgia, and went to Bleckley County High School, is 6-foot-7 and 340 pounds.

Amarius Mims college stats

Mims did not allow a sack and gave up just six quarterback pressures in 376 career pass blocks, according to Pro Football Focus.

Amarius Mims highlights

Mims doesn’t have the body of work in terms of total snaps that other draft prospects do, but he sharpened his game by going up against NFL first round draft picks Travon Walker, Nolan Smith and others in practice. Georgia got him in games early at right tackle when he was a backup in 2022. The Bulldogs amassed 1,122 yards and put up 107 points in two playoff games with Mims starting in the 2022 season.

Amarius Mims NFL combine, pro day measurables

Mims ran a 5.07 40 at the combine but sustained a hamstring strain and did not take part in on-field drills in Indianapolis or at the Georgia Pro Day in March. He reportedly did position drills at a private Pro Day on April 10 in Athens.

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