Brandon Thompson to Bengals: Video Highlights, Scouting Report and Analysis

In terms of strength, Brandon Thompson is one of the most impressive prospects this year's draft has to offer. A weight-room beast at Clemson, he has a 450-pound bench press and 615-pound squat lift to back it up.

Thompson wasn't just a weight-room All-Star, though—he became a starter as a freshman and fought through constant double teams to record 208 tackles, 22.5 tackles for loss, and 47 quarterback hurries in his Clemson career.

Even though Thompson was only selected as a Second Team All-ACC in his senior season, the prevailing thought is that most teams ran away from him and didn't allow him the chance to display his varied talents.

Rob Rang of CBS Sports.com likes this about Thompson's game:

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Explodes out of his stance, demonstrating a burst upfield to slip gaps and the lateral agility once past the line of scrimmage to chase down the quarterback. Penetrates through gaps, often forcing running backs to elude him or the back end of the offensive lineman he's pushing before they even reach the line of scrimmage.

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However, his weak points include:

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Uses a swim move occasionally, though is only marginally effective with it. May be limited with this technique due to short arms.While powerful, doesn't rock the guard/center back with his upper-body strength or explode into tackles.

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Brandon Thompson is a true testament to how the deep the draft is at defensive tackle, as he may find himself starting in the NFL just as quickly as his first-round counterparts. The concern is that Thompson may have reached his peak talent-wise—which is NFL caliber for sure—but not as high a ceiling as the others in the draft.

Pick Analysis:

Mike Mayock gave Thompson a late second round grade, so good value late in the third. The Bengals have had a really solid draft thus far, beefing up their already stout defensive line. Good pick.