I'm warming to Grey Zabel

[*ochocincos*]

So I may have missed this mentioned about Zabel before, but NFL.com scouting profile mentions that he actually "turned down significant NIL offers from other schools so he could play on the same team as his brother."

That is making me warm up to him some, as I was wondering why he would have stuck at NDSU his whole college career if he really was good enough to be a 1st round pick.

He is a bit on the older side though, turning 23 last month.

I was just getting PTSD from Volson coming out of NDSU and people touting how he's played across all the line too. So after seeing Volson be mediocre at best in the NFL after 3 years and around 50 starts, I've been getting worried Zabel could follow a similar path coming from FCS and not being able to adjust well enough to NFL talent.

I can see Zabel being appealing to Bengals, especially if they don't necessarily feel they NEED a 1st round pick OL to start as a rookie but rather serve as a versatile swing OL as injuries occur.