Before the NFL scouting combine, the Cincinnati Bengals have a clear need at defensive tackle and nose tackle.

Let's take a look at the top three guys in this class before they test in Indianapolis.

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What up Bengals fans and welcome to another episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast.

I'm Jake Liskgoe joined today by Mike Santagena at Bengals underscore Sands to talk about the top defensive tackles in the 2024 draft blast.

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here for the rest of the off season. And Mike today, we're going to take a look at the top defensive

tackles in this class. They're going to test shortly at the combine. We'll have some more information,

but based on tape and based on mock drafts, at least we can talk about these guys. And one interesting thing,

to me at least, as we start this conversation is the guy that we seem to be higher on so

far is a guy that has been increasingly projected as a faller. And we know he's not actually

going to test in Indianapolis. And that's Johnny Newton, the three tech from Illinois, the defensive tackle from

Illinois.

So we're going to go through some scouting reports, some strengths, weaknesses, some takeaways

from watching their tape.

That's where we're going to start, Mike.

And I believe he is your top tackle in this draft class, correct?

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