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2017 NFL Mock Draft: Quarterbacks rule all

By Brad Weiss

Sep 17, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) looks to pass in the first quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels quarterback Mitch Trubisky (10) looks to pass in the first quarter at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 19, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Reuben Foster (10) grabs Chattanooga Mocs running back Alex Trotter (24) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 19, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Reuben Foster (10) grabs Chattanooga Mocs running back Alex Trotter (24) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports /

12. player. 56. . LB. Alabama. Reuben Foster

In what has been a lost season for the Cincinnati Bengals, the perennial playoff team will find themselves on the outside looking in. This team has struggled on both sides of the ball this season, but they will get their star wide receiver back very soon. The main issue has been the play of their defense, which has not been able to bail out the offense like it has done in years past. The Bengals will definitely look to add to that unit this offseason.

Alabama is once again the best team in college football, and they are absolutely loaded with talent up and down their roster. In a year where the defense has dominated, Reuben Foster has been the main catalyst at linebacker for the team, and is arguably the best linebacker prospect in this draft. He will definitely be one of the first off the board in April, and the Bengals would be a perfect fit.

Head coach Marvin Lewis will likely be back next season, and he knows he is going to have to bolster the defense if they want to get back to contending against the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers. They had a solid win against a bad team this past weekend, and they do have a ton of talent up and down their roster. Foster would team with guys like Rey Maualuga and Vontaze Burfict to give the team a dominating linebacker group, which will be needed in a tough AFC North.

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