From SI's Peter King:
Man, I am loving how Julio is getting more and more attention for all of the work he put in while at Bama. The willingness to be a run blocker and practice at a high level are paying off. The article goes on to say that Julio may be the 4th overall pick to the Bengals. Not sure how likely that is with who they already have at receiver, but it's interesting nonetheless.
Julio Jones closing gap on A.J. Green as draft's top wideoutFor most of the off-season, it's been assumed Green was a lock to be the first receiver -- and might even be a candidate to go first overall, to the Carolina Panthers or another team trading up to get him. But then Jones ran two 40-yard dashes at the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis between 4.34 seconds and 4.40 seconds with a slight foot fracture (which I'm told will not threaten his long-term pro career). Teams began putting their sniffers out to discover everything they could about the two players as people. Jones is a safer guy, in terms of work ethic and practice habits, several personnel men have told me.
Man, I am loving how Julio is getting more and more attention for all of the work he put in while at Bama. The willingness to be a run blocker and practice at a high level are paying off. The article goes on to say that Julio may be the 4th overall pick to the Bengals. Not sure how likely that is with who they already have at receiver, but it's interesting nonetheless.