Amarius Mims
Cincinnati BengalsModel Score
How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →
Season Stats · 17 games
Draft & College
He went about where consensus had him.
Comps
STM Take
Year-over-year STTM improvement from tier 7 (#49) to tier 5 (#37) is exactly the developmental arc the Bengals predicted when they drafted him with only 8 college starts. The Georgia pedigree plus 1st-round draft slot establishes a real ceiling. At 24 with multiple development years ahead, the 2026 trajectory should continue climbing toward tier 3-4 territory as the technical refinement catches up to the physical tools.
Mims came out of Georgia as Cincinnati's 1st-round pick (18th overall) in 2024 with only 8 career college starts due to the depth of the Bulldogs' offensive line during his three seasons. At 6'8" and 340 pounds with sub-5.1 forty speed, he profiles as a generational athletic tackle prospect. His rookie 2024 produced a tier 7 (#49) finish, then the 2025 Year 2 jump to tier 5 (#37) shows the kind of developmental arc the Bengals expected given the limited college starting experience.
Strengths
- Georgia 1st-round pedigree plus 6'8"/340 frame with sub-5.1 forty is generational athletic profile. Year-over-year STTM improvement (#49 to #37) is exactly the expected development arc.
- Only 8 college starts means the technical refinement curve is still ongoing; the 2025 tier 5 finish is encouraging given that low baseline. Joe Burrow's blind-side protection trusts him.
Concerns
- Two years of tier 5-or-worse finishes (#49, #37) for an 18th overall pick is below the expected development curve.
- Limited college starts (8 total at Georgia) means each NFL season is essentially first-time technical exposure; the development curve could plateau if the refinement does not click.
What to watch: Whether his 2026 finish climbs to tier 3 (#23 or better), the threshold every successful 1st-round OT has historically hit by Year 3.