Overview
- The Bengals selected Georgia wideout Colbie Young at No. 140 overall in the fourth round Saturday, adding a big target to Joe Burrow’s receiver group.
- Head coach Zac Taylor said the staff conducted deep background checks and feels “really comfortable” bringing Young into the locker room.
- Young stands 6-foot-4 at about 218 pounds, ran a 4.49-second 40 at the NFL Combine, and profiles as a contested-catch and red-zone threat with power after the catch.
- His college output dipped after an October 2024 arrest with charges later retracted and a 2025 leg fracture, though he returned for Georgia’s College Football Playoff.
- Young thanked Cincinnati for the chance and said the team is getting a hard worker who is not “really portrayed on social media.”