Bengals make Jake Elliott 1st kicker off the board in Round 5
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The Cincinnati Bengals have selected kicker Jake Elliott out of Memphis in the fifth round (153rd overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Jake Elliott Bio
Position: K
School: Memphis
College Experience: Senior
Height: 5-9
Weight: 167 lbs.
Strengths
- Doesn't allow early misses to impact his confidence. (NFL.com)
- Perfect on extra-point attempts over his four-year career (202 of 202).
- Three of six onside attempts were successful. (NFL.com)
Weaknesses
- Terrible in 2014, connecting on just 65.6 percent of field-goal attempts.
- Leg strength is good, not great.
- Needs to improve kickoff distance and hang-time. (NFL.com)