Peter King: Desmond Ridder 'Likely' a First-Round Pick

The Bearcats are trying to notch two first-round picks in the same draft for the first time in team history.

CINCINNATI — Former Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder is making the visit rounds to plenty of NFL teams before the 2022 NFL Draft, and he's leaving quite the impression.

NBC Sports' Peter King noted in his latest column that a GM mentioned Ridder as one of the three QBs they see getting drafted in the first round.

"One GM told me he sees three in the top 20," King wrote. "Though there appear to be no sure things among the passers set to be taken. Those three are likely Kenny Pickett of Pitt, Malik Willis of Liberty, and Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder. I’ve heard very good things about Ridder’s exchanges with teams over the past month, but each QB has his critics. Has Pickett hit his ceiling already? Can Willis develop the pocket presence teams want to see? Ridder has run NFL-style concepts at Cincinnati, but he misses throws he should make and isn’t strong throwing on the run."

Ridder is the consensus 34th-ranked player in the draft and has been selected in the first round of 31.6% of mock drafts. The 2022 NFL Draft starts on Thursday, April 28.

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