4 UDFA additions that will have Bengals fans buzzing in 2023
By Glenn Adams
Devonnsha Maxwell, Chattanooga
Defensive lineman Devonnsha Maxwell was a sack machine during his time at Chattanooga. More impressive is the fact that he did it from the defensive tackle position. He finished his college career with 37.5 sacks and a whopping 55.5 tackles for loss and five forced fumbles, according to Chattanooga's website.
.@Devonnsha is the school and conference record holder in career sacks with 37.5 for @GoMocsFB
— Shane Coughlin (@Shane__Coughlin) January 21, 2023
A first team All-American and SoCON DPOY, Maxwell is an energetic and twitchy pass rusher who has an explosive get-off and creates consistent pressure with motor #EARNED https://t.co/2Ay4FLD7VM pic.twitter.com/bAPOOXMYNN
Maxwell has a plethora of moves to shed blockers including a wonderful swim move and a wicked spin move that leaves offensive linemen susceptible to such things in his wake.
Despite what his RAS scores would indicate, he is quick enough to cross the face of o-linemen attempting to block him and can convert speed to strength when splitting double and sometimes triple teams.
The Mocs d-tackle had 23 sacks over the past two seasons. If Maxwell can bring that ability to the Queen City, he will become one of Cincinnati's most notable undrafted free agents in Bengals' history. He has an excellent opportunity to catch on with a team that finished with the fourth least amount of sacks in the NFL last season.
Mr. Devonnsha Maxwell welcome to the Nati. 💯💯🔥🔥#Bengals #RuleTheJungle pic.twitter.com/LcTlIxT5pc
— Chaston Scott (@CinCity808) April 30, 2023