With the 38th pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select USC Middle Linebacker Rey Maualuga. Good selection. We expected the Bengals to address center in the second round, but when their first two targets Eric Wood and Alex Mack went in the first round, we projected that the Bengals would go linebacker or running back.
Scouts Inc. rated Maualuga with the score of 91 and ranked him as the best linebacker coming into the NFL Draft.
