The University of Cincinnati football program under head coach Luke Fickell is on a great run, having won multiple American Athletic Conference football championships and in 2021, being the nation's only undefeated team in the regular season and earning a No. 4 seed in the College Football Playoff, capturing a spot in the CFP Semifinals at the 86th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, Texas. 

Fickell and the Bearcats battled No. 1 Alabama tough before ultimately falling to the defending national champions with a roster full of two and three-star prospects his staff developed since taking the head coaching job in 2016.

In this special Dave Lapham In The Trenches presented by First Star Logistics, Coach Fickell talks about how the program is on the cusp of setting a school record with the number of Bearcats expected to be drafted by teams in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Led by cornerback Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner and quarterback Desmond Ridder, Fickell gives individual breakdowns of each player he feels should be drafted or signed as an NFL free agent.

Players Luke Fickell Talks About Include CB: Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner QB: Desmond Ridder WR: Alec Pierce CB: Coby Bryant RB: Jerome Ford S/CB: Bryan Cook DL: Myjai Sanders LB: Darrian Beavers DL: Curtis Brooks WR: Michael Young Jr OL: Vincent McConnell LB: Joel Dublanko