First 7th-round pick is Penn State WR Kilmer

By Mark Curnutte
Enquirer staff writer

The Bengals selected a second "athlete" project today, picking Penn State safety/wide receiver Ethan Kilmer with the first pick of the seventh round, No. 209 overall.

Coach Marvin Lewis said to list Kilmer as a wide receiver.

Kilmer is 6-0, 205 pounds.

"Ethan was an exceptional, exceptional special teams player," Lewis said. "When you put on the tape of fourth down, he blows you away. I called him the Saturday before Easter and said, `Oh, my gosh.' Tackling, speed. He has the opportunity to compete to upgrade us on special teams. He could compete to be a starting player."

Kilmer had six receptions for 79 yards and one touchdown in the Orange Bowl for Penn State. Kilmer, who has a track background and played just one year of high school football and transferred to Penn State.