In the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals are aiming to shore up a team that just barely missed the playoffs, a five-game winning streak to end the season not enough to overcome a poor start en route to a 9-8 record.

Pollack was a three-time All-American linebacker and a two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year at Georgia before the Bengals picked him 17th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft. Pollack had 4.5 sacks, 6 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery as a rookie in 2005, helping the Bengals win their first division title in 15 years.