Cincinnati Bengals first-round Amarius Mims has been one of training camp’s standout talking points so far.

Thurst into action with the first team while free-agent arrival Trent Brown starts camp on an injured list, Mims has looked the part of a high-upside prospect who might just be able to steal the starting job.

That was one of the big takeaways for ESPN’s Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler after they visited Cincinnati recently:

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First-round rookie Amarius Mims has a legitimate chance to win the starting right tackle job. Veteran Trent Brown has missed the early part of camp recovering from injury, so Mims has been getting the first-team reps and winning over coaches and teammates. Taylor said he has been impressed by Mims’ “hunger for information,” and left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. agrees.

When the only “negative” on Mims’ camp so far has been the worrisome moment that he left practice early on a cart once (before returning the next day), the hype is understandable.

Brown will still get his shot at the starting job when he returns, presumably within the next week. But at this point, it wouldn’t be all that shocking to see Mims take advantage of this early lead and force the hands of coaches before Week 1.