Rookie Cam Taylor-Britt practiced with the Cincinnati Bengals for the first time in two months on Wednesday, and already he’s Lamar Jackson.

“Man, I’m dropping dimes,” Taylor-Britt told reporters in the Cincinnati locker room on Thursday, and then laughed.

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The Bengals are preparing to play the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night, and instead of using one of its backup quarterbacks to pretend to be the Ravens quarterback on the scout team, Cincinnati tabbed Taylor-Britt, who plays cornerback.

“Nobody can emulate No. 8,” Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo said after Wednesday’s practice. “But Cam Taylor-Britt is giving his best effort. Did a good job today.”

Asked when was the last time he passed as much as he did in practice, Taylor-Britt said: “Like that? On a regular basis? Senior year of high school.”

Taylor-Britt passed for 1,466 yards and 16 touchdowns and ran for 1,030 yards and 14 touchdowns to earn All-State recognition in 2017 as the quarterback for Park Crossing High School in Montgomery.

Taylor-Britt made the transition to the secondary at Nebraska before joining Cincinnati in the second round of the NFL Draft on April 29.

Taylor-Britt admitted his throwing motion is “out of whack right now. I can say I need to work on it a little bit,” and his 65-yard throw during Wednesday’s practice was not a completion, although “it tipped his fingers. But it was dime, though. I promise.”

Jackson won the NFL MVP Award in 2019, but Taylor-Britt could draw on an even longer exposure to the Ravens QB for his imitation. Taylor-Britt’s predecessor as Park Crossing’s quarterback, Malik Cunningham, was Jackson’s successor as Louisville’s quarterback.

“I watched a lot of Lamar,” Taylor-Britt said. “My senior year (in high school) was Malik Cunningham’s freshman year at Louisville when Lamar Jackson was in his last year, so I got to watch those guys a lot. He’s like basically a Madden character that you can build up and put up every setting to 99. I’m trying to do my best to help the team out. …

“I improvise once the play starts. (The coaches) give me my little tips ahead of the play, but other than that, it’s all me.”

Taylor-Britt had surgery on Aug. 16 to address a core-muscle injury. He is on injured reserve, but the Bengals designated him for return this week, allowing him to practice again and opening a three-week window to return him to the active roster.

Even though he’s been out of action, Taylor-Britt said he feels right at home with Cincinnati’s veteran secondary.

“I love those guys,” Taylor-Britt said, “and I haven’t even played a down with them yet, and that’s because of the off-the-field stuff. It’s what these guys do when the cameras and things aren’t around. These guys look out for us like we’re their little brothers, honestly, and we’re all family. Anything that we ever needed, they’re right there. You can call any of the guys, and I appreciate all of them.”

The Bengals and Ravens will square off in an AFC North contest at 7:20 p.m. CDT Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. NBC will televise the game.

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.