D.J. Ivey

The Bengals' seventh-round draft pick in 2023, Ivey carved out a role on special teams and was a reserve CB in his eight games played as a rookie ... His top performance came in Week 14 against Indianapolis, when he had a defensive PD and a special teams FR, but he suffered a season-ending knee injury the following week against Minnesota ... Impressed Bengals coaches during training camp and had team-leading three PDs in preseason to earn a spot on initial 53-man roster ... Played in 58 games in a five-year career (2018-22) at the University of Miami (Fla.), totaling six INTs, 17 PDs and two FFs.

The Bengals' seventh-round draft pick in 2023, Ivey carved out a role on special teams and was a reserve CB in his eight games played as a rookie ... His top performance came in Week 14 against Indianapolis, when he had a defensive PD and a special teams FR, but he suffered a season-ending knee injury the following week against Minnesota ... Impressed Bengals coaches during training camp and had team-leading three PDs in preseason to earn a spot on initial 53-man roster ... Played in 58 games in a five-year career (2018-22) at the University of Miami (Fla.), totaling six INTs, 17 PDs and two FFs.

Career transactions:

Selected by Cincinnati in seventh round of 2023 NFL Draft (246th overall) ... Signed by Bengals on 5-12-23.

Pro career:

2023—Played in eight games as a rookie ... Inactive for six contests (Games 1-4 and Games 7-8) ... Spent final three games on Reserve/Injured list after suffering season-ending knee injury in Game 14 vs. Minnesota ... Recorded one defensive tackle and one PD, along with two tackles and a FR on special teams ... Lined up for 21 defensive snaps and 113 special teams snaps ... Awarded a game ball from head coach Zac Taylor following Dec. 10 game vs. Indianapolis, when he broke up a deep pass in the second quarter, recorded an assisted defensive tackle, and recovered a muffed punt in the fourth quarter that set up a Bengals FG drive.

College:

Spent five seasons (2018-22) at Miami (Fla.) ... Played in 58 games with 32 starts, and recorded 127 tackles, four TFLs, one sack, six INTs, 17 PDs and two FFs ... Started 11 of 12 games and logged career-high 38 tackles in 2022 ... Forced a fumble in back-to-back games in October 2022 ... Had three INTs in 2019, tying for fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

High school/personal:

Hometown is Florida City, Fla. ... Attended South Dade Senior High School in Homestead, Fla. ... Recorded six INTs as a senior in 2017, including one in four consecutive games ... Anchored secondary unit that limited opponents to just 76 passing yards per game.

Last Updated July 2024