Pratt has set a career high in tackles in back-to-back seasons, following his 99 stops in 2022 with 118 in '23 ... Possesses game-changing ability to force turnovers, as he is one of four NFL players with at least 300 tackles, five INTs and five FFs since start of the 2021 season ... A 2019 third-round pick of the Bengals who has played in 79 career regular-season games with 71 starts ... Has started each of his last 61 games played (including postseason), dating to 2020 ... A notable playoff performer who has 49 tackles, four PDs and an INT in seven postseason appearances ... His playoff INT is one of the most memorable moments in team history, as he picked off Las Vegas QB Derek Carr with 17 seconds left in the 2021 Wild Card Playoff to secure Cincinnati's first postseason win in 31 years ... Played safety in first three college seasons at North Carolina State, before switching to linebacker ... Was college roommates with Bengals DT B.J. Hill.
Selected by Cincinnati in third round of 2019 NFL Draft (72nd overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 6-27-19 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 3-14-23.
2019—Played in all 16 games (nine starts) as a rookie ... Began season as a reserve LB, before moving into starting role for final eight games ... Ranked fifth on team with 72 tackles, despite seeing action on just 40 percent (436 of 1070) of possible defensive snaps ... Also had four tackles on special teams ... Made NFL debut in season opener at Seattle, and had one tackle ... Made first career start on Oct. 13 at Baltimore, lining up as third LB, and totaled five tackles ... Hit double-digit tackles (10) for first time on Dec. 15 vs. New England.
2020—Played in all 16 games (15 starts) ... Recorded 88 tackles (fourth on team) and two PDs ... Also played 221 special teams snaps with one ST tackle ... Posted season-high 12 tackles in season opener vs. L.A. Chargers.
2021—Played and started 15 regular-season games and all four postseason games for Cincinnati ... Inactive Jan. 2 vs. Kansas City, after spending most of week on Reserve/COVID-19, and then active/DNP in season finale at Cleveland while Cincinnati rested starters for the playoffs ... Posted 88 tackles (third on team), a half sack, an INT, two PDs, two FFs and two FRs ... Helped Bengals rank fifth leaguewide in rushing defense (102.5 yards per game) ... Had eight tackles on Sept. 12 vs. Minnesota, and in OT forced and recovered a fumble by RB Dalvin Cook to set up game-winning FG drive ... Intercepted QB Mike White on Oct. 31 at the N.Y. Jets, setting up Bengals TD drive ... Had a FF and a FR (separate plays) on Dec. 5 vs. L.A. Chargers, with both plays setting up Bengals TD drives ... Served as the "green dot" communicator on defense for Games 13-15 while LB Logan Wilson was out injured ... Led team with career-high 15 tackles on Dec. 19 at Denver ... Ranked second on the team in tackles (29) during postseason run to Super Bowl LVI ... In Wild Card Playoff vs. Las Vegas, he sealed Cincinnati's first playoff win in 31 years with INT at Cincinnati two-yard line with 17 seconds left ... Had eight tackles in Super Bowl LVI vs. L.A. Rams.
2022—Started 15 regular-season games and all three postseason contests ... Inactive for Game 3 at N.Y. Jets due to knee injury ... Recorded then-career-high 99 tackles (50 solos), with one sack and six TFLs ... Had career-high 10 PDs and two INTs, and added two FFs ... Tallied eight tackles on Oct. 9 at Baltimore, and brought down QB Lamar Jackson for four-yard sack in second quarter to force Ravens into third-and-12 ... Led Bengals with season-high 14 tackles on Oct. 16 at New Orleans ... Intercepted QB P.J. Walker to set up Bengals TD drive on Nov. 6 vs. Carolina ... On Dec. 4 against Kansas City, stripped the ball from TE Travis Kelce at Chiefs' 45-yard line in fourth quarter and recovered the fumble, setting up go-ahead Bengals TD drive ... Posted nine tackles, two PDs and an INT on Dec. 18 at Tampa Bay; INT came off tipped pass thrown by QB Tom Brady in fourth quarter ... Totaled 20 tackles (tied for second on team) and three PDs in postseason ... Had five solo stops and two PDs in Divisional Playoff at Buffalo, helping hold Bills to season-low 10 points.
2023—Started all 17 games ... Totaled 118 tackles (63 solos), with seven TFLs and two sacks ... Also had three PDs, two INTs and two FFs ... Tackle total marked career high and ranked second on team ... Posted 11 tackles (seven solos) in season opener at Cleveland, and forced a first-quarter fumble that was recovered by CB Chidobe Awuzie ... On Oct. 8 at Arizona, led team with 10 tackles and two TFLs, including a stop on fourth-and-one at Cincinnati 16-yard line in third quarter, and recorded first INT of season late in fourth quarter ... Grabbed second INT on Oct. 29 at San Francisco, as he tipped QB Brock Purdy's pass and caught it to end drive that reached Bengals' eight-yard line in third quarter ... Had team-high 11 tackles on Nov. 5 vs. Buffalo, and forced a fumble at Bengals' 11-yard line that was recovered by S Nick Scott in fourth quarter ... Posted 10-plus tackles in three straight games (Games 12-14), combining for 33 stops with a sack and two TFLs in that stretch.
Spent five seasons (2014-18) at North Carolina State, with a redshirt year in '16 ... Played in 50 career games, with 12 starts ... Totaled 235 career tackles, with 17.5 TFLs and six sacks, along with three INTs, 10 PBUs, five FFs and three FRs ... Spent first two seasons (2014-15) as a reserve S, before switching to LB for final two seasons ('17-18) ... In 2018 (first season as a full-time starting LB), he led team in tackles (104) and earned first-team All-ACC honors ... Team captain in 2018.
Hometown is High Point, N.C. ... Attended Central High School in High Point, where he played S and WR ... All-state selection at DB as a senior, and was named the Piedmont Triad 4A Conference's Defensive Player of the Year ... Graduated from N.C. State with degree in parks, recreation and tourism management ... Has a son, Kylan, and a daughter, Kynlee.
