Jordan Battle

Cincinnati's third round pick in 2023, Battle has played in 34 games with 13 starts through his first two pro seasons ... His starting roles have come late in the season, as he started each of the final seven games in 2023 then each of the final six in '24 ... Has 122 career tackles (74 solos), with five TFLs and two sacks, while also contributing eight PDs, two INTs and one FR ... Additionally has found a role on special teams and has seven career ST tackles ... Of his 53 tackles in the 2024 season, 33 came from Weeks 13-18 ... He was a team captain and third-team All-American during four-year collegiate career (2019-22) at the University of Alabama, where he also helped the Crimson Tide win the 2020 national championship.

Cincinnati's third round pick in 2023, Battle has played in 34 games with 13 starts through his first two pro seasons ... His starting roles have come late in the season, as he started each of the final seven games in 2023 then each of the final six in '24 ... Has 122 career tackles (74 solos), with five TFLs and two sacks, while also contributing eight PDs, two INTs and one FR ... Additionally has found a role on special teams and has seven career ST tackles ... Of his 53 tackles in the 2024 season, 33 came from Weeks 13-18 ... He was a team captain and third-team All-American during four-year collegiate career (2019-22) at the University of Alabama, where he also helped the Crimson Tide win the 2020 national championship.

Career transactions:

Selected by Cincinnati in third round of 2023 NFL Draft (95th overall) ... Signed by Bengals on 5-12-23.

Pro career:

2023—Played in all 17 games with seven starts as a rookie ... Started each of the final seven games at S ... Recorded 69 tackles (43 solos), with two sacks and four TFLs ... Also had five PDs and one INT ... Had 58 tackles over final eight games played ... Made NFL debut on Sept. 10 at Cleveland (no stats) ... Recorded first two career PDs and had two solo tackles on Oct. 8 at Arizona ... Led team with 11 tackles (10 solos) on Nov. 16 at Baltimore ... Made first career start on Nov. 26 vs. Pittsburgh and logged eight tackles ... Notched first career sack on Dec. 4 at Jacksonville, bringing down QB C.J. Beathard late in fourth quarter to force FG attempt ... Grabbed first career INT on Jan. 7 vs. Cleveland, picking off QB Jeff Driskel to end Browns' opening drive.

2024—Played in all 17 games with six starts ... Totaled 53 tackles (31 solos), one TFL, three PDs, one INT and one FR ... Added five special teams tackles ... Made first start of season on Dec. 1 vs. Pittsburgh and registered five tackles ... Posted season-high 10 tackles and recovered a fumble on Dec. 15 at Tennessee ... Recorded lone INT of the season on Dec. 22 vs. Cleveland, picking off QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson in Bengals' end zone to preserve two-score lead in fourth quarter ... Also had seven tackles (six solos) with a TFL in Browns game.

College:

Spent four seasons (2019-22) at Alabama ... Played in 54 games with 44 starts, including 37 straight starts to finish career ... Totaled 251 tackles, six INTs and 16 PDs ... Selected a team captain as a senior ... Named third-team All-American and first-team All-SEC in both junior and senior seasons ... Three of his INTs were pick-sixes ... Helped Crimson Tide earn berth in College Football Playoff in back-to-back years (2020-21), with a national title in '20 season.

High school/personal:

Hometown is Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... Attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale ... Selected to Under Armour All-America Game roster as senior, when he had 27 tackles, one sack and three INTs ... Also lettered in basketball ... Graduated from Alabama with degree in business family and consumer sciences in December 2022.

Last Updated February 2025