Tycen Anderson

Anderson led the Bengals with eight special teams tackles in seven games played in 2023 before suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 8 ... A fifth-round pick of the Bengals in 2022, he missed his entire rookie campaign due to hamstring injury sustained prior to start of the regular season ... Played in all three preseason games in 2023 and had a 43-yard pick-six in preseason opener against Green Bay ... Clocked a 40-yard dash time of 4.36 seconds at the 2022 NFL Combine.

Anderson led the Bengals with eight special teams tackles in seven games played in 2023 before suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 8 ... A fifth-round pick of the Bengals in 2022, he missed his entire rookie campaign due to hamstring injury sustained prior to start of the regular season ... Played in all three preseason games in 2023 and had a 43-yard pick-six in preseason opener against Green Bay ... Clocked a 40-yard dash time of 4.36 seconds at the 2022 NFL Combine.

Career transactions:

Selected by Cincinnati in fifth round of 2022 NFL Draft (166th overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 5-19-22.

Pro career:

2022—Spent entire regular season on Reserve/Injured with hamstring injury ... Designated to return from R/I and cleared to practice prior to postseason, but did not return to active roster ... Played 122 defensive snaps and 34 special teams snaps in preseason, posting 15 tackles (13 solos).

2023—Played in first seven regular-season games, before spending final nine games on Reserve/Injured list due to knee injury ... Played in all three preseason contests with one start at S ... Had two INTs in second quarter of preseason opener on Aug. 11 vs. Green Bay, including 43-yard pick-six ... Recorded team-leading eight special teams tackles during regular season ... Had three solo special teams tackles on Oct. 15 vs. Seattle ... Sustained knee injury on Oct. 29 at San Francisco, and was placed on R/I list on Nov. 3.

College:

Spent five seasons (2017-21) at Toledo (granted an extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19 pandemic) ... Played 55 career games (27 starts), and had 237 tackles (134 solo), including nine TFLs, with 19 PBUs, two INTs, two sacks and one FF ... Also played on special teams as gunner ... Named first-team All-Mid-American Conference his final two seasons, including first-team distinction as senior in 2021, when he also served as team captain ... Named to the Academic All-MAC Team in four consecutive seasons (2018-21).

High school/personal:

Hometown is Toledo, Ohio, where he attended St. John's Jesuit High School ... Recorded 14 INTs in three seasons ... Also competed in basketball and track and field, finishing third in Ohio in the long jump as a junior ... Majored in professional sales at Toledo ... First name is pronounced "TIE-senn."

Last Updated July 2024