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Fifth-round 2012 draft pick missed season due to a knee injury ... Three-year starter at Iowa with seven career INTs, including two TDs on returns of 42 and 89 yards ... Tough run defender ... Led Iowa in forced fumbles (four) as a senior.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Cincinnati in fifth round of 2012 NFL Draft (156th overall) ... Signed with Bengals 5-10-12.

2012 RECAP: Did not play in the 2012 preseason, due to a knee injury he suffered in practice on Aug. 2 ... Was placed Aug. 24 on the Bengals Reserve/Injured list.

COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2008-11) at Iowa, with 48 games and 35 starts ... Totaled 171 tackles, seven INTs for 179 yards and two TDs, and 19 additional passes defensed ... All-Big Ten first-team selection by league coaches as a senior as Iowa posted 8-5 record with Insight Bowl berth ... Returned INT a career-long 89 yards for TD vs. Tennessee Tech in ’11 ... Consensus All-Big Ten first-team selection as a junior, posting career highs in tackles (68) and INTs (four) ... Helped team go 11-2 with Orange Bowl win over Georgia Tech as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Hometown is Omaha, Neb. ... Attended Central High School, where he was first-team All-State as a senior and honorable mention All-State as a junior ... Also lettered in prep track, a member of the 4x400-meter relay state championship team as a senior ... Psychology major at Iowa ... Twin brother Shane also played at Iowa, brother Nate played at Kansas State, and brother Randy Hopkins played at Nebraska-Omaha.