An athletic hybrid-linebacker with a 6-7 frame, Gentry signed with the Bengals as a college free agent in May ... He spent four seasons (2022-25) at the University of Southern California, after playing his true freshman season in '21 at Arizona State University ... Saw action in 52 games with 39 starts in college career and totaled 270 tackles, 26.5 TFLs and nine sacks ... Also recorded 12 pass breakups, two INTs, nine FFs, one FR and one blocked kick ... Named honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference in 2025, when he had 75 tackles with seven TFLs, and tied for third in the FBS with five FFs ... Played both sides of the ball at Saints Neumann Goretti High School in Philadelphia, Pa., lining up at LB and TE.
Career transactions: Signed with Cincinnati as a college free agent on 5-8-26.
College: Spent four seasons (2022-25) at Southern California, following freshman season ('21) at Arizona State ... Played in 52 career games with 39 starts ... Totaled 270 tackles (174 solos), with 26.5 TFLs and nine sacks ... Also had 12 pass breakups, two INTs, nine FFs, one FR and one blocked kick.
2025—Started 12 games for Southern California ... Named honorable mention All-Big Ten ... Recorded 75 tackles (50 solos), seven TFLs, three sacks, two PBUs and five FFs (tied for third in FBS) ... Logged 10 solo tackles, with two TFLs and a sack, on Sept. 6 vs. Georgia Southern ... Had eight solo stops, three TFLs, two sacks and two FFs on Sept. 13 at Purdue, earning Chuck Bednarik Defensive Player of the Week honors ... Forced a fumble and finished with eight tackles on Sept. 27 at Illinois.
2024—Played in five games with two starts for Southern California ... Missed time due to injuries and preserved redshirt year ... Registered 33 tackles (22 solos), 6.5 TFLs (led team), two sacks, one PBU, one FF and one FR ... Had 12 stops (eight solos), with three TFLs and a sack, and added one FF and one FR on Sept. 21 at Michigan ... Returned to action for Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 27 vs. Texas A&M and had three assisted stops.
2023—Played in 12 games with three starts for Southern California ... Totaled 46 tackles (26 solos), four TFLs, one sack, four PBUs, one INT, one FF and one blocked kick ... Tallied nine tackles with a TFL on Sept. 23 at Arizona State ... Had eight stops with a sack on Nov. 4 vs. Washington.
2022—Played in 11 games with nine starts in first season at Southern California ... Recorded 71 tackles (50 solos), four TFLs, two sacks, three PBUs, one INT and two FFs (tied for team lead) ... Tallied nine tackles and forced a fumble on Nov. 26 vs. Notre Dame ... Had eight stops, with 1.5 TFLs and a sack, in Pac-12 Conference Championship game on Dec. 2 vs. Utah.
2021—Played in 12 games with three starts as a true freshman at Arizona State ... Named a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) ... Totaled 45 tackles (26 solos), with five TFLs and one sack, and added two PBUs ... Notched season-high nine tackles on Nov. 20 at Oregon State ... Posted six tackles with a sack on Nov. 27 vs. Arizona.
High school: Attended Saints Neumann Goretti High School in Philadelphia, Pa. ... Did not play in senior season, which was held in spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic; graduated a semester early to enroll at Arizona State ... In 2019 junior season, recorded 15 sacks, two INTs and three FRs defensively, and added two TD catches as a tight end ... Also played basketball as a sophomore.
Personal: Hometown is Philadelphia, Pa. ... Graduated from Southern California with degree in American popular culture.
