One of the headliners of Cincinnati's 2024 free agency class, Stone joins the Bengals after emerging as a premier ball-hawking safety in his final season with the Baltimore Ravens ... He spent his first three pro seasons (2020-22) as a reserve defensive back and special teams contributor for the Ravens, then in '23 broke out with an AFC-leading seven INTs (second in NFL) ... Had an INT in four straight games from Weeks 6-9, tying for the longest streak in the NFL in 2023 (Dallas CB DaRon Bland) and marking the second-longest streak in Ravens history (S Eric Turner, five games in 1996) ... Originally a seventh-round draft pick of Baltimore in 2020 ... Has started 19 of 51 career games played, with 18 occurring in the past two seasons.
Selected by Baltimore in seventh round of NFL Draft (219th overall) on 4-25-20 ... Signed with Ravens on 5-8-20 ... Waived by Ravens on 10-8-20 ... Signed to Ravens practice squad on 10-10-20 ... Signed to Ravens roster on 11-17-20 ... Waived by Ravens on 12-28-20 ... Acquired on waivers by Houston on 12-29-20 ... Texans contract expired on 3-17-21; received no minimum salary offer and became free agent ... Signed with Baltimore as a free agent on 3-23-21 ... Received tender offer from Ravens on 3-9-22 ... Ravens contract expired on 3-16-22; became exclusive rights player ... Re-signed with Ravens on 4-6-22 ... Ravens contract expired on 3-15-23; received no minimum salary offer and became free agent ... Re-signed with Ravens as free agent on 3-17-23 ... Ravens contract expired on 3-13-24; became unrestricted free agent ... Signed with Cincinnati as unrestricted free agent on 3-14-24.
2020—Played in two games as a rookie for Baltimore ... Inactive for five games with Ravens ... Spent three games on Ravens' practice squad ... Spent four games on Reserve/COVID-19 list ... Waived by Ravens on Dec. 28, and acquired on waivers the following day by Houston ... Was a roster exemption for Texans' season finale on Jan. 3 and did not play ... Did not record any statistics ... Made NFL debut on Nov. 8 at Indianapolis, seeing action on 19 special teams snaps.
2021—Played in 15 games with one start for Baltimore ... Inactive for one game (Game 5) ... Spent one game (Game 15) on Reserve/COVID-19 list ... Totaled 17 tackles (12 solos), with one TFL, along with one INT and one PD ... Also had four special teams tackles ... Made first career start on Dec. 19 vs. Green Bay and posted seven tackles ... Grabbed first career INT in regular-season finale on Jan. 9 vs. Pittsburgh, as he picked off QB Ben Roethlisberger at the Baltimore 25-yard line in the first quarter.
2022—Played in all 17 regular-season games with seven starts for Baltimore ... Registered 35 tackles (32 solos), one PD, one FF and one FR ... Added three special teams tackles ... Helped Ravens defense rank third in NFL in points allowed per game (18.5) ... On Oct. 23 vs. Cleveland, tallied season-high seven solo tackles and recorded first career FF and FR on final play of the game to seal a 23-20 Ravens win ... Made postseason debut in AFC Wild Card Playoff on Jan. 15 at Cincinnati, recording one special teams tackle.
2023—Played in all 17 regular-season games (11 starts) for Baltimore ... Recorded career highs in total tackles (66), INTs (seven) and PDs (nine) ... His seven INTs ranked second in the NFL (led AFC), and were most by a Ravens player since 2010 (S Ed Reed, eight) ... Had an INT in four consecutive games (Games 6-9), which tied for longest streak in the NFL in 2023 (Dallas CB DaRon Bland), and marked the second-longest streak in Ravens history (S Eric Turner, five games in 1996) ... Helped Ravens defense lead NFL in points allowed per game (16.5) and rank sixth in passing yards allowed per game (191.9) ... Notched first INT of season on Sept. 17 at Cincinnati, when he picked off QB Joe Burrow at the Ravens' two-yard line to end a Bengals scoring opportunity, then returned it 36 yards to set up a Ravens TD drive ... On Oct. 1 at Cleveland, intercepted deep pass by QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson and returned it 36 yards, setting up Ravens TD drive ... Posted four tackles (three solos), and recorded INT for third straight game on Oct. 29 at Arizona ... Played in two postseason contests for Ravens (Divisional Playoff vs. Houston and AFC Championship vs. Kansas City), and tallied two assisted tackles.
Spent three seasons (2017-19) at the University of Iowa ... Played in 39 career games (21 starts), and totaled 126 tackles (80 solos), four TFLs, one sack, six INTs, 13 PDs, four FFs and one FR ... Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors in 2019, when he recorded career-high 70 tackles and one INT while helping Iowa rank fifth nationally in points allowed per game (14.0) ... Named honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2018, after netting 39 tackles and team-high four INTs (ranked second in Big Ten) ... Had a 24-yard pick-six at Penn State in 2018.
Hometown is New Castle, Pa. ... Attended New Castle High School, where he earned first-team All-State honors at defensive back his senior year ... Also played QB and WR during high school career, and led team both in passing and rushing as a senior in 2016 ... Set school and conference record for INTs in a single season (10) in 2016 ... Also lettered in basketball and track and field ... Majored in sport and recreation at Iowa.
