Pratt in 2022 set career highs in tackles (99), TFLs (six), PDs (10) and INTs (two), while also recording one sack, a FF and a FR ... His 99 tackles ranked second on the team behind LB Logan Wilson (123) ... A 2019 third-round pick of the Bengals, he has started 54 of 62 regular-season games played, including 37 straight entering 2023 ... Also a notable playoff performer who has 49 tackles (32 solos), four PDs and an INT in seven postseason contests ... His playoff INT has become one of the most popular plays in Bengals history, as he picked off Las Vegas QB Derek Carr at the two-yard line with 17 seconds left in the 2021 Wild Card Playoff to secure Cincinnati's first postseason win in 31 years ... Played safety in first three college seasons at North Carolina State, before switching to linebacker ... Earned starting LB spot midway through rookie season, and has been regular starter since ... Was college roommates with Bengals DT B.J. Hill.
Selected by Cincinnati in third round of 2019 NFL Draft (72nd overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 6-27-19.
2019—Played in all 16 games (nine starts) as a rookie ... Began season as a reserve LB, before moving into starting role for final eight games ... Ranked fifth on team with 72 tackles, despite seeing action on just 40 percent (436 of 1070) of possible defensive snaps ... Also had four tackles on special teams ... Made NFL debut in season-opener at Seattle, and had one tackle ... Made first career start on Oct. 13 at Baltimore, lining up as third LB, and totaled five tackles ... Hit double-digit tackles (10) for first time on Dec. 15 vs. New England ... Notched 11 tackles on Dec. 22 at Miami.Â
2020—Played in all 16 games (15 starts) ... Recorded 88 tackles (fourth on team) and two PDs ... Also a regular on special teams, seeing action on 221 ST snaps and recording one tackle ... Posted season-high 12 tackles in season opener vs. L.A. Chargers.Â
2021—Played and started 15 regular-season games and all four postseason games for Cincinnati ... Inactive Jan. 2 vs. Kansas City, after spending most of the week on Reserve/COVID-19, and then active/DNP in season finale at Cleveland while Cincinnati rested its starters for the playoffs ... Posted 88 tackles (third on team), a half sack, an INT, two PDs, two FFs and two FRs ... Helped Bengals rank fifth leaguewide in rushing defense (102.5 yards per game) ... Had eight tackles on Sept. 12 vs. Minnesota, and in OT forced and recovered a fumble by RB Dalvin Cook to set up game-winning FG drive ... Intercepted QB Mike White on Oct. 31 at the N.Y. Jets, setting up a Bengals TD drive ... Set up two Bengals TD drives on Dec. 5 vs. the L.A. Chargers when he forced a fumble by RB Austin Ekeler, and then later in the game recovered another fumble by Ekeler ... Served as the "green dot" communicator on defense for Games 13-15 while LB Logan Wilson was out injured ... Led team with career-high 15 tackles on Dec. 19 at Denver, the most by a Bengal in 2021 (regular season and playoffs) ... Ranked second on the team in tackles (29) during postseason run to Super Bowl LVI ... Sealed Cincinnati's first playoff win in 31 years in Wild Card Playoff vs. Las Vegas, when he intercepted QB Derek Carr at the Bengals' two-yard line with 17 seconds remaining to secure a seven-point win ... Had eight tackles in Super Bowl LVI vs. L.A. Rams, and helped hold Rams to 1.9 yards per carry on 23 attempts.Â
2022—Started 15 regular-season games and all three postseason contests at LB ... Inactive for Game 3 at the N.Y. Jets due to a knee injury ... Set career highs in tackles (99 total, 50 solos), PDs (10), INTs (two) and sacks (one) during regular season ... Played 723 of possible 1035 defensive snaps (69.9 percent) at LB and 59 special teams snaps in regular season ... Tallied eight tackles (one for loss) and a PD in regular-season opener against Pittsburgh ... Had eight tackles on Oct. 9 at Baltimore, and brought down Lamar Jackson for a four-yard sack in the second quarter to force Ravens into third-and-12 ... Led Bengals with season-high 14 tackles on Oct. 16 at New Orleans ... On Nov. 6 vs. Carolina, intercepted QB P.J. Walker at Panthers' 45-yard line in second quarter, setting up Bengals TD drive ... On Dec. 4 against Kansas City, stripped the ball from TE Travis Kelce at the Chiefs' 45-yard line in the fourth quarter and recovered the fumble, setting up go-ahead TD drive ... Posted nine tackles, two PDs and an INT on Dec. 18 at Tampa Bay; INT came off tipped pass thrown by Tom Brady in the fourth quarter as Bengals were protecting 10-point lead ... Totaled 20 tackles (tied for second on team) and three PDs in postseason ... Had five solo stops and two PDs in Divisional Playoff at Buffalo, helping hold Bills to season-low 10 points.
College:Spent five seasons (2014-18) at North Carolina State, with a redshirt year in '16 ... Played in 50 career games, with 12 starts ... Totaled 235 career tackles, including 17.5 for losses and six sacks, with three INTs, 10 PBUs, five FFs and three FRs ... Spent his first two seasons (2014-15) as a reserve S, before switching to LB for his final two seasons (2017-18) ... In 2018 (his first season as a full-time starting LB), he led team in tackles (104) despite missing two games and earned first-team All-ACC honors ... Team captain in 2018.
High school/personal:Hometown is High Point, N.C. ... Attended Central High School in High Point, where he played S and WR ... All-state selection at DB as a high school senior, and was named the Piedmont Triad 4A Conference's Defensive Player of the Year ... Graduated from NC State with degree in parks, recreation and tourism management ... Has a son, Kylan, and a daughter, Kynlee.