Irv Smith

Smith is in his first Bengals season in 2023, after joining Cincinnati as an unrestricted free agent in March ... Spent first four seasons (2019-22) with Minnesota, catching 91 passes for 858 yards and nine TDs in 37 games (15 starts) ... Missed entire 2021 season due to a knee injury, and was limited to eight regular-season games in '22 due to ankle injury ... A 2019 second-round pick, he played three collegiate seasons ('16-18) at Alabama, helping the Crimson Tide win a national championship in '17 ... Father, Irv Smith, and uncle, Ed Smith, both played in the NFL in the 1990s.

Smith is in his first Bengals season in 2023, after joining Cincinnati as an unrestricted free agent in March ... Spent first four seasons (2019-22) with Minnesota, catching 91 passes for 858 yards and nine TDs in 37 games (15 starts) ... Missed entire 2021 season due to a knee injury, and was limited to eight regular-season games in '22 due to ankle injury ... A 2019 second-round pick, he played three collegiate seasons ('16-18) at Alabama, helping the Crimson Tide win a national championship in '17 ... Father, Irv Smith, and uncle, Ed Smith, both played in the NFL in the 1990s.

Career transactions:

Selected by Minnesota in second round of 2019 NFL Draft (50th overall) ... Signed by Vikings on 5-3-19 ... Vikings contract expired on 3-15-23; became unrestricted free agent ... Signed with Cincinnati as unrestricted free agent on 3-30-23.

Pro career:

2019—Played in all 16 games with seven starts as a rookie for Minnesota ... Caught 36 passes for 311 yards and two TDs ... Made NFL debut on Sept. 8 vs. Atlanta ... Recorded first reception in first career start on Sept. 15 at Green Bay ... Grabbed three catches for 20 yards and first TD on Nov. 17 vs. Denver ... TD was a 10-yarder from QB Kirk Cousins to extend Vikings' lead to 20-7 in the third quarter ... Opened the scoring with one-yard TD catch from Cousins on Dec. 15 at the L.A. Chargers ... Played in both postseason games for Minnesota with one start in Wild Card Playoff at New Orleans ... Had three catches for 39 yards in Divisional Playoff at San Francisco. 

2020—Played in 13 games (seven starts) for Minnesota ... Inactive for three games due to injury ... Caught 30 passes for 365 yards and five TDs ... Posted two catches for 10 yards with two TDs on Nov. 8 vs. Detroit ... Recorded four grabs for 63 yards with a 14-yard TD on Dec. 13 at Tampa Bay ... Caught season-high six passes for 53 yards and two TDs on Christmas Day at New Orleans ... Both TDs came in third quarter. 

2021—Spent entire season on Reserve/Injured list due to knee injury. 

2022—Played in eight games for Minnesota ... Spent nine games on Reserve/Injured list due to ankle injury ... Posted 25 catches for 182 yards and two TDs ... Caught five passes for 36 yards and a TD on Sept. 19 at Philadelphia ... Had season-high 42 receiving yards on four grabs on Oct. 9 vs. Chicago ... Caught four passes for seven yards, including one-yard TD to put Vikings on the board in second quarter, on Oct. 16 at Miami ... Had one catch for three yards in Wild Card Playoff vs. N.Y. Giants on Jan. 15.

College:Played in 38 games (14 starts) in three-year career at Alabama (2016-18) ... Totaled 58 catches for 838 yards (14.4 average) and 10 TDs ... Named second-team All-SEC by league coaches and second-team All-American by American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) as a junior in 2018 ... Set program record for TD receptions by a TE (seven) in 2018.

High school/personal:Hometown is New Orleans, La. ... Attended Brother Martin High School in New Orleans ... Caught 31 passes for 558 yards and four TDs as a senior in 2015, earning 5A All-State Honorable Mention selection ... Father, Irv Smith, played seven NFL seasons (1993-99), spending time with the New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns ... Uncle, Ed Smith, played three NFL seasons (1997-99), spending time with the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions.