Cincinnati's 2021 first-round draft pick has been selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first five seasons and already ranks in the top five in most of the team's all-time receiving categories ... Among all players in NFL history through their first five seasons, he ranks second in receptions (520) and receiving yards (6837), and is tied for fourth in receiving TDs (54) ... He is the only player in NFL history with at least 500 receptions and 50 receiving TDs in his first five seasons, and is one of five players ever to reach the 1000-yard receiving mark in each of his first five years ... Also is one of three players in league history to record 125 or more receptions in consecutive seasons, doing so in 2024-25, and in both years he was recognized as a first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press ... In 2024, he became the sixth player in the Super Bowl era to claim the receiving "Triple Crown," as he led the NFL in receptions (127), receiving yards (1708) and receiving TDs (17) ... His receptions total and receiving yardage each set a Bengals single-season record, while his TDs tied the franchise mark held by WR Carl Pickens (1995) ... Holds a career average of 87.7 receiving yards per game, the third-highest in NFL history behind L.A. Rams WR Puka Nacua (95.3) and Minnesota WR Justin Jefferson (90.2) ... Also holds Bengals postseason career records for receptions (45) and receiving yards (588) ... Won NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2021, when his 1455 receiving yards were, at the time, a Bengals single-season record and the second-most by a rookie in league history (both since surpassed) ... In 2019 at Louisiana State, won Biletnikoff Award as college football's top receiver, and alongside QB Joe Burrow helped Tigers win national championship ... Nicknamed "Uno," he is the first player in Bengals history to wear uniform No. 1.
Career transactions: Selected by Cincinnati in first round of 2021 NFL Draft (fifth overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 6-2-21 ... Bengals exercised team option on 4-24-24 to extend rookie contract by one year through 2025 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 3-18-25.
2021—Started all 17 regular-season games and all four postseason games as a rookie ... Caught 81 passes for 1455 yards and 13 TDs, with five 100-yard games ... Receiving yardage total ranked fourth in NFL, set Bengals rookie record and currently is third most ever by an NFL rookie (Oilers WR Bill Groman, 1473 yards in 1960 and Rams WR Puka Nacua, 1486 in 2023) ... Receiving TD total tied for second-most in Bengals history, and tied for second-most ever by an NFL rookie ... First rookie and fifth player in NFL history with multiple 200-yard receiving games in one regular season ... Fifth rookie ever with at least 1000 receiving yards and 10 TDs, a feat he accomplished in just 13 games ... In NFL debut on Sept. 12 vs. Minnesota, posted 101 receiving yards, including a 50-yard TD, and became youngest Bengal ever (21 years, 195 days) to top 100 receiving yards ... Had first career multi-TD game (two scores) on Sept. 26 at Pittsburgh ... Caught six passes for 159 yards and a TD on Oct. 10 vs. Green Bay, with a 70-yard TD just before halftime ... On Oct. 24 at Baltimore, caught eight passes for 201 yards, with an 82-yard TD ... In AFC North-clinching win over Kansas City on Jan. 2, caught 11 passes for 266 yards and three TDs; receiving yardage total set single-game Bengals record and NFL rookie record ... Set NFL rookie records for postseason catches (25) and receiving yards (368), and scored one TD ... First rookie in NFL history with multiple 100-yard receiving games in a postseason (116 in Wild Card vs. Las Vegas, 109 in Divisional at Tennessee) ... Caught five passes for 89 yards in Super Bowl LVI vs. the L.A. Rams.
2022—Started 12 regular-season games and all three postseason contests ... Missed four games (Games 8-11) due to hip injury ... Led Bengals in catches (87), receiving yards (1046) and receiving TDs (nine) ... Had four 100-yard receiving games, starting with 129 on 10 receptions on Sept. 11 vs. Pittsburgh; caught game-tying TD with six seconds left in fourth quarter ... In homecoming game at New Orleans on Oct. 16, caught seven passes for 132 yards and two TDs, including 60-yard game-winning TD late in fourth quarter ... On Oct. 23 vs. Atlanta, posted 130 receiving yards and two TDs on eight catches, and tied for the fourth-fastest player in NFL history to reach 2000 career receiving yards (24 games) ... Returned from injury on Dec. 4 against Kansas City and led Bengals in catches (seven) and receiving yards (97) ... Led team in receptions (20), receiving yards (220) and receiving TDs (two) in postseason ... Caught nine passes for 84 yards and a TD in Wild Card Playoff vs. Baltimore ... Recorded ninth straight game with at least seven receptions in win over Ravens, dating to Game 5 at Baltimore, which tied for fourth-longest such streak in NFL since 1970 ... Opened scoring in Divisional Playoff at Buffalo with 28-yard TD ... Caught six passes for 75 yards in AFC Championship at Kansas City, including 35-yarder on fourth down to set up game-tying Bengals TD in fourth quarter.
2023—Started 16 games ... Inactive for Game 15 at Pittsburgh due to shoulder injury ... Led team in receptions (100), receiving yards (1216) and receiving TDs (seven) ... Became first Bengal with 100 catches in a season since 2007 (T.J. Houshmandzadeh, 112) ... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 5, when on Oct. 8 at Arizona he set Bengals single-game record for receptions (15, since surpassed), and had 192 receiving yards and three TDs (tied career high); Became fifth player in NFL history to record at least 15 catches, 150 receiving yards and three receiving TDs in a game ... On Oct. 15 vs. Seattle, became fifth-fastest player in NFL history to reach 3000 career receiving yards (35 games) ... Had 11 grabs for 149 yards on Dec. 4 at Jacksonville, including 76-yard TD in third quarter that gave Bengals their first lead ... Surpassed 1000 yards in Jaguars game, becoming eighth player in NFL history to reach mark in each of first three seasons.
2024—Played in all 17 games with 16 starts ... Voted one of two FedEx Air and Ground Players of the Year, alongside Buffalo QB Josh Allen ... Voted to Pro Bowl and selected first-team All-Pro by Associated Press ... Led NFL in receptions (127), receiving yards (1708) and receiving TDs (17), becoming sixth player in Super Bowl era to claim receiving "Triple Crown" ... Receptions and receiving yardage each set Bengals single-season record, while receiving TDs tied team record (WR Carl Pickens, 1995) ... Had five games with 100 or more receiving yards ... Caught six passes for 118 yards and first two TDs of season on Sept. 23 vs. Washington ... Scored 63-yard TD on Sept. 29 at Carolina, and became fastest player in team history to reach 4000 career receiving yards (49 games) ... Played in 50th regular-season game on Oct. 5 vs. Baltimore and logged 10 catches for 193 yards and two TDs; TD catches were 41-yarder just before halftime and 70-yarder in fourth quarter ... Ranked fifth in NFL history in receiving yards through first 50 games (4210) ... Recorded 300th reception in 51st game on Oct. 13 at N.Y. Giants (tied for eighth-fastest in NFL history) ... Had 11 catches for season-high 264 yards and three TDs (tied career high) on Nov. 7 at Baltimore; Became first player in NFL history with 260 or more receiving yards in multiple games in career ... TD catches at Ravens were 67-yarder in third quarter, 70-yarder midway through fourth and five-yarder with 38 seconds remaining ... Surpassed 1000 receiving yards on the season on Nov. 17 at L.A. Chargers and had two TD catches ... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 14, posting season-high 14 receptions for 177 yards and two TDs on Dec. 9 at Dallas; Second TD was game-winning 40-yard score with 1:01 left in fourth quarter ... Also surpassed 5000 career receiving yards in Cowboys game, tying for fifth-fastest player in NFL history to reach that milestone (58 games) ... Caught 17th receiving TD to open scoring in season finale on Jan. 4 at Pittsburgh.
2025—Started 16 games ... Spent one game on Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner list (Game 10 at Pittsburgh) ... Selected first-team All-Pro (AP) for second consecutive season ... Totaled 125 receptions (third in NFL), 1412 receiving yards (fourth) and eight TDs (tied for 11th) ... Set Bengals single-season record with seven 100-yard receiving games ... Became third player in NFL history with at least 125 receptions in consecutive seasons, joining Pittsburgh WR Antonio Brown (2014-15) and New Orleans WR Michael Thomas ('18-19) ... Brought in 14 catches for season-high 165 yards and a TD on Sept. 14 vs. Jacksonville; Tied for fourth-fastest player in NFL history to reach 400 career receptions during win over Jaguars (64th game) ... Caught six passes for 110 yards and two TDs on Oct. 5 vs. Detroit; Both TDs came in fourth quarter, including season-long 64-yarder ... Recorded 50th career TD catch on Oct. 12 at Green Bay, becoming seventh-fastest player in league history to reach milestone (68 games) ... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 7, when on Oct. 16 vs. Pittsburgh he set Bengals single-game record with 16 receptions for 161 yards and a TD; Reached 6000 career receiving yards during Steelers game ... Followed up with 12 catches on Oct. 26 vs. N.Y. Jets to become first player in Bengals history with double-digit receptions in three straight games ... Had 44 receptions from Games 6-9, tying Detroit WR Calvin Johnson (2012) for most in four-game span in NFL history ... Had seven grabs for 110 yards in Thanksgiving win at Baltimore on Nov. 27 ... Surpassed 1000 receiving yards for fifth straight season on Dec. 7 at Buffalo ... Logged team-record seventh 100-yard receiving game with 109 on Dec. 21 at Miami; Registered 500th career reception during Dolphins game, becoming second-fastest in NFL history to reach mark (76 games) ... Had two TD catches in first half on Dec. 28 vs. Arizona ... Wrapped up season with eight catches for 96 yards and a TD on Jan. 4 at Cleveland; Surpassed WR Tyler Boyd (513) for fourth-most receptions in team history and WR Isaac Curtis (53) for fourth-most receiving TDs.
Pro Bowl participation: Selected to five games (2021-25) ... Named a starter for 2021, '24 and '25 games, but did not participate in '21 season as Bengals advanced to Super Bowl LVI ... Voted to and participated in Pro Bowl Games following the 2022, '23, '24 and '25 seasons.
College: Played two seasons (2018-19) at Louisiana State ... Opted out of 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic ... Played in 27 career games (21 starts), and caught 98 passes for 2093 yards and 23 TDs ... As a sophomore in 2019, helped lead LSU to 15-0 record and national championship, and won the Biletnikoff Award as college football's top receiver ... Playing with current Bengals and former LSU QB Joe Burrow, he caught 84 passes for 1780 yards (second in nation) and 20 TDs (led nation); receiving yardage and TD totals were both single-season SEC records ... In national title game vs. Clemson, had nine catches for 221 yards (then-championship game record) and two TDs ... Played in all 13 games (seven starts) as a true freshman in 2018, and caught 23 passes for 313 yards and three TDs.
High school/personal: Hometown is New Orleans, La. ... Attended Archbishop Rummel High School in Metairie (greater New Orleans area), where he caught 115 career passes for 2152 yards and 30 TDs ... Had 61 catches for 1011 yards and 15 TDs as senior ... Played in 2018 Under Armour All-American Game ... Also participated in track and field, and won Louisiana 5A state title in the long jump as a junior ... First-ever Bengals draft pick born in the 21st century (March 1, 2000) ... Sport administration major at LSU ... First player in Bengals history to wear uniform No. 1.
