Jack Dingle

Dingle signed with the Bengals as a college free agent in May, continuing his football journey in the Queen City after a four-year playing career (2022-25) at the University of Cincinnati ... He saw action in 48 career games with 33 starts for the Bearcats, amassing 164 tackles, 9.5 TFLs, four sacks, two pass breakups and two FRs ... Ranked fifth on Cincinnati with career-high 60 tackles in the 2025 campaign ... Regarded as a durable, consistent LB during his college career, he played in exactly 12 games in each of his four seasons ... His father, Nate Dingle, was a team captain at Cincinnati in 1993 and went on to play LB for several NFL teams, including Philadelphia ('95), Jacksonville ('96) and the St. Louis Rams ('97).

Dingle signed with the Bengals as a college free agent in May, continuing his football journey in the Queen City after a four-year playing career (2022-25) at the University of Cincinnati ... He saw action in 48 career games with 33 starts for the Bearcats, amassing 164 tackles, 9.5 TFLs, four sacks, two pass breakups and two FRs ... Ranked fifth on Cincinnati with career-high 60 tackles in the 2025 campaign ... Regarded as a durable, consistent LB during his college career, he played in exactly 12 games in each of his four seasons ... His father, Nate Dingle, was a team captain at Cincinnati in 1993 and went on to play LB for several NFL teams, including Philadelphia ('95), Jacksonville ('96) and the St. Louis Rams ('97).

Career transactions: Signed with Cincinnati as a college free agent on 5-8-26.

College: Played in 48 games with 33 starts across four seasons (2022-25) at Cincinnati ... Redshirted as a true freshman in 2021 ... Totaled 164 tackles (72 solos), 9.5 TFLs, four sacks, two pass breakups and two FRs.

2025—Played in 12 games with 10 starts ... Totaled 60 tackles (25 solos), with four TFLs and three sacks ... Logged 1.5 sacks on Sept. 6 vs. Bowling Green ... Had career-high nine stops on Nov. 22 vs. Brigham Young.

2024—Started all 12 games ... Notched 38 tackles (19 solos) and one PBU ... Registered season-high six tackles (four solos) on Sept. 7 vs. Pittsburgh ... Credited with PBU on Nov. 16 at Iowa State.

2023—Played in 12 games with 11 starts ... Tallied 53 tackles (28 solos), a career-high five TFLs, one sack, one PBU and two FRs ... Logged seven tackles, including two TFLs and a sack, on Sept. 9 at Pittsburgh ... Recovered a fumble on Sept. 23 vs. Oklahoma, and again on Nov. 28 at Oklahoma State; tied season high with seven tackles (six solos) in Oklahoma State game.

2022—Played in 12 games in first season of action ... Recorded 13 assisted tackles with a half-TFL ... Notched season-high seven stops on Sept. 10 vs. Kennesaw State.

High school: Attended Trinity High School in St. Matthews, Ky. (Louisville area) ... Earned Kentucky Sports Radio All-State honors and was first-team All-District Five selection by the Greater Louisville Football Coaches Association (Class 6A).

Personal: Hometown is Louisville, Ky. ... Graduated from Cincinnati in May 2025 with bachelor's degree in business administration ... Father, Nate Dingle, played at Cincinnati from 1990-93, was a team captain for the Bearcats in '93, and went on to play LB in the NFL for Philadelphia ('95), Jacksonville ('96) and the St. Louis Rams ('97) ... Brother, Jacob Dingle, played safety at Cincinnati.

Last Updated July 2026