Jake Browning

Browning has spent each of the past two seasons on Cincinnati's practice squad, after joining the Bengals just before the start of the 2021 campaign ... Has not yet seen game action in the NFL ... Originally a college free agent signee of Minnesota in 2019, and spent his first two NFL seasons ('19-20) on the Vikings' practice squad ... Played collegiately at the University of Washington, and left with numerous school records, including career passing attempts (1483), completions (958), yards (12,296) and TDs (94) ... Teammate of Bengals OT Jonah Williams at Folsom (Calif.) High School, where he set California prep records for career pass attempts (1708), completions (1191), yards (16,775) and TDs (229).

Pro Career:

• Browning has spent each of the past two seasons on Cincinnati's practice squad, after joining the Bengals just before the start of the 2021 campaign ... Has not yet seen game action in the NFL ... Originally a college free agent signee of Minnesota in 2019, and spent his first two NFL seasons ('19-20) on the Vikings' practice squad ... Played collegiately at the University of Washington, and left with numerous school records, including career passing attempts (1483), completions (958), yards (12,296) and TDs (94) ... Teammate of Bengals OT Jonah Williams at Folsom (Calif.) High School, where he set California prep records for career pass attempts (1708), completions (1191), yards (16,775) and TDs (229).

Career Transactions:

• Signed with Minnesota as college free agent on 5-3-19 ... Waived by Vikings on 8-31-19 ... Signed to Vikings practice squad on 9-1-19 ... Signed to Vikings roster on 1-13-20 (Reserve/Future) ... Waived by Vikings on 9-5-20 ... Signed to Vikings practice squad on 9-6-20 ... Signed to Vikings roster on 1-4-21 (Reserve/Future) ... Waived by Vikings on 8-31-21
• Signed to Cincinnati practice squad on 9-7-21 ... Signed to Bengals roster on 2-15-22 ... Waived by Bengals on 8-30-22 ... Signed to Bengals practice squad on 8-31-22 ... Signed to Bengals roster on 1-31-23 (Reserve/Future).

2022 Season:

• Spent entire season on Cincinnati's practice squad, listed as the No. 3 QB on the depth chart ... Elevated to the active roster for regular-season finale vs. Baltimore and AFC Championship at Kansas City, but was inactive for both contests ... Impressed in the preseason, completing 65.6 percent of his passes (42 of 64) for 452 yards and a TD in three games.

Previous Seasons:

• 2021—Did not play ... Spent offseason with Minnesota, then was waived at final cuts and joined Cincinnati's practice squad just before the start of the regular season ... On Bengals' practice squad for the entire regular season, as well as the team's postseason run to Super Bowl LVI.
• 2020—Did not play ... Spent entire season on Minnesota's practice squad.
• 2019—Did not play as a rookie ... Spent entire season on Minnesota's practice squad.

College:

• Spent four seasons (2015-18) at the University of Washington ... Four-year starter, who started 53 of 54 possible games in his career ... His 39 wins as a starter set school and Pac-12 records ... Left Washington with numerous school records, including career passing attempts (1483), completions (958), yards (12,296) and TDs (94) ... Finished sixth in Heisman Trophy voting as a sophomore in 2016.

High School/Personal:

• Hometown Folsom, Calif. (outside Sacramento) ... Attended Folsom High School, where he put together one of the most decorated prep football careers in state history ... Set California prep records for career pass attempts (1708), completions (1191), yards (16.775) and TDs (229) ... Tied national record with 91 TDs as a senior ... Set California's single-season passing yards record as a junior (5737), before breaking his own record as a senior (5790) ... Named Gatorade California Player of the Year in both junior and senior seasons, and was Division I Player of the Year in California as a senior ... Teammates at Folsom High with Bengals OT Jonah Williams ... Finance major at Washington.