The Bengals’ second-round draft selection brings versatility, coverage skills and playmaking ability to Cincinnati’s secondary ... Spent three years (2015-17) at Wake Forest, with a redshirt year in ’15, and totaled 179 tackles, including 9.5 for losses, six INTs, nine pass breakups and two forced fumbles ... Also saw time as punt returner, with 26 returns, 234 yards (9.0) and a TD ... Averaged 32.5 return yards on his six career INTs, and his 195 total return yards after INTs were third-most in school history.

Career transactions: Drafted by Cincinnati in second round of 2018 NFL Draft (54th overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 5-12-18.

Coach Robert Livingston says: “If you watch the Louisville game, if you watch the Florida State game, those were the ones that really stuck out for me. He plays Louisville, and he’s tackling Lamar Jackson. He’s playing Florida State, and he’s probably the fastest guy on defense and showed up. At a school like that, when they play their big games and he shows up, that sticks out to you. Your biggest game of the year, when your best player is playing well, it’s what you want to see.” 

College highlights: Spent three years (2015-17) at Wake Forest, with a redshirt season in 2015 ... Played in 24 games, with 21 starts, in two seasons of action ... Totaled 179 tackles, including 120 solo, with 9.5 tackles for losses, six INTs, nine pass breakups and two forced fumbles ... Averaged 32.5 return yards on his six career INTs, and his 195 total return yards were third-most in school history ... Also saw time at punt returner, with 26 career returns for 234 yards (9.0) and a TD.

2017—Played in 11 games, with 10 starts ... Missed two games (at Notre Dame, at Syracuse) due to knee injury suffered vs. Louisville ... Totaled 79 tackles, including 6.5 for losses, with one INT, five pass breakups and a FF ... Saw occasional duty as a punt returner, with eight returns for 161 yards (20.1) and one TD ... In win vs. Utah State, had a 75-yard punt return to the three-yard line ... Recorded team-leading 14 tackles, including 1.5 for losses, and two pass breakups vs. Florida State ... Logged 10 tackles at Clemson ... Had eight tackles, including 1.5 for losses, in upset win vs. Louisville ... Had seven tackles, including one for a loss, in Belk Bowl win vs. Texas A&M, and returned a punt 59 yards for a TD.

2016—Played in 13 games with 11 starts in redshirt freshman campaign, and was consensus Freshman All-American selection and runner-up for ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year (Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association)... Totaled 100 tackles, including 3.5 for losses, with five INTs, four pass breakups and a FF ... Returned two INTs for TDs, and his 158 INT return yards led the ACC ... In collegiate debut vs. Tulane, had team-leading eight tackles, including seven solos ... In win at Indiana, he recorded eight tackles and two INTs, one of which he returned 55 yards for a TD, en route to ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors ... Also at Indiana, recovered Wake Forest’s game-sealing onside kick ... Recorded career-high 15 tackles at N.C. State ... Had eight tackles in win vs. Florida State ... Recorded INTs in three consecutive games — at Florida State, vs. Army, and vs. Virginia ... Returned INT vs. Virginia 39 yards for game-winning TD ... Logged team-leading 13 tackles vs. Louisville, and added a FF ... Tied for team lead vs. Clemson with 12 tackles.

High school: Attended Snider High School in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... As a senior, recorded nine INTs, tying Snider’s record set by NFL Hall of Famer Rod Woodson ... Earned first-team all-state honors (AP) as a junior and senior ... Also played basketball (point guard) and baseball (center field) for Snider.

Personal: Hometown is Fort Wayne, Ind.