Bengals’ second-round draft selection in 2017 enters ’18 as the No. 1 HB ... Led team in carries (178), rushing yards (626) and rushing TDs (four), and added 30 catches for 287 yards ... Began ’17 listed as Bengals’ No. 3 HB, but continued production and season-ending injury to HB Jeremy Hill moved him into starting role by mid-season ... Started final seven games in which he played (missed Games 13-14 with a concussion) ... Had three games with at least 100 total yards as a rookie — at G.B. (101), vs. Indianapolis (109), and vs. Cleveland (165) ... In just two years of action at Oklahoma, and despite splitting time in Sooners’ backfield, posted lofty career totals of 300 carries for 2027 yards (6.8-yard average) and 17 TDs, as well as 65 receptions for 894 yards (13.8) and nine TDs.

Career transactions: Selected by Cincinnati in second round of 2017 NFL Draft (48th overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 6-2-17.

2017 highlights: Played in 14 games with seven starts ... Was inactive for Games 13-14 with a concussion ... Led team in rushing yards (626) carries (178), and rushing TDs (four) ... Added 30 receptions for 287 yards (9.6) ... Finished fourth among NFL rookie RBs in rushing yards ... Crossed 100 scrimmage yards with 101 on Sept. 24 at Green Bay with 62 yards rushing and 39 yards receiving ... Recorded first career rushing TD on Oct. 8 at Buffalo, giving Bengals the lead in the fourth quarter ... Had a season-high 91 receiving yards on Oct. 29 vs. Indianapolis ... On Nov. 26 vs. Cleveland, recorded season highs in rushing yards (114) and carries (23) while adding one rushing TD ... Had 96 rushing yards on 18 carries (5.3-yard average) on Dec. 31 at Baltimore.

College: Played in 25 games over two seasons of action at Oklahoma (2015-16), rushing for 2027 yards on 300 carries (6.8), with 17 TDs, while sharing backfield with OU’s all-time rushing leader, Semaje Perine ... Also caught 65 passes for 894 yards and nine more TDs, along with a passing TD and kickoff return TD ... As a sophomore in 2016, named first-team All-Big 12 after rushing for team-high 1274 yards on 187 attempts (6.8), with 10 TDs, and caught 37 passes (second on team) for 538 yards (second on team) and five TDs ... Averaged 6.8 yards per carry, the fourth-best single-season mark in Sooners history ... Became first player in school history, and only player FBS in 2016, to register TDs via pass, rush, reception and kickoff return in a single season ... Set single-season n ’16 for all-purpose yards (2331) and all-purpose yards per game (194.3) ... Totaled 377 all-purpose yards (second-most in school history) and scored five TDs in win at Texas Tech ... In Texas Tech game, became first player in Oklahoma history to top 200 yards rushing (he had 263) and 100 yards receiving (114) ... Threw a 26-yard TD pass to Dede Westbrook against Kansas State ... Averaged 23.5 yards on 21 kickoff returns, including 97-yarder for TD vs. Ohio State ... Played in all 13 games as a freshman in 2015, with four starts, and rushed 113-for-753 (6.7) and seven rushing TDs, along with 28 catches for 356 yards (12.7) and four receiving TDs ... Did not play in 2014 due to suspension (redshirt).

Personal: Hometown is Oakley, Calif. ... Attended Freedom High School in Oakley, Calif. (Bay Area) ... Rushed for 1704 yards and 23 TDs as a HS senior ... Played in 2014 U.S. Army HS All-American Game ... Also played basketball and ran track in HS ... African-American studies major at Oklahoma.