Kendric Pryor

Pryor was in his second stint with the Bengals in 2024, spending the season on the team's practice squad ... Played in two games as a practice squad elevation, totaling one catch for nine yards and two KORs for 43 yards ... He originally was a college free agent signee of Cincinnati in 2022, then spent the '22 regular season on Jacksonville's 53-man roster (did not play) ... Returned to the Bengals in October 2023, and spent final 13 games on the practice squad ... Played five seasons (2017-21) at the University of Wisconsin, where in addition to WR duties he had 40 rushing attempts.

Pryor was in his second stint with the Bengals in 2024, spending the season on the team's practice squad ... Played in two games as a practice squad elevation, totaling one catch for nine yards and two KORs for 43 yards ... He originally was a college free agent signee of Cincinnati in 2022, then spent the '22 regular season on Jacksonville's 53-man roster (did not play) ... Returned to the Bengals in October 2023, and spent final 13 games on the practice squad ... Played five seasons (2017-21) at the University of Wisconsin, where in addition to WR duties he had 40 rushing attempts.

Career transactions:

Signed with Cincinnati as college free agent on 5-13-22 ... Waived by Bengals on 8-30-22 ... Acquired by Jacksonville on waivers from Bengals on 8-31-22 ... Waived by Jaguars on 8-29-23 ... Signed to Cincinnati practice squad on 10-3-23 ... Signed to Bengals roster on 1-8-24 (Reserve/Future) ... Waived by Bengals on 8-27-24 ... Signed to Bengals practice squad on 8-28-24 ... Signed to Bengals roster (Reserve/Future) on 1-7-25.

Pro career:

2022—Spent offseason and training camp with Cincinnati, then was waived on final cuts ... Spent regular season on Jacksonville's active roster, but did not play ... Inactive for 14 games with Jaguars, and active/DNP in three contests (Oct. 16 at Indianapolis, Oct. 23 vs. N.Y. Giants and Oct. 30 vs. Denver).

2023—Waived by Jacksonville on final cuts ... Signed on Oct. 3 to Cincinnati's practice squad, where he spent final 13 games of regular season.

2024—Spent season on Cincinnati's practice squad ... Elevated to active roster for three games ... Inactive for Game 1 vs. New England ... Made NFL debut on Nov. 3 vs. Las Vegas, and recorded first career reception on nine-yard pass from QB Joe Burrow in third quarter; also returned two kickoffs for 43 yards in fourth quarter ... Lined up for one offensive snap on Jan. 4 at Pittsburgh.

College:

Spent six seasons (2016-21) at Wisconsin, with a redshirt season in '16 ... Played in 53 career games with 37 starts ... Caught 99 passes for 1265 yards and seven TDs, and rushed 40 times for 409 yards (10.2 average) and five TDs ... Started all 13 games at WR in 2021, totaling 32 catches for 416 yards and three TDs.

High school/personal:

Hometown is Hazel Creek, Ill. ... Attended Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School in Flossmoor, Ill. ... Named first-team all-state as a senior, when he caught 43 passes for 1152 yards and 12 TDs ... First-team All-Southwest Suburban Conference selection as a junior and senior ... Also competed in basketball ... Majored in life sciences communication and community & environmental sociology at Wisconsin.

NOTE ABOUT NFL EXPERIENCE: Pryor did not earn an accrued year of experience toward NFL free agency in 2023 or '24.

Last Updated July 2025