A shifty playmaker with blazing speed, Whitfield has spent his first two seasons on the Bengals’ practice squad ... In four seasons (2013-16) at Florida State, he amassed 4071 all-purpose yards, including 1427 receiving, 258 rushing and 2386 on kick returns (fifth-most in ACC history) ... Left FSU as school’s career leader in kick return attempts (94), yards (2386) and average (25.3) ... Gained notoriety as a freshman on FSU’s 2013 national championship team, when he returned a kickoff 100 yards for a TD in the fourth quarter of the BCS National Championship Game to take the lead and help boost the Seminoles to victory ... Originally signed with Chicago as a college free agent in 2016, then was waived after rookie minicamp and signed with Bengals at beginning of training camp.

Career transactions: Signed with Chicago as college free agent on 5-12-17 ... Waived by Bears on 5-15-17 ... Signed with Cincinnati as a free agent on 7-29-17 ... Waived by Bengals on 9-2-17 ... Signed to Bengals practice squad on 9-3-17 ... Signed to Bengals roster on 1-1-18 ... Waived by Bengals on 9-1-18 ... Signed to Bengals practice squad on 9-2-18 ... Signed to Bengals roster on 12-31-18.

2018 highlights: Spent all 16 games on Bengals’ practice squad ... Played in all four preseason games, and recorded four catches for 49 yards and one carry for 13 yards.

Previous seasons: 2017—Signed with Chicago as a CFA, then was waived after rookie minicamp ... Signed with Bengals at the beginning of training camp ... Spent all 16 regular-season games on Bengals’ practice squad.

College: Played four seasons (2013-16) at Florida State ... As a senior, totaled 1069 all-purpose yards (395 receiving, 79 rushing, 595 on kick returns), and scored two TDs (one rushing, one receiving) ... As a freshman, saw extensive action on offense and special teams, and provided key plays in Seminoles’ run to National Championship ... Averaged 36.4 yards per kick return for the season, which led the nation by a wide margin (next-best was 30.4), broke a 59-year old ACC record and ranked as seventh-best KOR season average in college football history ... In fourth quarter of BCS National Championship Game, he returned a kickoff 100 yards for a TD, giving FSU the lead and helping the Seminoles to a victory.

Personal: Hometown is Orlando, Fla. ... Attended Jones High School in Orlando ... Had 38 receptions for 520 yards and four TDs as a HS senior ... Considered one of the nation’s top prep sprinters in track, he was the Florida 3A state champion in both the 100- and 200-meter events ... Personal best time in HS in 100-meter race was 10.21 seconds ... Social science major at Florida State.

NOTE ABOUT NFL EXPERIENCE: Whitfield did not earn an accrued year of experience toward NFL free agency in 2017 or ’18 because he was not on a 53-player roster, a Reserve/Injured list or a Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list for the required minimum of six games in either year.