Mitchell Wilcox

A 2020 college free agent signee ... Spent rookie year on Bengals' practice squad ... Has played 31 games (five starts) over past two regular seasons as reserve TE ... Caught 17 passes for 139 yards and a TD in 2022 ... First career TD catch came in homecoming game at Tampa Bay on Dec. 18, a 12-yarder late in fourth quarter to seal win ... Played 72 offensive snaps in 2022 postseason, with two catches for 19 yards.

Pro Career:

• A 2020 college free agent signee ... Spent rookie year on Bengals' practice squad ... Has played 31 games (five starts) over past two regular seasons as reserve TE ... Caught 17 passes for 139 yards and a TD in 2022 ... First career TD catch came in homecoming game at Tampa Bay on Dec. 18, a 12-yarder late in fourth quarter to seal win ... Played 72 offensive snaps in 2022 postseason, with two catches for 19 yards. 

Career Transactions:

• Signed with Cincinnati as college free agent on 4-27-20 ... Waived by Bengals on 9-5-20 ... Signed to Bengals practice squad on 9-6-20 ... Signed to Bengals roster on 1-1-21 ... Received tender offer from Bengals on 3-15-22 ... Bengals contract expired on 3-16-22; became unsigned exclusive rights player ... Re-signed with Bengals as exclusive rights player on 4-8-22.

2022 Season:

• Played all 16 regular-season games (four starts) and all three postseason games for Cincinnati ... Had 17 catches for 139 yards (8.2 average) and one TD ... Also was core contributor on special teams, playing 242 of 433 ST snaps (55.9 percent) ... Started Games 13-15 in place of injured starter Hayden Hurst, catching 10 passes for 79 yards and a TD in that stretch ... In homecoming game at Tampa Bay on Dec. 18, caught three passes for 34 yards, including first career TD on a 12-yard fourth-quarter pass to seal win ... Had season-high six catches for 35 yards Dec. 24 at New England ... Caught two passes for 19 yards in postseason. 

Previous Seasons:

• 2021—Played 15 regular-season games (one start) and all four postseason games for Cincinnati ... Saw 84 snaps on offense during regular season; had three catches for 16 yards ... Played 50.5 percent (239 of 473) of special teams snaps during regular season, third-highest on team, and had three tackles ... Played 81 special teams snaps in postseason (second-most on team) ... Played Super Bowl LVI vs. L.A. Rams (no stats); had one snap on offense and 25 on special teams.
• 2020—Did not play as a rookie ... Spent first 15 games on Cincinnati's practice squad, including Games 11-15 as practice squad protected player ... Signed to active roster prior to season finale, but was inactive.

College:

• Spent five years (2015-19) at South Florida, with a redshirt season in '15 ... Played 49 career games (40 starts), catching 100 passes for 1326 yards and 11 TDs (all USF records for TEs) ... A three-time all-conference selection ... Also a contributor on special teams, and had eight career ST tackles ... Set single-season USF records for a TE in receptions (43), receiving yards (540) and receiving TDs (five).

High School/Personal:

• Hometown is Tarpon Springs, Fla. (outside Tampa) ... Attended Tarpon Springs High School, where as a senior he posted 21 catches for 347 yards and three TDs, while also adding 61 tackles on defense ... Marketing major at USF.