Scotty Washington

A 2020 college free agent signee out of Wake Forest, Washington looks to carve out a roster spot in '21 after spending his entire rookie season on Cincinnati's practice squad (did not play) ... Touted by scouts for his size (6-5, 217), body control and ball skills ... College production was limited by injuries in three of his four seasons, but when healthy he proved to be a reliable target ... Finished college career with 110 catches, 1676 receiving yards and 13 TDs.

A 2020 college free agent signee out of Wake Forest, Washington looks to carve out a roster spot in '21 after spending his entire rookie season on Cincinnati's practice squad (did not play) ... Touted by scouts for his size (6-5, 217), body control and ball skills ... College production was limited by injuries in three of his four seasons, but when healthy he proved to be a reliable target ... Finished college career with 110 catches, 1676 receiving yards and 13 TDs.

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 1-4-21.

2020 highlights: Spent entire rookie season on Bengals' practice squad, and did not see game action.

College: Spent five years (2015-19) at Wake Forest, with a redshirt season in '15 ... Played in 43 career games (25 starts), and totaled 110 catches for 1676 yards and 13 TDs ... Posted five career 100-yard receiving games.

Personal: Hometown is Washington, D.C. ... Attended St. John's College High School in D.C., where as a senior he caught 19 passes for 422 yards and two TDs ... His father, Tony, played college basketball at St. Francis (Pa.) University ... Communication major at Wake Forest.

NOTE ABOUT NFL EXPERIENCE: Washington did not earn an accrued year of experience toward NFL free agency in 2020 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.