Tedarrell Slaton

Slaton joined the Bengals as an unrestricted free agent in March, after spending his first four pro seasons (2021-24) with Green Bay ... Originally a fifth-round pick of the Packers in 2021, he has played in 68 career regular-season games with 36 starts, and totaled 133 tackles (66 solos), six TFLs, two sacks and four PDs ... Became a starter late in the 2022 campaign and has started each of his last 36 games played (18 at NT, 17 at DT and one at DE) ... Also played in four postseason contests with three starts for Green Bay ... Saw action in 45 games across four-year college career (2017-20) at the University of Florida.

Career transactions:

Selected by Green Bay in fifth round of NFL Draft (173rd overall) on 5-1-21 ... Signed with Packers on 5-14-21 ... Packers contract expired on 3-12-25; became unrestricted free agent ... Signed with Cincinnati as unrestricted free agent on 3-13-25.

Pro career:

2021—Played in all 17 regular-season games and one postseason game as a rookie for Green Bay ... Totaled 23 tackles (14 solos), with one sack ... Made NFL debut on Sept. 12 at New Orleans and logged two solo tackles ... Had first career half-sack on Sept. 26 at San Francisco, teaming up with DE Jonathan Garvin to bring down QB Jimmy Garoppolo for seven-yard loss ... Had two assisted tackles with a half-sack on Oct. 10 at Cincinnati, helping bring down QB Joe Burrow for two-yard loss ... Played 11 defensive snaps and six special teams snaps in Divisional Playoff vs. San Francisco, and recorded one TFL.

2022—Played in all 17 games with two starts for Green Bay ... Tallied 31 tackles, with two TFLs, and added two PDs ... Made first career start at NT on Jan. 1 vs. Minnesota and tied season high with four tackles (one TFL); tipped pass by QB Kirk Cousins at line of scrimmage in first quarter, leading to Packers INT ... Started at DE in regular-season finale on Jan. 8 vs. Detroit, logging three stops.

2023—Started all 17 regular-season games at NT ... Recorded career-high 49 tackles (22 solos), with two TFLs ... Also had two PDs and one special teams tackle ... Posted career-high nine tackles with two TFLs on Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota; became first Green Bay D-lineman with at least nine tackles and two TFLs in a game since Dec. 2010 ... Logged eight tackles on Nov. 12 at Pittsburgh ... Played and started two postseason games ... Made first career postseason start at DT in Wild Card Playoff at Dallas and registered two tackles ... Started at NT in Divisional Playoff at San Francisco and notched four tackles.

2024—Started all 17 regular-season games and one postseason contest at DT for Green Bay ... Totaled 30 tackles (15 solos), with two TFLs and one sack ... Logged season-high five stops in opener on Sept. 6 at Philadelphia (game played in Sau Paolo, Brazil) ... Notched lone sack of season on Nov. 17 at Chicago, bringing down QB Caleb Williams for one-yard loss late in fourth quarter ... Recorded three tackles in Wild Card Playoff at Philadelphia, including TFL on RB Saquon Barkley for loss of two yards in third quarter.

College:

Spent four seasons (2017-20) at Florida ... Played in 45 career games with 14 starts, and totaled 98 tackles, 10 TFLs, 3.5 sacks, one PD and one FR ... Started all 12 games at DT as a senior in 2020 and recorded career-high 37 tackles (3.5 TFLs) ... As a junior in 2019, notched career-best four TFLs and helped Gators rank eighth nationally in rushing yards allowed per game (102.8).

High school/personal:

Hometown is Plantation, Fla. ... Attended American Heritage School in Plantation, where he was coached by former NFL CB Patrick Surtain Sr. ... Full name is "Tedarrell Anthony Slaton Jr." ... Selected to U.S. Army All-American Bowl and named first-team all-county as a senior in 2016, when he lined up at NT defensively and ROT offensively ... Helped school win FHSAA 5A state titles in 2014 and '16 ... Also a four-year letterman in basketball ... Earned bachelor's degree in African American studies from Florida.

Last Updated July 2025