Irwin enters 2021 looking to expand his role, after spending majority of 2019 and '20 on Cincinnati's practice squad ... Joined the Bengals in October '19, and has since played in two games (one each in '19 and '20), with one catch for five yards in limited action ... Originally a college free agent signee of the Miami Dolphins in '19 ... Grew up a child actor and appeared in multiple commercials, the most notable of which was a popular Kraft Velveeta spot in '10.
Career transactions: Signed with Miami as college free agent on 5-10-19 ... Waived by Dolphins on 8-31-19 ... Signed to Cincinnati practice squad on 10-3-19 ... Signed to Bengals roster on 12-27-19 ... 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 season on Bengals' practice squad and played in one game (Dec. 27 at Houston) as a standard elevation ... Saw just five snaps on offense in his one game played, and caught one pass for five yards.
Previous seasons: 2019—Played in one game (no statistics) ... Originally a college free agent signee of Miami on May 10 ... Played in all four preseason games for Miami, then was waived on final cuts ... Signed on Oct. 3 to Bengals' practice squad, where he spent Games 5-15 ... Promoted to active roster on Dec. 27, and made NFL debut in season finale vs. Cleveland (no statistics).
College: Spent four seasons (2015-18) at Stanford ... Appeared in 53 career games (12 starts), and caught 152 passes (10th in school history) for 1738 yards (12th in school history) and five TDs ... Also returned 22 punts for 230 yards ... As a senior in 2018, caught 60 passes for 685 yards and two TDs ... Finished college career with at least one catch in 40 consecutive games.
Personal: Hometown is Valencia, Calif. ... Attended Hart High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., where he set California state records for both career receptions (285) and receiving yards (5268), while scoring 61 total TDs ... Caught 106 passes for 10,974 yards and 22 TDs as a senior ... Growing up, he was a child actor who appeared in several commercials, the most notable of which was a national spot for Kraft Velveeta in 2010 ... Science, Tech and Society major at Stanford.
NOTE ABOUT NFL EXPERIENCE: Irwin did not earn an accrued year of experience toward NFL free agency in 2019 or '20 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 those seasons.
