Irwin joined the Bengals' practice squad in October 2019, then was called up to the active roster late in the season and saw brief action in Game 16 (no statistics) ... Originally a college free agent signee of the Miami Dolphins in 2019; spent preseason with the Dolphins, before being waived on final cuts ... Played four seasons (2015-18) at Stanford, and saw action in 53 games (12 starts), with 152 catches, 1738 yards and five TDs.
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.
2019 highlights: Played in one game ... 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 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.
