William Wagner

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#46

Experience: 2 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 25

Weight: 240 lbs

College: Michigan

Year

Season

Defense

Days

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mondays	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sundays	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Months

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
December	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
January	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
November	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
October	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Opponents by Group

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
vs AFC Teams	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
vs NFC Teams	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Outside Own Division	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
vs Own Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Opponents by Team

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Baltimore Ravens	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buffalo Bills	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chicago Bears	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland Browns	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Denver Broncos	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Detroit Lions	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Green Bay Packers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami Dolphins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minnesota Vikings	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New England Patriots	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New York Jets	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona Cardinals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Outcomes

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Losses	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wins	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Stadiums

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Huntington Bank Field	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
U.S. Bank Stadium	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hard Rock Stadium	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lambeau Field	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paycor Stadium	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M&T Bank Stadium	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Highmark Stadium	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Acrisure Stadium	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Empower Field at Mile High	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Biography

Wagner joined the Bengals as a college free agent signee in May, coming off a six-year career (2019-24) at the University of Michigan ... He saw action in 53 games for the Wolverines, and was part of a Michigan program that made three College Football Playoff appearances (2021-23) and won the national title in '23 ... Earned first-team All-Big Ten Conference honors and was a finalist for the Patrick Mannelly Award (college football's top long snapper) in 2024, when he delivered snaps on 22 FG attempts, 26 PATs and 54 punts.

Career transactions:

Signed with Cincinnati as college free agent on 5-9-25.

College highlights:

Spent six seasons (2019-24) at Michigan ... Saw action in 53 games.

2024—Played in all 13 games ... Named first-team All-Big Ten by the league's coaches ... Finalist for the Patrick Mannelly Award, presented to the best long snapper in college football ... Handled long-snapping duties on 22 FG attempts, 26 PATs and 54 punts ... Made one special teams tackle in punt coverage on Nov. 9 at Indiana ... Named to Academic All-Big Ten Team.

2023—Played in all 15 games for Michigan, helping Wolverines win national championship ... Delivered long snaps on 21 FGAs, 65 PATs and 53 punts ... Part of FG operation that yielded 119 points, the seventh-most in a single season in program history ... Contributed to 13 made FGs, tied for the fourth-longest streak in Wolverines history.

2022—Played in five games.

2021—Saw action in 14 games ... Helped Michigan kicking operation go 9-for-9 on PATs on Sept. 18 vs. Northern Illinois, one shy of tying the program single-game record.

2020—Played in all six games during season that was condensed due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019—Did not see game action in true freshman season.

High school:

Attended Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta, Ga. ... Earned first-team all-state and first-team all-region honors as a senior in 2018 ... Named Alpharetta's Special Teams Player of the Year in 2018.

Personal:

Hometown is Alpharetta, Ga. ... Earned bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan ... Brother, Michael, played football at Mercer University from 2012-17.

Last Updated July 2025

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