Jared Bartlett

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Jared Bartlett
No. 48 – Arizona Cardinals
Position Linebacker
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (2001-04-01) April 1, 2001 (age 24)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Career information
High school Collins Hill High School
College
NFL draft 2025: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of Week 10, 2025
Games played1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jared Bartlett (born April 1, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). [1] [2]

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Early life

Bartlett attended Collins Hill High School, where he played for head coach Lenny Gregory. Over two varsity seasons, he recorded 156 tackles (117 solo), 10 sacks, 23 tackles for loss, 13 quarterback hurries, and two fumble recoveries. He earned All-Region 6-7A honors twice and was named to the All-County first team as a senior after receiving honorable mention as a junior. Bartlett also competed in track and field. He is the brother of former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Stephon Tuitt.

College career

West Virginia

Bartlett played in 50 games for West Virginia from 2019 to 2023, totaling 134 tackles and 21.0 tackles for loss. He was a two-time recipient of the Iron Mountaineer Award, presented to the program’s top offseason strength and conditioning performers (2022 and 2023). As a senior in 2023, he recorded 49 tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks, including a career-high seven tackles against Houston on October 12. In 2022, he earned Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week honors following a three-sack performance against Virginia Tech.

Cincinnati

Bartlett transferred to Cincinnati for the 2024 season and became one of the Bearcats’ most productive defenders. He led the team in tackles (69), tackles for loss (11.5), and sacks (7.5), earning All-Big 12 honorable mention from conference coaches and Second-Team All-Big 12 honors from Phil Steele. He ranked second in the Big 12 in sacks and fourth in tackles for loss. Bartlett recorded a season-high ten tackles in the regular-season finale against TCU and delivered consistent production throughout the year, including seven tackles and a sack against West Virginia, five tackles and a 10-yard sack at Colorado, and six tackles with 1.5 sacks at UCF. He opened the season with six tackles and two tackles for loss against Towson. [3] [4]

Professional career

New York Jets

Bartlett signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 9, 2025. [5] He was waived on July 24. [6]

Green Bay Packers

On July 30, 2025, Bartlett signed with the Green Bay Packers. [7] He was waived on August 26. [8]

Arizona Cardinals

On September 2, 2025, the Arizona Cardinals signed Bartlett to their practice squad. [9] Bartlett made his NFL debut on November 9, against the Seattle Seahawks. [10] He was signed to the active roster on November 15. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Jared Bartlett - Arizona Cardinals Linebacker". ESPN. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Jared Bartlett (LB): Bio, News, Stats & more". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  3. ↑ "Jared Bartlett - 2024 Football Roster". University of Cincinnati Athletics - Official Athletics Website. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  4. ↑ "Jared Bartlett College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2025-11-10.
  5. ↑ Greenberg, Ethan; Allen, Eric (May 9, 2025). "Jets Sign 15 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com.
  6. ↑ Weir, Susanna (July 24, 2025). "Jets Sign DB Tanner McCalister, Waive LB Jared Bartlett". NewYorkJets.com.
  7. ↑ "Packers sign LB Jared Bartlett". Packers.com. July 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Packers announce roster moves | Aug. 26, 2025". Packers.com. August 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ Gershman, Zach (September 2, 2025). "Cardinals Make International Move, Sign Denzel Daxon". AZCardinals.com.
  10. ↑ Urban, Darren (November 8, 2025). "Cardinals Bring Back Michael Carter To Active Roster Again". AZCardinals.com.
  11. ↑ Urban, Darren (November 15, 2025). "BJ Ojulari Returns To Roster; Mack Wilson Sr. Heads To Injured Reserve". AZCardinals.com.
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