No. 44 – Cincinnati Bengals | |
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | June 12, 2000 |
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Alexander (Douglasville, Georgia) |
College: | Indiana (2018–2023) |
Undrafted: | 2024 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Aaron Casey (born June 12, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Indiana.
Casey was born in Douglasville, Georgia where he attended high school at Alexander. In Casey's high school career, he notched 225 tackles, nine interceptions, four fumble recoveries, and four forced fumbles. [1] Casey committed to play college football for the Indiana Hoosiers. [2] [3]
In Casey's first season in 2019, he totaled five tackles with one and half being for a loss, and a sack. [4] In the 2020 year, Casey had 15 tackles with three going for a loss, and a sack. [5] In 2021, Casey finished the season with 25 tackles and one tackle for a loss. [6] Casey took a step up in 2022 becoming a full time starter where he recorded 86 tackles with 10.5 going for a loss, one and a half sacks, and two forced fumbles. [7] In the 2023 preseason, Casey was named to the Butkus Award watch list. [8] In week one of the 2023 season, Casey notched 11 tackles with one being for a loss against Ohio State. [9] In week ten, Casey had a career performance totaling nine tackles with four going for a loss, and two sacks versus Wisconsin. [10] In Indiana's 2023 season finale, Casey tallied 11 tackles with four being for a loss, and a sack, but the Hoosiers lost to Purdue. [11]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) | 231 lb (105 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.72 s | 1.62 s | 2.68 s | 4.40 s | 7.09 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 16 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [12] [13] [14] |
After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, Casey signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2024. [15] [16]
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