Bengals' Jordan Battle: Impressive rookie campaign
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Battle tallied 71 tackles (43 solo), including 3.0 sacks, and five passes defensed (one interception) across 17 regular-season appearances in 2023.
Battle, a 2023 third-round pick, played a rotational role in Cincinnati's secondary through the first 10 games of the season before finally securing the starting gig at strong safety. Upon earning the starting role, Battle never looked back, averaging 7.4 tackles per contest down the stretch while operating as one of the more reliable playmakers among the Bengals defense. He could prove a valuable contributor in IDP formats as soon as the 2024 campaign.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Eight tackles in loss
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Battle finished Sunday's 25-17 loss to the Chiefs with a team-high eight tackles (six solo).
Battle has now tallied seven-plus tackles in six of his last seven games. He worked his way into the starting strong safety role ahead of Nick Scott and has registered 55 tackles (33 solo), including 1.0 sack, over the subsequent seven games.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Logs eight tackles in loss
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Battle had eight tackles (five solo) in the Bengals' 16-10 loss to the Steelers on Sunday.
Battle had a solid performance Sunday, as he finished second on the team in tackles. The rookie third-round pick has now logged 20 tackles (13 solo) in two games since taking over the starting job from Nick Scott.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Tallies 12 tackles as role grows
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Battle posted 12 tackles (10 solo) in Thursday's Week 11 loss to Baltimore.
Battle led the Bengals with a season-high 12 stops in the Thursday night loss. Perhaps more significantly, he played on 86 percent of Cincinnati's defensive snaps, seeing by far his most action of the campaign. Meanwhile, Nick Scott played on just 17 percent of the team's defensive snaps, suggesting that Battle has surpassed him on the depth chart.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Possible Bates replacement in Cincy
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The Bengals selected Battle in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, 95th overall.
Out goes Jessie Bates, in comes Battle to compete for a role at safety. Battle is a sure-tackling prospect out of Alabama who amassed an impressive 251 combined stops over four seasons with the Tide. He didn't test as a standout athlete, but Battle also had multiple long interception returns for touchdown while in college. Battle and Dax Hill could form a promising young safety tandem in Cincinnati.
