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.
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: Records seven tackles
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Battle finished with seven tackles (four solo), including a tackle for a loss, in the Bengals' 34-11 loss to the Steelers on Saturday.
The strong safety also played on more than 80 percent of the defensive snaps for the sixth game in a row since replacing Nick Scott as the starter. Battle, a rookie third-round pick, has 59 tackles and three passes defensed this season.
Bengals' Jordan Battle: Notches first career sack on TNF
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Battle totaled seven tackles (four solo), including one sack, and one pass breakup against Jacksonville in Thursday's 34-31 overtime victory.
Battle has stepped into a starting role in each of the past three weeks and has at least seven stops in each of those contests. Against the Jaguars on Thursday, he notched his first sack as a pro late in the fourth quarter, bringing down C.J. Beathard on third-and-two to help limit Jacksonville to a game-tying field goal. Battle's emergence as a near-every-down starter has put him on the radar in IDP fantasy leagues.
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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.
