Bengals Elevate CB Jalen Davis

The Cincinnati Bengals announced they have elevated CB Jalen Davis to the active roster for Week 5’s game against the Ravens.

With CB Mike Hilton doubtful after not practicing all week, Davis gives them some extra defensive back insurance.

Davis, 28, wound up going undrafted out of Utah State back in 2018 and signing with the Dolphins. He was waived coming out of the preseason before being re-signed to their practice squad.

Davis was eventually added to the Dolphins’ active roster but was once again among their roster cuts in 2019. The Cardinals added him to their practice squad and eventually called him up to the active roster. He was again cut coming out of camp in 2020. 

After another stint on the Cardinals practice squad, the Bengals signed Davis to their taxi squad and later promoted him to the active roster. He was a pending exclusive rights free agent and re-signed on a one-year extension in 2021, before doing the same just short of a year later in 2022.

Davis signed a two-year, $2.3 million extension with the Bengals in 2023 but he was among the final roster cuts after training camp this year. He re-signed to their practice squad shortly after.

In 2023, Davis appeared in 16 games for the Bengals and recorded five tackles, one pass defended and one fumble recovery.