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Mike Gesicki

Tight End, Cincinnati Bengals · #88.

Player facts

Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Tight End
Number: 88
Born: Oct 3, 1995 (age 31)
Birthplace: Manahawkin, NJ, USA
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 245 lbs
College: Penn State
Experience: 9 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

Among the NFL leaders, 2026 Regular Season:

6th in receiving touchdowns 4

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	FUM	LST
Regular Season	12	17	159	13.3	4	25	9	0	0
Last 5 Games	12	17	159	11.3	4	25	9	0	0
Career	365	557	3,992	10.9	28	70	205	3	3

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	17 targets	+0.99	71%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	@ MIA	W 31-24	1	2	4	4.0	1	4	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs JAX	L 22-17	3	5	40	13.3	1	18	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ PIT	L 30-27	3	3	37	12.3	1	25	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ HOU	W 20-6	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs TB	W 33-27	5	7	78	15.6	1	25	5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Michael William Gesicki (born October 3, 1995) is an American professional football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He was selected in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins.

A resident of the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township, New Jersey, Gesicki was a 2014 graduate of Southern Regional High School, where he set school records in basketball scoring (1,866 points), football catches (103) and receiving yards (1,817) and volleyball blocks (519).

From Wikipedia’s article on Mike Gesicki, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Gesicki attended Southern Regional High School in Stafford Township, New Jersey, where he played football, basketball, and volleyball. He finished his career as the Rams' all-time leading receiver with 1,817 yards on 103 receptions, with 16 touchdown catches.

College career

Gesicki attended and played college football at Penn State from 2014 to 2017. In the Nittany Lions' last three games of the 2016 season, Gesicki scored a receiving touchdown in each game. One of the touchdowns came in the Rose Bowl against #9 USC in a 52–49 loss. Gesicki was named to the John Mackey Award watchlist in July 2017, which is awarded to college football's most outstanding tight end. In the 2017 season, Gesicki had four games with multiple receiving touchdowns. His nine receiving touchdowns on the season ranked tied for third in the Big Ten.

From Wikipedia’s article on Mike Gesicki, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹