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Trikweze Bridges

Cornerback, Cincinnati Bengals.

Player facts

Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Cornerback
Born: Sep 20, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Lanett, AL, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 200 lbs
College: Florida
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	23	17	6	0	0	0	0	1	7	7.0	0	7	3	0	0	0

About

Trikweze Bridges (born September 20, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback on the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and Florida Gators. He was selected by the Chargers in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Trikweze Bridges, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Bridges attended Lanett High School, where he led both the football and basketball teams to state championships.

As a junior, he notched 98 tackles with 12 being for a loss, nine interceptions, five forced fumbles, and six fumble recoveries, while also hauling in 30 receptions for 732 yards and eight touchdowns offensively. Bridges put up six tackles in their state title game win over Leroy High School. He tied the Alabama state record with 36 career interceptions.

Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Oregon Ducks over offers from schools such as Alabama, Florida State, LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Penn State.

Oregon

In his first two seasons in 2019 and 2020, Bridges combined to play in eight games, where he made just two tackles on special teams.

Heading into the 2021 season, Bridges competed for a starting spot in the Ducks secondary. He appeared in 14 games with three starts, where he notched 26 tackles and an interception.

In 2022, Bridges started in all 13 games, where he totaled 49 tackles, five pass deflections, three interceptions, and a forced fumble.

In 2023, he tallied 16 tackles and three pass deflections. After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

Florida

Bridges transferred to play for the Florida Gators. In week 12 of the 2024 season, he notched 11 tackles, a forced fumble, and an interception in a win over Kentucky. He recorded 70 tackles, six pass deflections, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles. After the conclusion of the 2024 season, he declared for the 2025 NFL draft.

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