Aaron Casey

Aaron Casey
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Casey with Indiana in 2023
Personal information
Born: (2000-06-12) June 12, 2000 (age 24)
Douglasville, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Alexander (Douglasville, Georgia)
College:Indiana (2018–2023)
Position:Linebacker
Undrafted:2024
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Aaron Casey (born June 12, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Indiana and was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2024 by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Early life and high school

Casey was born in Douglasville, Georgia where he attended high school at Alexander. In Casey's high school career, he notched 225 tackles, nine interceptions, four fumble recoveries, and four forced fumbles.[1] Casey committed to play college football for the Indiana Hoosiers.[2][3]

College career

In Casey's first season in 2019, he totaled five tackles with one and half being for a loss, and a sack.[4] In the 2020 year, Casey had 15 tackles with three going for a loss, and a sack.[5] In 2021, Casey finished the season with 25 tackles and one tackle for a loss.[6] Casey took a step up in 2022 becoming a full time starter where he recorded 86 tackles with 10.5 going for a loss, one and a half sacks, and two forced fumbles.[7] In the 2023 preseason, Casey was named to the Butkus Award watch list.[8] In week one of the 2023 season, Casey notched 11 tackles with one being for a loss against Ohio State.[9] In week ten, Casey had a career performance totaling nine tackles with four going for a loss, and two sacks versus Wisconsin.[10] In Indiana's 2023 season finale, Casey tallied 11 tackles with four being for a loss, and a sack, but the Hoosiers lost to Purdue.[11]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+7⁄8 in
(1.85 m) 		231 lb
(105 kg) 		32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m) 		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.72 s 1.62 s 2.68 s 4.40 s 7.09 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)		 9 ft 9 in
(2.97 m)		 16 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[12][13][14]

Cincinnati Bengals

After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, Casey signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2024.[15][16] On August 23, he was released by the Bengals.[17]

References

  1. ^ Osterman, Zach (November 4, 2023). "'It's leadership.' Indiana captain Aaron Casey shows there's still something to fight for". IndyStar. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Miller, Mike (June 20, 2017). "Hoosiers get 3-star linebacker Aaron Casey". Reporter-Times. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  3. ^ Jackson, Stu. "2018 Three-Star Linebacker Aaron Casey Commits To IU". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "Aaron Casey 2019 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Aaron Casey 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "Aaron Casey 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  7. ^ Niziolek, Michael (July 28, 2023). "Long and winding road for the unlikely faces of Indiana football at Big Ten Media Days". The Herald-Times. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "Indiana's Aaron Casey Named to Butkus Award Preseason Watch List". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "Big Ten Network Analyst Names Aaron Casey as One of Conference's Most Underrated Players". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  10. ^ Niziolek, Michael (November 9, 2023). "Indiana football linebacker Aaron Casey seeking out wins not praise". The Herald-Times. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  11. ^ Brown, Zion (November 25, 2023). "Banged up Aaron Casey 'just wanted to keep playing' in his IU finale, have 'no regrets.'". IndyStar. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  12. ^ "Aaron Casey Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 NFL Combine results: Linebacker measurements, 40-yard dash times as top prospects run blazing fast times". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  14. ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Aaron Casey College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
  15. ^ Schumann, Mike (April 27, 2024). "Former IU linebacker Aaron Casey signs free agent deal with Cincinnati". The Daily Hoosier. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "Bengals Sign 14 College Free Agents". Bengals.com. May 10, 2024.
  17. ^ "Bengals roster moves". Bengals.com. August 23, 2024.


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