Jacoby Seaverns

Jacoby Seaverns

No. 32     Retired
Cornerback
Personal information
Place of birth: Ramona, OK
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Caney Valley High School, Ramona, OK
College: Oklahoma
NFL Draft: 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
Debuted in 2015 for the Cincinnati Bengals
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (2015-2019) Buffalo Bills (2020) Houston Texans (2020) Carolina Panthers (2021-2022) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Retired
Career highlights and awards
CFBHC 2x All-American (2013, 2014) 1x Big XII Defensive Player of the Year (2013) 2x 1st Team All-Big XII (2013, 2014) NFLHC 3x Pro Bowl (2015, 2016, 2018) 2x AFC Defensive POTW
Career NFL statistics
Tackles 190 Interceptions 26 Touchdowns 6

Jacoby Seaverns is a retired American football cornerback who played mainly for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at Oklahoma.

College Career

Seaverns was one of the most exciting college players in 2013. Recording 8 interceptions, 1 forced fumble, and 2 touchdowns, Seaverns was named to the All-American team and led the Sooners to a 9-4 record. He decided to stay for his senior season, making himself one of the top draft prospects in the country for 2014. He again had an impressive season with 5 interceptions as the Sooners went 10-3. Seaverns finished his two seasons as one of the most decorated cornerbacks in history, making the All-American team twice.

College Statistics

NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
Oklahoma Sooners
Season	Defense
	GP	GS	Tackles	Int	Sacks	FF	FR	TD	Safeties
2013	13	13	57	8	1.0	1	0	2	0
2014	13	13	55	5	0.0	0	0	1	0
NCAA Career Totals	26	26	112	13	1.0	1	0	3	0

Professional Career

Pre-draft

Seaverns helped his stock during the combine, running an impressive 4.33 40 yard dash. Faster than the consensus #1 cornerback on the board, Keyshawn Thompson. Seaverns solidified himself as the second best cornerback prospect. He also played in the 2014 Senior Bowl where he intercepted a pass from Aaron Kotar.

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	Shuttle	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6 ft 2 in	190 lb	4.33 s			35 in	10 ft 3 in

Draft

Seaverns was selected with the 7th overall pick of the 2015 NFLHC Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He was the second cornerback selected.

Cincinnati Bengals

Seaverns excelled in his rookie season in which he made the Pro Bowl. He only had 3 interceptions but his help against the run was noticed. Seaverns quickly became one of the top cornerbacks in the league. He had 17 interceptions in his first four seasons, a touchdown in each season, and some believed he was the best cornerback in run defense based on his ability to get tackles. He made the Pro Bowl for a third time in 2018 after a career high 7 interceptions. His performance began to dip in the 2019 season. The Bengals had one of the worst pass defenses and Seaverns took part of the blame. The Bengals did sign him to a 4 year, $48 million extension in the middle of the season but decided to trade him at the end of the season.

Buffalo Bills

Seaverns was traded to the Bills. Seaverns was traded for a 2020 1st round pick which became CB Blake Turner, a 2021 5th round pick, and a 2020 7th round pick. Seaverns stay with the Bills was short-lived as he was moved to the Texans after week 6. Seaverns did have an impact on the Bills, being defensive player of the week in week 4 after having a 2 interception, 2 TD game.

Houston Texans

The Texans focused on a win-now strategy brought in Seaverns in a very large blockbuster trade. The Bills traded Seaverns, DT Kendall Hill, and a 7th round pick for a 2021 1st round pick which became CB Sean Taylor, a 2022 1st round pick which became C Xavier Cuellar, a 5th round pick, a 6th round pick, a 7th round pick, KR Rickie Baird, WR Gordon Kleinsasser, WR Billy Rodgers, DT Nathan Knowlton, OLB Chester Williams, and CB Antonio Hotchkiss. Seaverns went on to have 2 interceptions for the Texans and once again traded at the end of the season.

Carolina Panthers

Seaverns was moved in three blockbuster trades between the 2020 offseason and the 2021 offseason. This time he was traded to the Panthers, along with SS Darren Manning, OLB Jeff Brooks, a 3rd round pick, and a 7th round pick for the 30th overall pick which became WR Hakeem Black, TE Kelly Littleton, OLB Andre Gasaway, CB Jim Milloy, and SS Frederick Fain. Seaverns struggled with the Panthers, not recording an interception in the 2021 season. He was able to get 3 in the 2022 season. Seaverns was scheduled to enter free agency at the end of season but decided to retire instead.

Professional Statistics

Career Statistics (Regular Season) Year Team Games Starts Defensive Rating Tackles Sacks FF FR INT TD Safeties 2015 CIN 14 14 43 0.0 0 0 3 1 0 81 2016 CIN 12 12 26 0.0 0 0 3 1 0 86 2017 CIN 16 16 57 0.0 0 0 4 1 0 94 2018 CIN 16 16 28 0.0 0 0 7 1 0 95 2019 CIN 16 16 19 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 95 2020 BUF/HOU 16 16 11 0.0 0 0 4 2 0 93 2021 CAR 16 16 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 89 2022 CAR 16 16 6 0.0 0 0 3 0 0 85 Career 122 122 190 0.0 0 0 26 6 0

Contract History Year Team Contract Year Contract Information Notes Years Total Guaranteed Non-Guaranteed 2015 CIN 1st 5 50 5 5 Drafted 2016 CIN 2nd 5 5 2017 CIN 3rd 5 5 2018 CIN 4th 5 5 2019 CIN 5th 5 5 2020 BUF/HOU 1st 3 36 12 0 Extension 2021 CAR 2nd 6 6 2022 CAR 3rd 0 12 Career 8 86 43 43

Injury History
Year	Team	Injury Information		Notes
		Games Missed	Type
2015	CIN	0	N/A
2016	CIN	0	N/A
2017	CIN	0	N/A
2018	CIN	0	N/A
2019	CIN	0	N/A
2020	BUF/HOU	0	N/A
2021	CAR	0	N/A
2022	CAR	0	N/A
Career		0