A blazing-fast former Bengals fifth-round pick who built his NFL career as one of the league's most reliable special-teams safeties.
Tycen Anderson joins Denver's secondary as a special-teams standout and depth safety after four seasons in Cincinnati. The Toledo product ran a 4.36-second 40-yard dash at the combine and has parlayed that speed into a steady role covering kicks and punts at the NFL level.
Path to the league
Anderson starred at Toledo, earning first-team All-MAC honors in 2021 before the Cincinnati Bengals drafted him in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. At 6-foot-2, 203 pounds with elite timed speed, he was viewed as a core special-teamer with defensive upside.
Career highlights
Anderson appeared in 41 games for the Bengals from 2022 to 2025, including 34 straight appearances at one stretch, and consistently played at least 75 percent of Cincinnati's special-teams snaps in his final two seasons there.
2025 season recap
Anderson closed out his Bengals tenure in 2025 as a core special-teams contributor before signing a one-year deal with Denver in March 2026, where he will compete for the third safety role behind Denver's starters.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Tycen Anderson
- Denver Broncos: Broncos sign unrestricted free agent S Tycen Anderson
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
17 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | bengals | 17 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | bengals | 17 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | bengals | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Safety
- Group
- defense
- College
- Toledo
- Hometown
- Toledo, OH, USA
- Age
- 27
- Status
- active
