TicketsCINCINNATI— The University of Cincinnati football program will send eight NFL prospects to 2024 Big 12 Pro Day, presented by the Air Force Reserve.
The eight Bearcats are among 137 prospects who will participate in the inaugural conference-wide Pro Day which will take place in Frisco, Texas at the Ford Center at The Star from Wednesday to Saturday.
The NFL Network will host an hour-long Big 12 Pro Day show from 8 to 9 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday.
Two-time All-Conference honoree and 2023 team captain Jowon Briggs leads the way for Cincinnati at the event. The 6-2, 297-pounder is a Cincinnati native who starred at Walnut Hills High School before starting his career at Virginia, where he was a Freshman All-American in 2019. He transferred to Cincinnati in 2021 and was a valuable member of the Bearcats' defensive line during the team's run to an undefeated regular season and appearance in the College Football Playoff.
Briggs will workout on Saturday. He started the final 25 games of his career at defensive tackle, collected All-AAC First Team accolades in 2022 before nabbing All-Big 12 honorable mention honors in 2023.
All 32 NFL teams are expected to be attendance.
Cincinnati's participants include:
QB Emory Jones
RB Ryan Montgomery
WR Dee Wiggins
OL Trevor Radosevich
DL Jowon Briggs
DL Malik Vann
DL/LB Daniel Grzesiak
DB Taj Ward
Workout Schedule (all time CT)
Thursday
Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers and Tight Ends will work out from 7:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Running Backs will take the field from 10:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Defensive Backs from 2:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Saturday
Specialists work out from 7:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Offensive Linemen from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Defensive Linemen will be on the field from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Linebackers conclude the weekend from 2:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Cincinnati Participants Bios
QB Emory Jones (link to full bio)
2023: Started 11 of 12 games at quarterback for Cincinnati in 2023 and finished with 31 starts for UC, Arizona State and Florida in his career…One of four team captains…Finished ninth in the Big 12 in total offense (231.6)…Passed for 2,219 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed for 560 yards and four scores…Passed for 166 yards and two scores at West Virginia and added 44 yards and a score on the ground…Completed 13 of 16 passes for 131 yards and a score at Houston…Went 23-of-37 for 256 yards and three TDs with 94 rush yards on 14 attempts at BYU…Finished 18-of-35 for 265 yards and a season-high 101 rushing yards on a career-high 20 attempts vs. Miami (OH)…The 101 yards were the second most of his career…Finished 19-of-23 for 345 yards and five passing touchdowns, in addition to 26 rushing yards on nine attempts and two rushing touchdowns versus EKU…Set the UC single-game program record for total touchdowns by a quarterback with seven touchdowns – five passing and two rushing…He also became the first Bearcat quarterback to throw for five touchdowns since Gunner Kiel versus UCF on Oct. 31, 2015…Jones threw for 326 yards in the first half for his second career 300-yard game and was responsible for all six first-half touchdowns vs. EKU.
RB Ryan Montgomery (link to full bio)
2023: Finished with 329 rushing yards and one touchdown on 54 carries over eight games in 2023…Added 11 receptions for 91 yards and two scores and also returned two punts for 16 yards…Battled injuries midway through the season but returned to play in final four games…Had a 20-carry, 104-yard rushing performance against Miami (Ohio)…Returned from more than a month off to rush for a career-best 113 yards and one touchdown on just eight carries against UCF…Tallied 13 yards rushing and 13 yards receiving and caught a touchdown at Houston…Wrapped up his career with 49 yards rushing on eight carries and 22 receiving yards and a score on three receptions against Kansas…Also completed the first pass of his career – a seven-yard touchdown pass to Dee Wiggins – on a trick play in the fourth quarter versus the Jayhawks…Five-year contributor at running back and punt returner who wrapped up his career with 1,058 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on 198 carries (5.3 ypc) to go along with 214 yards and three touchdowns on 25 receptions…Ranks third in UC history with 688 punt return yards…Finished his career with 2080 total yards and 14 touchdowns over 55 games.
WR Dee Wiggins (link to full bio)
2023: Starter at wide receiver who finished with 20 receptions for 246 yards and two touchdowns in 2023…Opened the season with a 39-yard touchdown catch against Eastern Kentucky…Had three receptions for 52 yards and a 13-yard rush at Pitt…Made three grabs for 51 yards versus Miami (Ohio)…Totaled a season-high six catches for 45 yards against Oklahoma…Had one catch at BYU and one catch versus Iowa State…Made one grab versus UCF and capped the season with four catches for 37 yards against Kansas…Transferred to UC from Louisville where he played one season in 2022 after four years at Miami (Fla.)…Wrapped up his collegiate career with 86 receptions for 1,104 yards and nine touchdowns over 55 games at Cincinnati, Louisville and Miami (Fla.).
OL Trevor Radosevich (link to full bio)
A plug-and-play o-lineman that helped Cincinnati finish the year as the sixth-best rushing attack in the nation, averaging 217 yards per game on the ground in 2023…Saw snaps in seven games and started in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky… He was an integral part of Corey Kiner, rushing for 1,078 yards during the season, the 19th individual 1,000-yard rushing season in program history.
DL Jowon Briggs (link to full bio)
2023: One of four 2023 team captains…Tallied 27 tackles with six tackles for loss and two sacks over 12 starts at defensive end en route to All-Big 12 honorable mention accolades…Tallied four tackles with 2.0 TFLs and one sack in win at Pitt…Totaled three stops against Oklahoma and at BYU…Finished with three tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, versus Baylor…Had a TFL at Oklahoma State and made a season-high five tackles versus UCF…Had three tackles and a half-sack at West Virginia…Capped his final season with two stops and a half-TFL against Kansas…Welcomed his third child, son, Zane, on August 25, 2023 with wife, Nyjae…Also has an older son, Jowon, and a daughter, Reine…An accomplished singer and UC graduate who earned a certificate in computer science.
DL Malik Vann (link to full bio)
2023: Finished as the Big 12's eighth-highest-rated edge defender (73.6) according to Pro Football Focus in 2023… Veteran defensive lineman who rotated on the first team at defensive end and appeared in all 12 games…Finished with 12 tackles and 1.5 sacks…Totaled two tackles versus both Iowa State and at BYU…Had a pair of stops and a sack at Miami (Ohio)…Returned for a sixth-year in 2023 after suffering a season-ending pectoral injury two games into the 2022 season…Wrapped up career with 102 tackles, 23.5 TFLs and 10.5 sacks over 61 career games.
DL/LB Daniel Grzesiak (link to full bio)
2023: Tallied 46 tackles with 6.5 TFLs, 3.5 sacks and a career-high three pass break-ups over 12 starts at the outside linebacker in 2023…Recorded a season-high eight tackles, including one TFL at West Virginia…Finished with seven tackles and two TFLs against Eastern Kentucky and Iowa State…Had a season-high 2.0 sacks at Iowa State…Against EKU he forced and recovered his lone fumble of the year…He capped off his final colligate season with an invite to play in the Trillion Tropical Bowl…He played the first three years of their career at Nevada (2019-21) before a year stop at Utah State in 2022, where he recorded 13 TFLs and 8.5 sacks… He wrapped up his FBS career with 140 tackles, 29 TFLs, and 19.5 sacks over 59 career games.
DB Taj Ward (link to bio here)
2023: Had a career year in his sixth and final season as a Bearcat, recording 55 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, 0.5 sacks and forced two fumbles, and recorded one – all career highs in 2023… His 55 tackles were the fourth most on the team, and logged a season-high nine against Oklahoma, including two TFLs… Forced and recovered an important fumble that led Cincinnati to a victory over Pittsburgh… Was part of Cincinnati's CFP appearance in 2021, as he played in 11 games during the season. He ended his collegiate career with 102 tackles, 6.0 TFLs, and one interception in 62 career games.
The eight Bearcats are among 137 prospects who will participate in the inaugural conference-wide Pro Day which will take place in Frisco, Texas at the Ford Center at The Star from Wednesday to Saturday.
The NFL Network will host an hour-long Big 12 Pro Day show from 8 to 9 p.m. ET on Thursday and Friday.
Two-time All-Conference honoree and 2023 team captain Jowon Briggs leads the way for Cincinnati at the event. The 6-2, 297-pounder is a Cincinnati native who starred at Walnut Hills High School before starting his career at Virginia, where he was a Freshman All-American in 2019. He transferred to Cincinnati in 2021 and was a valuable member of the Bearcats' defensive line during the team's run to an undefeated regular season and appearance in the College Football Playoff.
Briggs will workout on Saturday. He started the final 25 games of his career at defensive tackle, collected All-AAC First Team accolades in 2022 before nabbing All-Big 12 honorable mention honors in 2023.
All 32 NFL teams are expected to be attendance.
Cincinnati's participants include:
QB Emory Jones
RB Ryan Montgomery
WR Dee Wiggins
OL Trevor Radosevich
DL Jowon Briggs
DL Malik Vann
DL/LB Daniel Grzesiak
DB Taj Ward
Workout Schedule (all time CT)
Thursday
Quarterbacks, Wide Receivers and Tight Ends will work out from 7:15 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Running Backs will take the field from 10:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Defensive Backs from 2:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Saturday
Specialists work out from 7:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
Offensive Linemen from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Defensive Linemen will be on the field from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Linebackers conclude the weekend from 2:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Cincinnati Participants Bios
QB Emory Jones (link to full bio)
2023: Started 11 of 12 games at quarterback for Cincinnati in 2023 and finished with 31 starts for UC, Arizona State and Florida in his career…One of four team captains…Finished ninth in the Big 12 in total offense (231.6)…Passed for 2,219 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushed for 560 yards and four scores…Passed for 166 yards and two scores at West Virginia and added 44 yards and a score on the ground…Completed 13 of 16 passes for 131 yards and a score at Houston…Went 23-of-37 for 256 yards and three TDs with 94 rush yards on 14 attempts at BYU…Finished 18-of-35 for 265 yards and a season-high 101 rushing yards on a career-high 20 attempts vs. Miami (OH)…The 101 yards were the second most of his career…Finished 19-of-23 for 345 yards and five passing touchdowns, in addition to 26 rushing yards on nine attempts and two rushing touchdowns versus EKU…Set the UC single-game program record for total touchdowns by a quarterback with seven touchdowns – five passing and two rushing…He also became the first Bearcat quarterback to throw for five touchdowns since Gunner Kiel versus UCF on Oct. 31, 2015…Jones threw for 326 yards in the first half for his second career 300-yard game and was responsible for all six first-half touchdowns vs. EKU.
RB Ryan Montgomery (link to full bio)
2023: Finished with 329 rushing yards and one touchdown on 54 carries over eight games in 2023…Added 11 receptions for 91 yards and two scores and also returned two punts for 16 yards…Battled injuries midway through the season but returned to play in final four games…Had a 20-carry, 104-yard rushing performance against Miami (Ohio)…Returned from more than a month off to rush for a career-best 113 yards and one touchdown on just eight carries against UCF…Tallied 13 yards rushing and 13 yards receiving and caught a touchdown at Houston…Wrapped up his career with 49 yards rushing on eight carries and 22 receiving yards and a score on three receptions against Kansas…Also completed the first pass of his career – a seven-yard touchdown pass to Dee Wiggins – on a trick play in the fourth quarter versus the Jayhawks…Five-year contributor at running back and punt returner who wrapped up his career with 1,058 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on 198 carries (5.3 ypc) to go along with 214 yards and three touchdowns on 25 receptions…Ranks third in UC history with 688 punt return yards…Finished his career with 2080 total yards and 14 touchdowns over 55 games.
WR Dee Wiggins (link to full bio)
2023: Starter at wide receiver who finished with 20 receptions for 246 yards and two touchdowns in 2023…Opened the season with a 39-yard touchdown catch against Eastern Kentucky…Had three receptions for 52 yards and a 13-yard rush at Pitt…Made three grabs for 51 yards versus Miami (Ohio)…Totaled a season-high six catches for 45 yards against Oklahoma…Had one catch at BYU and one catch versus Iowa State…Made one grab versus UCF and capped the season with four catches for 37 yards against Kansas…Transferred to UC from Louisville where he played one season in 2022 after four years at Miami (Fla.)…Wrapped up his collegiate career with 86 receptions for 1,104 yards and nine touchdowns over 55 games at Cincinnati, Louisville and Miami (Fla.).
OL Trevor Radosevich (link to full bio)
A plug-and-play o-lineman that helped Cincinnati finish the year as the sixth-best rushing attack in the nation, averaging 217 yards per game on the ground in 2023…Saw snaps in seven games and started in the season opener against Eastern Kentucky… He was an integral part of Corey Kiner, rushing for 1,078 yards during the season, the 19th individual 1,000-yard rushing season in program history.
DL Jowon Briggs (link to full bio)
2023: One of four 2023 team captains…Tallied 27 tackles with six tackles for loss and two sacks over 12 starts at defensive end en route to All-Big 12 honorable mention accolades…Tallied four tackles with 2.0 TFLs and one sack in win at Pitt…Totaled three stops against Oklahoma and at BYU…Finished with three tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, versus Baylor…Had a TFL at Oklahoma State and made a season-high five tackles versus UCF…Had three tackles and a half-sack at West Virginia…Capped his final season with two stops and a half-TFL against Kansas…Welcomed his third child, son, Zane, on August 25, 2023 with wife, Nyjae…Also has an older son, Jowon, and a daughter, Reine…An accomplished singer and UC graduate who earned a certificate in computer science.
DL Malik Vann (link to full bio)
2023: Finished as the Big 12's eighth-highest-rated edge defender (73.6) according to Pro Football Focus in 2023… Veteran defensive lineman who rotated on the first team at defensive end and appeared in all 12 games…Finished with 12 tackles and 1.5 sacks…Totaled two tackles versus both Iowa State and at BYU…Had a pair of stops and a sack at Miami (Ohio)…Returned for a sixth-year in 2023 after suffering a season-ending pectoral injury two games into the 2022 season…Wrapped up career with 102 tackles, 23.5 TFLs and 10.5 sacks over 61 career games.
DL/LB Daniel Grzesiak (link to full bio)
2023: Tallied 46 tackles with 6.5 TFLs, 3.5 sacks and a career-high three pass break-ups over 12 starts at the outside linebacker in 2023…Recorded a season-high eight tackles, including one TFL at West Virginia…Finished with seven tackles and two TFLs against Eastern Kentucky and Iowa State…Had a season-high 2.0 sacks at Iowa State…Against EKU he forced and recovered his lone fumble of the year…He capped off his final colligate season with an invite to play in the Trillion Tropical Bowl…He played the first three years of their career at Nevada (2019-21) before a year stop at Utah State in 2022, where he recorded 13 TFLs and 8.5 sacks… He wrapped up his FBS career with 140 tackles, 29 TFLs, and 19.5 sacks over 59 career games.
DB Taj Ward (link to bio here)
2023: Had a career year in his sixth and final season as a Bearcat, recording 55 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, 0.5 sacks and forced two fumbles, and recorded one – all career highs in 2023… His 55 tackles were the fourth most on the team, and logged a season-high nine against Oklahoma, including two TFLs… Forced and recovered an important fumble that led Cincinnati to a victory over Pittsburgh… Was part of Cincinnati's CFP appearance in 2021, as he played in 11 games during the season. He ended his collegiate career with 102 tackles, 6.0 TFLs, and one interception in 62 career games.