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Player file

Joe Giles-Harris

LB Linebacker · Duke · #43 · PRO

6' 2" · 234 lbs · ESPN roster listing (measurement date not published)

age 29 · born 1997-04-01 · corroborated by nflverse players.csv · as of 2026-09-20

ESPN team roster · 2026-09-20Over The Cap · 2026-08-30

CIN · practice-squad

Formal report: Practice: not reported · Game designation not reported. Check next report · Plan coverage

Inspect sources and coverage · Open club

Inspect file assembly

lifecycle: veteran — 7 NFL regular-season line(s) 2019–2026 on the seasonal well (nflverse stats_player_reg) · card built 2026-09-20

#95 tkl · 1 g2026where he ranks at Tackles among 125 qualified at the position · 2026 · nflverse player statistics 2026 · 2026-09-20

Inspect season and contract figures
Season stats
  1. 2026 · CIN · LB · 1 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved0 solo tkl · 0 ast · 0 sk · 0 INT · 0 PD · 0 FFnflverse player statistics regular season 2026 (retrieved) · 2026-09-20T14:36:04.573Z

Provider-reported season totals may lag game-box statistics and later corrections. Counting-stat game rows do not establish total appearances or starts.

ContractOver The Cap · 2026-08-30

Not sourced yet · term / APY / current cap number only; guarantees, bonuses, options and exit consequences are not on a provisioned source (unknown)

NFL by year
  1. 2026 · CIN · LB · 1 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved0 solo tkl · 0 ast · 0 sk · 0 INT · 0 PD · 0 FF
  2. 2025 · CIN · LB · 8 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved14 solo tkl · 0 ast · 0 sk · 0 INT · 2 PD · 0 FF
  3. 2024 · JAX · LB · 4 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved2 solo tkl · 0 ast · 0 sk · 0 INT · 0 PD · 0 FF
  4. 2022 · BUF · LB · 1 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved1 solo tkl · 0 ast · 0 sk · 0 INT · 0 PD · 0 FF
  5. 2021 · BUF · LB · 1 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved1 solo tkl · 0 ast · 0 sk · 0 INT · 0 PD · 0 FF
  6. 2020 · JAX · LB · 8 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved8 solo tkl · 2 ast · 1 sk · 0 INT · 0 PD · 0 FF
  7. 2019 · JAX · LB · 2 counting-stat game rows; total appearances unresolved2 solo tkl · 0 ast · 0 sk · 0 INT · 0 PD · 0 FF
nflverse player statistics 1999–2026 · 2026-09-20as of 2026-09-20T14:36:04.573Z

Stack-up lives on leaders. Not a rank invented on this file.

Official games

Not sourced yet · snaps are not printed in the NFL Game Summary and no snap-count source is provisioned — participation above is the book's own lists

NFL Game Summary · 2026-08-13as of 2026-09-13
College by year
  1. 2018 · Duke · defensive81 tkl · 1.0 sackCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14
  2. 2017 · Duke · defensive125 tkl · 4.5 sackCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14
  3. 2016 · Duke · defensive100 tkl · 4 sackCollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14
CollegeFootballData player season stats · 2026-08-14
Draft

Searched — none · searched nflverse draft_picks 1980–2026 (12927 rows) by gsis_id 00-0035363: no pick row — undrafted (the ledger carries every selection since 1980) (asOf 2026-09-20)

Combine / pro day
  1. 2019 Combine · LB · Duke · 6-2 · 234 lb40 4.75 · bench 17 · vert 29.5" · broad 111"
nflverse combine · 2026-09-20

Not sourced yet · pro day: pro-day results are not on any provisioned source

a blank drill is one the nflverse combine table did not record — it carries no did-not-participate reason, so the reason is not on file

Injuries

Source not provisioned · no reserve/injury filing for this name in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) and no weekly injury-report row (30 of 32 clubs have a posted report as of 2026-09-20T15:46:37.182Z). Pre-window history is not on a provisioned source. Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Suspensions / discipline

Not sourced yet · no discipline records on file · search bound: recorded search of official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing) for /\bsuspend|reserve\s*\/\s*suspended|commissioner(?:'s)?\s+exempt|exempt\s*\/\s*commissioner/i: 5 filings. The league discipline ledger is not a provisioned source, so absence here is a bounded search, not a true negative. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Transactions
  • 2026-09-12 · CINElevated LB Joe Giles-Harris and TE Tanner Hudson from the practice squad to the active roster (standard elevations).
  • 2026-08-31 · CIN ↔ PHISigned the following 11 players to the Practice Squad: HB Kentrel Bullock , QB Sean Clifford , DT Howard Cross III , DE Isaiah Foskey , LB Joe Giles-Harris , LB Shaka Heyward , CB Bralyn Lux , HB Kendall Milton , WR Jord
  • 2026-08-30 · CINTerminated the contracts of the following four vested veterans: HB Gary Brightwell , LB Joe Giles-Harris , QB Josh Johnson and S Russ Yeast
  • 2026-01-05 · CINSigned the following six players to contract extensions: DE Isaiah Foskey , LB Joe Giles-Harris , TE Cam Grandy , LB Shaka Heyward , S PJ Jules and WR Mitch Tinsley.
CIN transactions (club-official) · 2026-09-20as of 2026-09-19

window 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19

filings in official transaction feeds on disk 2026-01-01 → 2026-09-19 (32 clubs: 31 club-published and 1 from the nfl.com league ledger as the approved equivalent (DAL); 1966 rows; no club feed missing); pre-window movement is not on a provisioned source

Awards

Source not provisioned · nflverse draft_picks 1980–2026 carries drafted players only; no pick row for gsis_id 00-0035363 (undrafted or pre-1980). Honors for undrafted players are not on a provisioned source — a bounded search, not a true negative Next: connect a source that covers this field. (asOf 2026-09-20)

Inspect · sources, membership and decision coverage

Availability · Practice and game designation not reported

Roster membership is separate from health, practice participation and game designation. Active does not confirm that a player will dress. Practice-squad players require promotion/elevation in a Scenario; other blocked memberships cannot enter an eligible lineup.

  • Joe Giles-Harris · Practice Squad · observed · since 2026-09-12 · Promotion/elevation required for a lineup; any assumption belongs to Scenario. · Official roster

Joe Giles-Harris · Decision coverage

One canonical person · current participant · 6 answered / 8 applicable questions · 0 do not apply.

Answered includes sourced values and bounded negatives. A future checkpoint is not overdue ingestion; an unresolved source is not proof of nonpublication.

Not sourced yet: 2

Evidence windows stay explicit. Historical awards, discipline and college links are outside this decision count.

  • Membership

    Answered · practice-squad

    Evidence window: 2026-09-20T13:09:04.914Z

    bengals.com / current roster sections
  • Lineup eligibility

    Answered · Promotion/elevation required. Actual is unchanged.

    Evidence window: 2026-09-20T13:09:04.914Z

    bengals.com / current roster sections
  • Listed role

    Answered · LB

    bengals.com / players-roster + depth chart
  • Recent usage / sample

    Answered · Appeared · TB at CIN · one connected game / observation

    Evidence window: 2026-09-13

    NFL Game Summary
  • Production / sample

    Answered · defense: tkl 0, ast 0, comb 0, sk 0 · one connected game: TB at CIN

    Evidence window: 2026-09-13 · Week 1

    NFL Game Summary
  • Practice participation

    Not sourced yet · No dated report row is connected to this person. Publication, a missing join and omission from a report are not distinguished by this evidence.

    Owner: Club report ingestion · Resolve or update this question.

  • Game designation

    Not sourced yet · No dated report row is connected to this person. Publication, a missing join and omission from a report are not distinguished by this evidence.

    Owner: Club report ingestion · Resolve or update this question.

  • Contract term

    Answered · Signed through 2026

    Evidence window: 2026-08-30

    Over The Cap