| No. 37 – Cincinnati Bengals | |
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| Position | Safety |
| Roster status | Active |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2001-05-14)May 14, 2001 (age 24) Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Jones (Orlando, Florida) |
| College | Southern Illinois (2019–2023) |
| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats atPro Football Reference | |
P. J. Jules (born May 14, 2001) is an American professionalfootballsafety for theCincinnati Bengals of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theSouthern Illinois Salukis.
Jules was born on May 14, 2001, inOrlando, Florida.[1] His parents were immigrants from Haiti.[2] He spokeHaitian Creole before learning to speakEnglish at age five.[3] He grew up playingfootball as his father was a referee in a local league; his father died while visiting Haiti when Jules was inseventh grade.[2] He attendedJones High School in Orlando where competed in football andtrack and field.[1] He recorded 132tackles as asenior while helping his school reach the Class 5A Region semifinals.[1] A three-star recruit, Jules committed to playcollege football for theNCAA Division I FCS-levelSouthern Illinois Salukis.[1]
Jules posted 14 tackles as afreshman at Southern Illinois in 2019, mainly onspecial teams.[1] He then had 17 tackles in the 2020 season and was named honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) in 2021 after posting 74 tackles and sixpass breakups in 13 games.[1] He also recorded a 41-yardinterception returntouchdown againstKansas State during the 2021 season.[4] He was named second-team All-MVFC in 2022, when he was the team leader in both tackles (66) and pass breakups.[1] As a senior in 2023, Jules led the Salukis with 111 tackles and 11 pass breakups along with posting 13 tackles-for-loss, being named first-team FCSAll-American.[5] He was also sixth in voting for theBuck Buchanan Award as the best FCS defensive player nationally.[1] After the season, Jules was invited to theHula Bowl.[4]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Bench press | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft11+7⁄8 in (1.83 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.32 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 19 reps | ||||||
| All values fromPro Day[6] | ||||||||||||
After going unselected in the2024 NFL draft, Jules signed with theCincinnati Bengals as anundrafted free agent.[7] He waswaived on August 27, 2024, then re-signed to thepractice squad the following day.[8] After spending the entire season on the practice squad, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 7, 2025.[8]
Jules was a standout performer for the Bengals intraining camp and preseason in 2025.[9] He made 14 appearances for Cincinnati during the regular season, recording 18 combined tackles.
On January 5, 2026, the Bengals signed Jules to a one-year contract extension.[10]