# Andrei Iosivas

Andrei Iosivas (born October 15, 1999; /ˈjoʊsiˌvɑːʃ/ YOH-see-VAHSH) is a Romanian-Filipino-American professional football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Princeton and was selected by the Bengals in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL draft.

## Early life

Iosivas was born in Tokyo, Japan, on October 15, 1999, to a Filipino mother and Romanian father. The family moved to Honolulu in 2003, where he attended Punahou School. He was born with Filipino and Romanian citizenship and became an American citizen when he was 17.

## College career

Iosivas played on Princeton's junior varsity team as a freshman. As a sophomore, he caught 18 passes for 263 yards and four touchdowns. Iosivas's initial junior season in 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and he took a gap year. In 2021, he caught 41 passes for 703 yards and five touchdowns and was named second-team All-Ivy League. Iosivas entered his senior season as the 15th-most athletic player in college football on sportswriter Bruce Feldman's annual "Freaks List". He was named first team All-Ivy League after leading the conference with 66 receptions, 943 receiving yards, and seven touchdown catches.
Iosivas was also a heptathlete on Princeton's track and field team. He set the school record with 5,715 points in 2022 and was named an All-American.

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 3+1⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | 4.43 s | 1.52 s | 2.54 s | 4.12 s | 6.85 s | 39.0 in (0.99 m) | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | 19 reps |
| All values from the NFL Combine ||||||||||||

### 2023

Iosivas was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round, 206th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.
He made his first career reception, a 9-yard contested sideline catch, in the Bengals' Week 5 game against the Arizona Cardinals. In Week 6 against the Seattle Seahawks, Iosivas scored his first career touchdown on a 3-yard pass from quarterback Joe Burrow in a game the Bengals won 17–13. Iosivas grabbed his second career touchdown on an 2-yard pass against the San Francisco 49ers in what ended up being his only target of the game. Iosivas missed the Bengals' Week 11 contest against the Baltimore Ravens due to a knee injury.
In Week 18 against the Cleveland Browns, Iosivas played his first career game as a starter, due to Tee Higgins re-aggravating a hamstring injury. Iosivas had a solid game, with five receptions on seven targets for 36 yards and two touchdowns. He finished his rookie season with 15 receptions, 116 yards, and four touchdowns.

### 2024

Iosivas was named the Bengals starting third wide receiver after the departure of Tyler Boyd. He recorded a two-touchdown game during the Bengals' Week 2 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

## NFL career statistics

Legend :
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Games | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Receiving | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost |
| 2023 | CIN | 16 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | CIN | 13 | 7 | 47 | 27 | 350 | 13.0 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | Career | 29 | 8 | 72 | 42 | 466 | 11.1 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 |