Trikweze Bridges

Trikweze Bridges (born September 20, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback on the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and Florida Gators. He was selected by the Chargers in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL draft.

Early life Bridges attended Lanett High School, where he led both the football and basketball teams to state championships. As a junior, he notched 98 tackles with 12 being for a loss, nine interceptions, five forced fumbles, and six fumble recoveries, while also hauling in 30 receptions for 732 yards and eight touchdowns offensively. Bridges put up six tackles in their state title game win over Leroy High School. He tied the Alabama state record with 36 career interceptions. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Oregon Ducks over offers from schools such as Alabama, Florida State, LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Penn State. Heading into the 2021 season, Bridges competed for a starting spot in the Ducks secondary. During the 2021 season, he appeared in 14 games with three starts, where he notched 26 tackles and an interception. In 2022, Bridges started in all 13 games, where he totaled 49 tackles, five pass deflections, three interceptions, and a forced fumble. In 2023, he tallied 16 tackles and three pass deflections. After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. During the 2024 season, Bridges recorded 70 tackles, six pass deflections, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles. After the conclusion of the 2024 season, he declared for the 2025 NFL draft.

Los Angeles Chargers Bridges was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers with the 256th overall pick in the seventh round in the 2025 NFL draft. On August 26, 2025, he was waived as part of final roster cuts.

Dallas Cowboys On August 27, 2025, Bridges was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Cowboys.

On August 30, 2026, Bridges was waived by the Cowboys as part of final roster cuts.

Cincinnati Bengals On September 1, 2026, Bridges signed with the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.