Aaron Casey
American gridiron football player (born 2000)
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Aaron Casey (born June 12, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Indiana and was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2024 by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Casey with the Toronto Argonauts in 2025 | |
| No. 36 – Toronto Argonauts | |
|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 12, 2000 Douglasville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Alexander (Douglasville, Georgia) |
| College | Indiana (2018–2023) |
| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Early life
Casey was born in Douglasville, Georgia where he attended high school at Alexander. In Casey's high school career, he notched 225 tackles, nine interceptions, four fumble recoveries, and four forced fumbles.[1] Casey committed to play college football for the Indiana Hoosiers.[2][3]
College career
In Casey's first season in 2019, he totaled five tackles (1.5 for a loss) and a sack.[4] In 2020, Casey had 15 tackles (three for a loss) and a sack.[5] In 2021, Casey finished the season with 25 tackles and one tackle for a loss.[6] Casey took a step up in 2022, becoming a full time starter where he recorded 86 tackles (10.5 for a loss), one and a half sacks, and two forced fumbles.[7] In the 2023 preseason, Casey was named to the Butkus Award watch list.[8] In week one of the 2023 season, Casey notched 11 tackles with one being for a loss against Ohio State.[9] In week ten, Casey had a career performance totaling nine tackles (four for a loss) and two sacks versus Wisconsin.[10] In Indiana's 2023 season finale, Casey tallied 11 tackles (four for a loss) and a sack, but the Hoosiers lost to Purdue.[11]
Professional career
| 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 0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) | 231 lb (105 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.72 s | 1.62 s | 2.68 s | 4.40 s | 7.09 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 16 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[12][13][14] | ||||||||||||
Cincinnati Bengals
After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, Casey signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2024.[15][16] On August 23, he was released by the Bengals.[17]
Toronto Argonauts
On June 17, 2025, it was announced that Casey had signed with the Toronto Argonauts.[18]