Ja'Marcus Ingram has aced every test this year.

Made the Buffalo Bills' 53-man roster. Knocked away a deep pass near the goal line to seal a Week 1 victory. Intercepted Tua Tagovailoa twice, including a 31-yard pick six, in Week 2.

The NFL wanted him to pass one more test. A drug test.

Defensive back teammate Rasul Douglas posted a photo of Ingram receiving a game ball in his Instagram story after Ingram's two-interception game on Thursday Night Football. His next story post was Ingram posing with a written notice from the league taped to his jersey notifying him of a mandatory drug test, with Douglas writing "30 seconds later bro got that drug test letter."

The league conducts random drug tests throughout the season. Players have publicly expressed skepticism over how random the tests are, calling the NFL out for testing them after huge performances.

Baker Mayfield said he was tested "probably 11 times" when the Cleveland Browns made a playoff run in 2020. Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett joked he was tested after going sleeveless for a game and showing off his physique in 2021. In 2023, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown tweeted "(Roger) this is not random," calling out NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after Brown was tested after a monster game. CeeDee Lamb was ordered to take a drug test immediately after recording 227 receiving yards last year.

Players have already been vocal this year. Patriots defensive end Keion White said "the boys got me on my day off" with a photo of his summons to be tested, one day after his 2.5-sack performance in New England's season-opening win over the Cincinnati Bengals. New York Jets running back Breece Hall had 114 total yards and a touchdown in Week 2 and tweeted "Caught a touchdown and got that drug test text this morning" the next day.

The NFL policy on performance enhancing substances states 10 players on each team will be randomly tested each week and are required to provide a specimen whenever they are selected. Ingram was purportedly notified in the locker room after his career game.

Ingram is tied with Green Bay Packers safety Xavier McKinney for the league lead with two interceptions and they came in the same game.

His first pick against Tagovailoa was a first quarter pass intended for Grant DuBose, who didn't appear to get his head around for the ball as it bounced off his shoulder. Ingram corralled the interception and returned it 25 yards.

In the third quarter, Tagovailoa was pressured and tried throwing the ball away off his back foot as he was taken to the ground. The pass didn't have enough juice to get out of bounds and Ingram charged the ball near the sideline and went untouched 31 yards for a touchdown.

Defensive coordinator Bobby Babich has used Ingram safety and cornerback.

“My mindset is preparing like I'm going to play, preparing like I'm going to start no matter what,” Ingram said after the Bills' 31-10 dismantling of the Dolphins. “But it's still things that I feel and it's a lot to be able to step up in those moments. The fact that they got faith in me to be able to do that is just a blessing to be a part of this organization that I can step up in those moments and make plays.”

Ingram didn't have any Division I offers out of high school in Texas. He walked on at Utah State, transferred to Texas Tech, finished his college football career at the University at Buffalo and signed with the Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2022. He was on Buffalo's practice squad in 2022 and 2023, and was elevated five times, totaling three career tackles prior to this season.

He now has the attention of opposing quarterbacks and NFL testing administrators.

What is the NFL drug test policy?

• April 20-Aug. 9: All players receive one annual test under the SOA (substance of abuse) policy

• Training camp: All players receive one annual test under the PES (performance-enhancing substance) policy

• Any day of year: Random testing for performance enhancing substances

• Offseason: Players may be tested up to six times

SOA tests can be administered up to 10 times per month. PES tests can be administered a maximum of 24 times per year.

What substances does the NFL test for?

• Cocaine

• Synthetic Marijuana

• Amphetamines (includes Adderall)

• Opiates

• Opioids

• PCP

• MDMA (i.e., ecstasy, molly)

What performance enhancing substances does the NFL test for?

• Anabolic/Androgenic Steroids (e.g., testosterone, nandrolone, turinabol)

• Protein and Peptide Hormones (e.g., hGH, GHRP, BPC 157)

• Anti-estrogenic Agents (e.g., tamoxifen)

• Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMS) (e.g., Ostarine)

• Diuretics (e.g., chlorothiazide)

• Stimulants (e.g., amphetamines, Ritalin, ephedrine)

• Gene Doping (e.g., GW1516)

Here is a full list of banned substances.

This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: NFL makes Ja'Marcus Ingram take drug test after huge game for Bills