The Bengals have announced their initial 53 man roster for the 2023 season. There are a few surprises, which will be discussed down below. However, none of this is final, and the waiver wire can surely still shake things up.
QB (2):
9. Joe Burrow
6. Jake Browning
RB (4):
28. Joe Mixon
25. Chris Evans
30. Chase Brown
32. Trayveon Williams
WR (6):
1. Ja’Marr Chase
85. Tee Higgins
83. Tyler Boyd
16. Trenton Irwin
80. Andrei Iosivas
15. Charlie Jones
TE (3):
81. Irv Smith
89. Drew Sample
84. Mitchell Wilcox
OT (5):
75. Orlando Brown
73. Jonah Williams
79. Jackson Carman
70. D’Ante Smith
61. Cody Ford
G (3):
65. Alex Cappa
67. Cordell Volson
74. Max Scharping
C (2):
64. Ted Karras
63. Trey Hill
DE (5):
91. Trey Hendrickson
94. Sam Hubbard
58. Joseph Ossai
96. Cam Sample
99. Myles Murphy
DT (5):
92. BJ Hill
98. DJ Reader
95. Zach Carter
68. Josh Tupou
97. Jay Tufele
LB (5):
55. Logan Wilson
57. Germaine Pratt
59. Akeem Davis-Gaither
51. Markus Bailey
49. Joe Bachie
CB (6):
22. Chidobe Awuzie
29. Cam Taylor-Britt
21. Mike Hilton
20. DJ Turner
35. Jalen Davis
38. DJ Ivey
S (4):
23. Daxton Hill
33. Nick Scott
26. Tycen Anderson
27. Jordan Battle
Special Teams (3):
2. Evan McPherson (K)
10. Brad Robbins (P)
48. Cal Adomitis (LS)
PUP (1):
71. La’el Collins (OT)
IR (4):
76. Devin Cochran (OT)
69. Devonnsha Maxwell (DT)
53. Tautala Pesefea (DT)
39. Marvell Tell (CB)
Released (6):
19. Trevor Siemian (QB)
11. Trent Taylor (WR)
17. Stanley Morgan (WR)
87. Tanner Hudson (TE)
24. Sidney Jones (CB)
31. Michael Thomas (S)
Waived (25):
7. Reid Sinnet (QB)
34. Jacob Saylors (RB)
36. Calvin Tyler (RB)
12. Shedrick Jackson (WR)
88. Malachi Carter (WR)
18. Kwamie Lassiter (WR)
14. Mac Hippenhammer (WR)
86. Devin Asiasi (TE)
82. Nick Bowers (TE)
85. Christian Trahan (TE)
77. Hakeem Adeniji (OT)
66. Nate Gilliam (G)
62. Ben Brown (C)
72. Domenique Davis (DT)
90. Owen Carney (DE)
93. Jeffrey Gunter (DE)
50. Shaka Heyward (LB)
45. Tyler Murray (LB)
47. Keandre Jones (LB)
44. Jaylen Moody (LB)
42. Allan George (CB)
31. Michael Thomas (S)
40. Larry Brooks (S)
37. Yusuf Corker (S)
4. Drue Chrisman (P)
Notes:
Browning has beaten out Siemian for QB2. Possibility remains that they add a QB via the waiver wire tomorrow. But for now, Browning is the guy.
They kept 4 RB’s on the initial 53 man roster. I don’t see the need, given that the RB position is rather easily replaceable, especially when it comes to depth. But the staff has always liked Williams.
A surprise comes at TE. Most thought Tanner Hudson earned a place, but he has been released. As a vested vet, he does not need to pass through waivers. Maybe the Bengals re-sign him after the roster shuffles a little bit.
I’m surprised to see Ford make it over Adeniji. Though Adeniji hasn’t been a world beater, Ford has been one of the worst OL in the league, and was terrible in the preseason.
Thought this might be the end of Trey Hill in Cincy, with Scharping getting reps at C. However, they have decided to keep him around, for the time being at least.
Tough to see Raymond Johnson waived. He fought hard to make it. I included him in my predictions, but I wasn’t sure if the Bengals would want to keep 6 DE’s. I don’t think he passes through waivers, but if he does, he’ll be back on the practice squad.
This is the initial 53 man roster, but lots can still change in the coming days. Waiver claims announced tomorrow, and the practice squad will begin to take shape after that.
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