Cincinnati Bengals
QB (2):
9. Joe Burrow
8. Brandon Allen
RB (3):
28. Joe Mixon
25. Chris Evans
34. Samaje Perine
WR (7):
1. Ja’Marr Chase
85. Tee Higgins
83. Tyler Boyd
11. Trent Taylor
80. Mike Thomas
17. Stanley Morgan
12. Pooka Williams
TE (3):
88. Hayden Hurst
89. Drew Sample
84. Mitchell Wilcox
OT (5):
73. Jonah Williams
71. La’el Collins
77. Hakeem Adeniji
70. D’Ante Smith
75. Isaiah Prince
G (3):
66. Alex Cappa
79. Jackson Carman
67. Cordell Volson
C (2):
64. Ted Karras
63. Trey Hill
DE (4):
91. Trey Hendrickson
94. Sam Hubbard
58. Joseph Ossai
90. Khalid Kareem
DT (5):
92. BJ Hill
98. DJ Reader
95. Zach Carter
96. Cam Sample
68. Josh Tupou
LB (5):
55. Logan Wilson
57. Germaine Pratt
59. Akeem Davis-Gaither
51. Markus Bailey
49. Joe Bachie
CB (6):
22. Chidobe Awuzie
20. Eli Apple
21. Mike Hilton
29. Cam Taylor-Britt
33. Tre Flowers
35. Jalen Davis
S (5):
30. Jessie Bates
24. Vonn Bell
23. Daxton Hill
40. Brandon Wilson
26. Tycen Anderson
Special Teams (3):
2. Evan McPherson (K)
10. Kevin Huber (P)
46. Clark Harris (LS)
Practice Squad (16):
6. Jake Browning (QB)
32. Trayveon Williams (RB)
16. Trenton Irwin (WR)
19. Kendric Pryor (WR)
81. Thaddeus Moss (TE)
62. Ben Brown (C)
93. Jeff Gunter (DE)
56. Wyatt Hubert (DE)
99. Tyler Shelvin (DT)
97. Tariqious Tisdale (DT/DE)
44. Clay Johnston (LB)
37. Delonte Hood (CB)
38. Brendan Radley-Hiles (S)
41. Trayvon Henderson (S)
4. Drue Chrisman (P)
48. Cal Adomitis (LS)
Cut (19):
27. Shermari Jones (RB)
36. Elijah Holyfield (RB)
18. Kwamie Lassiter II (WR)
15. Jaivon Heiligh (WR)
14. Jack Sorenson (WR)
86. Nick Eubanks (TE)
82. Scotty Washington (TE)
87. Justin Rigg (TE)
76. Devin Cochran (OT)
60. Desmond Noel (G)
61. Lamont Gaillard (C)
52. Noah Spence (DE)
50. Clarence Hicks (OLB)
47. Keandre Jones (LB)
53. Carson Wells (LB)
42. Allan George (CB)
39. John Brannon (CB)
43. Abu Daramy-Swaray (CB)
31. Michael Thomas (S)
Notes:
- Don’t feel super confident in that WR unit beyond the top three. Could see them bring in a free agent prior to training camp.
- For now, I included Pooka Williams at the bottom of the WR depth chart. Could see him being that gadget guy. He also brings special teams value as a returner. Could see Kendric Pryor or another UDFA competing for one of those bottom spots as well.
- They seem to like Wilcox as the 3rd TE for his special teams work, but he is certainly not a lock. I think Eubanks and Moss will compete there.
- It’s early but the OL seems pretty straightforward at this point. Maybe Cochran gets stashed on the practice squad.
- Tons of DL depth. This was the toughest one to do without seeing any battles take place. Went with Kareem and Sample, who have already been on the roster, over rookies like Gunter and Tisdale. But this will be an interesting battle. Could go in a few different directions.
- Not too much going on at LB. I don’t think I’m as high on Bailey as many are, but he seems to be established as the LB4. If they go with five at the position, I would expect Bachie and Johnston to battle it out. Was 50/50 split on them. Don’t mind either, but gave the slight edge to Bachie at this point. If the Bengals want six on the roster, then both should make it, barring any new additions.
- Aside from Taylor-Britt, the CB room probably won’t look much different from last year. Maybe one of the UDFA’s beat out Davis, but Davis did have a good preseason last year. They have some solid UDFA’s at the position this year. Hood and George are both strong candidates for the practice squad.
- The Bengals really loaded up at S this year. Until I hear otherwise, I will assume that Bates will be on the roster. Bell and Daxton Hill are also locks. The Bengals seem to lack returner options at this point, so I would hope that Brandon Wilson sticks around. He has shown he can do it at an elite level, prior to his injury. Debated whether to include Tycen Anderson as a 5th. I did end up including him, given that the team traded up for him. 5 safeties does seem a bit excessive though. We’ll see what happens there.
- Feel a bit for Trayvon Henderson. Has always been solid, but the depth always seems to be too much for him to overcome. I kept him on the practice squad, but I wonder if this is the end of the line for him. He’ll be competing with Michael Thomas, in all likelihood. Radley-Hiles is a safety that has some potential, so I also included him on the practice squad. He’s one of my favourite UDFA signings.
- Special teams will be interesting. They could stick with the status quo, going with the McPherson-Huber-Harris combo. But I do wonder if this is the year they actually make Huber compete for his job. If that is the case, I could see Chrisman winning it. Adomitis was the top LS in the draft, but I think it is a longer shot for him to supplant Clark Harris.
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