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Cincinnati Bengals Roster & Depth Chart 2026

Cincinnati Bengals are 3-2 in the AFC North.

3-25th in American Football ConferenceBye 6Spread dropback 11Even 4-3

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Team summary

Scheme

Pass-first offense called by HC Zac Taylor (NFL-high designed pass rate 2022-25); Golden defense with hybrid 'Viper' role shifting between 4-3 and 3-4 looks.

OC / DC Zac Taylor / Al Golden

Record

2-2 · 97/85 · L2

as of 2026-10-07

4 games played; Week 5 starts Oct 8 and no team has had a bye yet

2027 cap

$48.9M space · $25.7M effective

OverTheCap · as of Oct 7, 2026

Needs

Board fit

IOL

2026 playbook

Scheme desk

Zac Taylor / Al Golden

Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.

Offense

Spread dropback 11

Offensive scheme type: Spread dropback 11
Personnel: 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
Primary run scheme: Inside zone
Primary offensive line scheme: Zone

Offensive aggression

Attacking · 68

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Shotgun 11, quick game, inside zone as the run answer — Burrow-friendly dropback.

Defense

Even 4-3

Defensive scheme type: Even 4-3
Base front: Even nickel 4-3
Front: 4-3
Defensive line technique: Man (one-gap)
Primary coverage: Cover 2 / Cover 3
Primary press technique: Off

Defensive aggression

Disciplined · 52

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Golden even 4-3, Cover 2/3 mix, off corners. Pressure from the front, not the slot.

74 players · 66 on the active roster · 8 on the injury roster · ESPN · injuries. Notes sit under both lists.

Roster

Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.

Offense24


64	Ted Karras	ILL	C	6' 4"	310	33	11 yrs	Indianapolis, IN	—	Active
65	Connor Lew		C	6' 4"	310	21	R	Kennesaw, GA	—	Active
69	Jacob Bayer		C	6' 3"	310	23	1 yr	Grandview, TX	—	Active
63	Dylan Fairchild		G	6' 5"	318	23	2 yrs	Cumming, GA	—	Active
66	Dalton Risner		G	6' 5"	312	31	8 yrs	Wiggins, CO	—	Active
74	Jalen Rivers	MIA	G	6' 5"	319	24	2 yrs	Jacksonville, FL	—	Active
71	Amarius Mims		OT	6' 8"	350	24	3 yrs	Cochran, GA	—	Active
73	Javon Foster		OT	6' 5"	319	26	2 yrs	Detroit, MI	—	Active
75	Orlando Brown Jr.		OT	6' 8"	350	30	9 yrs	Duluth, GA	—	Active
77	Myles Hinton		OT	6' 6"	323	24	2 yrs	Johns Creek, GA	—	Active
9	Joe Burrow		QB	6' 4"	215	29	7 yrs	Athens, OH	—	Active
11	Josh Johnson		QB	6' 3"	219	40	12 yrs	Oakland, CA	—	Active
16	Joe Flacco		QB	6' 6"	245	41	19 yrs	Audubon, NJ	—	Active
25	Tahj Brooks		RB	5' 9"	220	24	2 yrs	Manor, TX	—	Active
30	Chase Brown	ILL	RB	5' 10"	210	26	4 yrs	London, ON	—	Active
34	Samaje Perine		RB	5' 11"	240	31	10 yrs	Pflugerville, TX	—	Active
83	Erick All Jr.		TE	6' 5"	255	26	3 yrs	Fairfield, OH	—	Active
84	Jack Endries	TEX	TE	6' 5"	245	22	R	Danville, CA	—	Active
88	Mike Gesicki		TE	6' 6"	245	31	9 yrs	Manahawkin, NJ	—	Active
89	Drew Sample	WAS	TE	6' 5"	260	30	8 yrs	Bellevue, WA	—	Active
1	Ja'Marr Chase		WR	6' 0"	205	26	6 yrs	Harvey, LA	—	Active
5	Tee Higgins		WR	6' 4"	220	27	7 yrs	Oak Ridge, TN	—	Active
81	Dohnte Meyers		WR	5' 11"	186	26	1 yr	Duluth, GA	—	Active
82	Mitchell Tinsley		WR	6' 1"	205	27	3 yrs	Lee's Summit, MO	—	Active

Defense26


0	DJ Turner II		CB	5' 11"	185	25	4 yrs	Suwanee, GA	—	Active
20	Tacario Davis	WAS	CB	6' 4"	194	22	R	Long Beach, CA	—	Active
21	Bralyn Lux		CB	5' 10"	180	26	1 yr	San Jose, CA	—	Active
23	Dax Hill		CB	6' 0"	195	26	5 yrs	Tulsa, OK	—	Active
28	Josh Newton		CB	5' 11"	190	26	3 yrs	Monroe, LA	—	Active
38	DJ Ivey	MIA	CB	6' 1"	192	26	4 yrs	Florida City, FL	—	Active
52	Cedric Johnson		DE	6' 3"	264	24	3 yrs	Mobile, AL	—	Active
53	Boye Mafe	MIN	DE	6' 4"	265	27	5 yrs	Golden Valley, MN	—	Active
55	Cashius Howell		DE	6' 3"	255	23	R	Kansas City, MO	—	Active
94	Shemar Stewart		DE	6' 5"	267	22	2 yrs	Miami, FL	—	Active
99	Myles Murphy		DE	6' 5"	275	24	4 yrs	Marietta, GA	—	Active
90	Kris Jenkins Jr.		DT	6' 3"	310	25	3 yrs	Olney, MD	—	Active
92	B.J. Hill		DT	6' 3"	311	31	9 yrs	Oakboro, NC	—	Active
93	Jonathan Allen		DT	6' 3"	300	31	10 yrs	Leesburg, VA	—	Active
96	Landon Robinson		DT	6' 0"	295	23	R	Fairlawn, OH	—	Active
97	Dexter Lawrence II		DT	6' 5"	350	28	8 yrs	Wake Forest, NC	—	Active
98	T.J. Slaton Jr.		DT	6' 5"	340	29	6 yrs	Fort Lauderdale, FL	—	Active
42	Oren Burks		LB	6' 3"	233	31	9 yrs	Fairfax Station, VA	—	Active
43	Joe Giles-Harris		LB	6' 2"	234	29	3 yrs	Nyack, NY	—	Active
44	Demetrius Knight Jr.		LB	6' 2"	240	26	2 yrs	Locust Grove, GA	—	Active
49	Barrett Carter		LB	6' 0"	231	23	2 yrs	Suwanee, GA	—	Active
—	Jack Kiser		LB	6' 2"	231	26	2 yrs	Royal Center, IN	—	Active
6	Bryan Cook	CIN	S	6' 1"	210	27	5 yrs	Cincinnati, OH	—	Active
22	Russ Yeast		S	5' 10"	195	27	3 yrs	Danville, KY	—	Active
27	Jordan Battle		S	6' 1"	215	25	4 yrs	Fort Lauderdale, FL	—	Active
37	PJ Jules		S	6' 0"	203	25	2 yrs	Orlando, FL	—	Active

Special Teams3


46	William Wagner	LS	6' 2"	240	25	2 yrs	Alpharetta, GA	—	Active
8	Ryan Rehkow	P	6' 4"	235	28	3 yrs	Veradale, WA	—	Active
2	Evan McPherson	PK	5' 11"	185	27	6 yrs	Fort Payne, AL	—	Active

Practice Squad13


—	Trikweze Bridges	CB	6' 2"	200	26	—	Lanett, AL	—	Practice Squad
51	Isaiah Foskey	DE	6' 5"	280	25	4 yrs	Antioch, CA	—	Practice Squad
—	Garmon Randolph	DE	6' 8"	260	26	1 yr	Jefferson, GA	—	Practice Squad
95	Howard Cross III	DT	6' 1"	285	25	2 yrs	Paramus, NJ	—	Practice Squad
—	Blake Freeland	OT	6' 7"	302	25	4 yrs	Herriman, UT	—	Practice Squad
4	Sean Clifford	QB	6' 2"	212	28	2 yrs	Cincinnati, OH	—	Practice Squad
31	Kentrel Bullock	RB	5' 10"	204	24	R	Columbia, MS	—	Practice Squad
36	Kendall Milton	RB	6' 1"	230	24	1 yr	Fresno, CA	—	Practice Squad
41	Isaiah Nwokobia	S	6' 1"	206	23	R	Dallas, TX	—	Practice Squad
—	Beau Brade	S	6' 0"	209	24	3 yrs	Clarksville, MD	—	Practice Squad
12	Ke'Shawn Williams	WR	5' 9"	189	24	2 yrs	Philadelphia, PA	—	Practice Squad
14	Jordan Moore	WR	6' 0"	191	24	1 yr	Sykesville, MD	—	Practice Squad
17	Noah Thomas	WR	6' 5"	203	22	R	League City, TX	—	Practice Squad

Injury roster

Career logos are college, then draft club, then this roster — left to right. Click a column header to sort the unit.

Offense2


87	Tanner Hudson		TE	6' 5"	241	31	7 yrs	Big Sandy, TN	—	Out
86	Colbie Young		WR	6' 3"	218	24	R	Binghamton, NY	—	Questionable

Defense1


29	Kyle Dugger		S	6' 1"	216	30	7 yrs	Decatur, GA	—	Questionable

Injured / Out5


26	Ja'Sir Taylor	CB	5' 11"	185	27	5 yrs	Asbury Park, NJ	—	Injured Reserve
35	Jalen Davis	CB	5' 10"	186	30	6 yrs	La Mesa, CA	—	Injured Reserve
47	Swayze Bozeman	LB	6' 2"	225	27	2 yrs	Flora, MS	—	Injured Reserve
62	Brian Parker II	OT	6' 5"	310	22	R	Cincinnati, OH	—	Injured Reserve
80	Andrei Iosivas	WR	6' 3"	210	27	4 yrs	Honolulu, HI	—	Injured Reserve

Injury notes8

Tanner Hudson · TE #87
- Out · Pectoral · Strain
Colbie Young · WR #86
- Questionable · Knee
Kyle Dugger · S #29
- Questionable · Quadriceps
Ja'Sir Taylor · CB #26
- Injured Reserve
Jalen Davis · CB #35
- Injured Reserve
Swayze Bozeman · LB #47
- Injured Reserve · Forearm · Fracture
Brian Parker II · OT #62
- Injured Reserve
Andrei Iosivas · WR #80
- Injured Reserve

Roster log

Live from ESPN · injuries. Adds, drops, injury flips, and transaction headlines, each with a timestamp. The desk keeps watching while this page is open.

InjuryOct 13, 5:10 PM
Colbie Young
Questionable · Knee
InjuryOct 13, 5:10 PM
Kyle Dugger
Questionable · Quadriceps
InjuryOct 13, 3:52 PM
Tanner Hudson
Out · Pectoral
InjuryOct 12, 9:04 PM
Swayze Bozeman
Injured Reserve · Forearm

Spread dropback 11Even 4-3Inside zoneCover 2 / Cover 311 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WREven nickel 4-3Ourlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.

Offense

11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR

11 personnel · 1 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 11.

WR1

WR2

SLOT

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
WR1	1	Ja'Marr Chase	12	Ke'Shawn Williams	—	—
WR2	5	Tee Higgins	86	Colbie YoungQ	—	—
Slot	80	Andrei IosivasIR	81	Dohnte Meyers	—	—
LT	75	Orlando Brown Jr.	73	Javon Foster	—	—
LG	63	Dylan Fairchild	74	Jalen Rivers	—	—
C	64	Ted Karras	65	Connor Lew	—	—
RG	66	Dalton Risner	69	Jacob Bayer	—	—
RT	71	Amarius Mims	77	Myles Hinton	—	—
TE	89	Drew Sample	88	Mike Gesicki	83	Erick All Jr.
QB	9	Joe Burrow	16	Joe Flacco	—	—
RB	30	Chase Brown	34	Samaje Perine	25	Tahj Brooks

Defense

Nickel 4-3

Base · 4 DL, SAM, MIKE, WILL, 4 DB. The two-deep below stays the published chart.

LDE

LDT

RDT

RDE

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MIKE

WILL

LCB

RCB

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
LDE	99	Myles Murphy	94	Shemar Stewart	52	Cedric Johnson
LDT	97	Dexter Lawrence II	98	T.J. Slaton Jr.	90	Kris Jenkins Jr.
RDT	93	Jonathan Allen	92	B.J. Hill	96	Landon Robinson
RDE	53	Boye Mafe	55	Cashius Howell	—	—
WLB	44	Demetrius Knight Jr.	42	Oren Burks	—	—
MLB	49	Barrett Carter	47	Swayze BozemanIR	—	—
LCB	23	Dax Hill	20	Tacario Davis	—	—
SS	27	Jordan Battle	29	Kyle DuggerQ	—	—
FS	6	Bryan Cook	37	PJ Jules	—	—
RCB	0	DJ Turner II	38	DJ Ivey	—	—
NB	35	Jalen DavisIR	28	Josh Newton	—	—

Special Teams

Pos	No.	Player	No.	Player	No.	Player
PK	2	Evan McPherson	—	—	—	—
P	8	Ryan Rehkow	—	—	—	—
H	8	Ryan Rehkow	—	—	—	—
LS	46	William Wagner	—	—	—	—
PR	81	Dohnte Meyers	12	Ke'Shawn Williams	—	—
KR	12	Ke'Shawn Williams	81	Dohnte Meyers	34	Samaje Perine

About this page

Cincinnati Bengals are 3-2 in the AFC North. The offense is Spread dropback 11 and the defense is Even 4-3. Play-callers are Zac Taylor / Al Golden.

Draft needs: Public boards rank this as the Bengals' top 2027 need Public boards have defensive line as the Bengals' 2nd need Public boards have interior ol as the Bengals' 3rd need

Scouting reports

Cincinnati Bengals Roster & Depth Chart 2026

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Scheme

Record

2027 cap

Needs

Board fit

Scheme desk

Spread dropback 11

Even 4-3

Roster

Offense24

Defense26

Special Teams3

Practice Squad13

Injury roster

Offense2

Defense1

Injured / Out5

Injury notes8

Roster log

Offense

Defense

Special Teams