Starters and backups at every position from the official team submission. Full Cincinnati Bengals depth chart, or just the 22: Cincinnati Bengals starting lineup.
| Pos | Starter | Backups |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Joe Burrow | Joe Flacco |
| RB | Chase Brown | Samaje Perine, Tahj Brooks |
| WR | Ja'Marr Chase | Tee Higgins, Colbie Young, Dohnte Meyers, Mitchell Tinsley, Andrei Iosivas |
| TE | Mike Gesicki | Drew Sample, Erick All Jr., Jack Endries, Tanner Hudson |
| LT | Orlando Brown Jr. | Javon Foster |
| LG | Dylan Fairchild | Jalen Rivers, Brian Parker II |
| C | Ted Karras | Jacob Bayer, Connor Lew |
| RG | Dalton Risner | Jacob Bayer |
| RT | Amarius Mims | Myles Hinton |
| Pos | Starter | Backups |
|---|---|---|
| LDE | Boye Mafe | Cashius Howell |
| LDT | Dexter Lawrence II | T.J. Slaton Jr., Landon Robinson |
| RDT | Jonathan Allen | B.J. Hill, Kris Jenkins Jr. |
| RDE | Myles Murphy | Shemar Stewart, Cedric Johnson |
| ILB | Barrett Carter | Joe Giles-Harris |
| LCB | Tacario Davis | DJ Ivey |
| RCB | DJ Turner II | — |
| NB | Dax Hill | Josh Newton, Ja'Sir Taylor, Jalen Davis |
| SS | Jordan Battle | Kyle Dugger |
| FS | Bryan Cook | PJ Jules |
| SLB | Oren Burks | Jack Kiser, Swayze Bozeman |
| WLB | Demetrius Knight Jr. | — |
The Cincinnati Bengals have $11.1M in salary cap space for 2026, with $11.2M in dead money and $306.3M in total commitments.
| Player | 2026 Cap Hit |
|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | $37.6M |
| Orlando Brown Jr. | $32.9M |
| Tee Higgins | $26.6M |
| Ja'Marr Chase | $26.1M |
| Dexter Lawrence | $25.3M |
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