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2026 season

Cincinnati Bengals

2-1 · 1st in AFC North · Head coach Zac Taylor · Paycor Stadium

Power rank

#6

+5.7 pts

Off EPA

+0.25

per play

Def EPA

+0.01

allowed

Schemes & tendencies

Identified from 2026 play-by-play and compared against the league average.

Offense

179 plays · 3 games

  • Pass-firstThrows on 59% of neutral early downs (league 52%).
  • Shotgun / spreadLines up in shotgun on 68% of snaps (league 58%).
  • Quick, short passing gameOnly 12% of throws are deep — a timing / West Coast-style attack.
  • Attacks the middle26% of targets go between the numbers.
  • Downhill inside runsLeans on gap / inside-zone runs — only 13% go outside the tackles.
Neutral pass rate
59% lg 52%
Shotgun rate
68% lg 58%
Deep pass rate
12% lg 19%
Outside run rate
13% lg 24%
No-huddle rate
4% lg 6%
Pass EPA/play
+0.19
Run EPA/play
+0.37

Defense

192 plays · 3 games

  • Pressure-heavy frontSacks on 8% of opponent dropbacks (league 7%).
  • Stout run defenseHolds opponents to -0.38 EPA per run (league 0.12).
  • Ball-hawkingForces 1.7 turnovers per game.
  • Pass funnelOpponents throw 63% of neutral early downs — teams avoid running at them.
Sack rate
8% lg 7%
Deep attempts allowed
20% lg 19%
Explosive plays allowed
11% lg 9%
Opp. neutral pass rate
63% lg 52%
Pass EPA allowed
+0.21
Run EPA allowed
-0.38

Franchise leaders

All-time top three in each category while playing for this team.

Roster

Current depth of the active roster, reserve lists, and practice squad.

Offense (26)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
9Joe BurrowQB296' 4"2157LSU
11Josh JohnsonQB406' 3"21912San Diego
16Joe FlaccoQB416' 6"24519Delaware
25Tahj BrooksRB245' 9"2202Texas Tech
30Chase BrownRB265' 10"2104Illinois
34Samaje PerineRB315' 11"24010Oklahoma
1Ja'Marr ChaseWR266' 0"2056LSU
5Tee HigginsWR276' 4"2207Clemson
12Ke'Shawn WilliamsWR245' 9"1892Indiana
81Dohnte MeyersWR265' 11"1861Delta State
86Colbie YoungOutWR246' 3"218RGeorgia
83Erick All Jr.TE266' 5"2553Iowa
84Jack EndriesTE226' 5"245RTexas
87Tanner HudsonTE316' 5"2417Southern Arkansas
88Mike GesickiTE306' 6"2459Penn State
89Drew SampleTE306' 5"2608Washington
71Amarius MimsOT236' 8"3503Georgia
73Javon FosterOT266' 5"3192Missouri
75Orlando Brown Jr.OT306' 8"3509Oklahoma
77Myles HintonOT246' 6"3232Michigan
63Dylan FairchildG236' 5"3182Georgia
66Dalton RisnerG316' 5"3128Kansas State
74Jalen RiversG246' 5"3192Miami
64Ted KarrasC336' 4"31011Illinois
65Connor LewC216' 4"310RAuburn
69Jacob BayerC236' 3"3101Arkansas State

Defense (26)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
52Cedric JohnsonDE246' 3"2643Ole Miss
53Boye MafeDE276' 4"2655Minnesota
55Cashius HowellDE236' 3"255RTexas A&M
94Shemar StewartDE226' 5"2672Texas A&M
99Myles MurphyDE246' 5"2754Clemson
90Kris Jenkins Jr.DT246' 3"3103Michigan
92B.J. HillOutDT316' 3"3119NC State
93Jonathan AllenDT316' 3"30010Alabama
96Landon RobinsonDT236' 0"295RNavy
97Dexter Lawrence IIDT286' 5"3508Clemson
98T.J. Slaton Jr.DT286' 5"3406Florida
42Oren BurksLB316' 3"2339Vanderbilt
43Joe Giles-HarrisLB296' 2"2343Duke
44Demetrius Knight Jr.LB266' 2"2402South Carolina
47Swayze BozemanLB276' 2"2252Southern Miss
49Barrett CarterLB236' 0"2312Clemson
0DJ Turner IICB255' 11"1854Michigan
20Tacario DavisCB226' 4"194RWashington
23Dax HillCB256' 0"1955Michigan
28Josh NewtonCB265' 11"1903TCU
35Jalen DavisQuestionableCB305' 10"1866Utah State
38DJ IveyCB266' 1"1924Miami
6Bryan CookS276' 1"2105Cincinnati
27Jordan BattleS256' 1"2154Alabama
29Kyle DuggerS306' 1"2167Lenoir Rhyne
37PJ JulesS256' 0"2032Southern Illinois

Special teams (3)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
2Evan McPhersonPK275' 11"1856Florida
8Ryan RehkowP286' 4"2353BYU
46William WagnerLS256' 2"2402Michigan

Injured reserve / out (3)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
80Andrei IosivasInjured ReserveWR266' 3"2104Princeton
62Brian Parker IIInjured ReserveOT226' 5"310RDuke
26Ja'Sir TaylorInjured ReserveCB275' 11"1855Wake Forest

Practice squad (13)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
4Sean CliffordQB286' 2"2122Penn State
31Kentrel BullockRB245' 10"204RSouth Alabama
36Kendall MiltonRB246' 1"2301Georgia
14Jordan MooreWR246' 0"1911Duke
17Noah ThomasWR226' 5"203RGeorgia
—Blake FreelandOT256' 7"3024BYU
—Garmon RandolphDE256' 8"2601Baylor
51Isaiah FoskeyDE256' 5"2804Notre Dame
95Howard Cross IIIDT256' 1"2852Notre Dame
50Shaka HeywardLB266' 3"2383Duke
—Trikweze BridgesCB266' 2"200—Florida
21Bralyn LuxCB265' 10"1801Texas Tech
39Russ YeastS275' 10"1953Kansas State