Cincinnati Bengals Depth Chart
Joe Burrow is the Bengals' listed starting quarterback, with Chase Brown at running back and Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and Dohnte Meyers at receiver. The defense lines up in a base 4-3. No Week 9 injury report in the data yet (pulled Nov 4, 2026, 9:16 AM ET).
Next game: Week 9 at Falcons, Sun, Nov 8, 9:30 AM ET
Offense 3 WR, 1 TE
- Line
- Receivers
- Backs
- Linebackers
- Secondary
- OUT D Q injury status
- WR#1 Ja'Marr ChaseNext up: Colbie Young
- WR#5 Tee HigginsNext up: Mitchell Tinsley
- LT#75 Orlando Brown Jr.Next up: Javon Foster
- LG#63 Dylan FairchildNext up: Jalen Rivers
- C#64 Ted KarrasNext up: Jacob Bayer
- RG#66 Dalton RisnerNext up: Jacob Bayer
- RT#71 Amarius MimsNext up: Myles Hinton
- WR#81 Dohnte MeyersNext up: Andrei Iosivas
- QB#9 Joe BurrowNext up: Joe Flacco
- TE#88 Mike GesickiNext up: Drew Sample
- RB#30 Chase BrownNext up: Samaje Perine
Defense Base 4-3
- LDE#53 Boye MafeNext up: Cedric Johnson
- LDT#97 Dexter Lawrence IINext up: T.J. Slaton Jr.
- RDT#93 Jonathan AllenNext up: B.J. Hill
- RDE#99 Myles MurphyNext up: Shemar Stewart
- WLB#44 Demetrius Knight Jr.Next up: Swayze Bozeman
- MLB#49 Barrett CarterNext up: Joe Giles-Harris
- SLB#42 Oren BurksNext up: Jack Kiser
- LCB#20 Tacario DavisNext up: DJ Ivey
- SS#27 Jordan BattleNext up: Kyle Dugger
- FS#6 Bryan CookNext up: PJ Jules
- RCB#0 DJ Turner IINo backup listed
Also listed: Nickel back (fifth defensive back in nickel): #23 Dax Hill.
Special teams
- PK#2 Evan McPhersonNo backup listed
- P#8 Ryan RehkowNo backup listed
- H#8 Ryan RehkowNo backup listed
- PR#81 Dohnte MeyersNo backup listed
- KR#81 Dohnte MeyersNext up: Tahj Brooks
- LS#46 William WagnerNo backup listed
Changes in the last 7 days
No changes among the listed starters since Oct 28.
Full depth chart
| Pos | Starter | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | ||||
| WR | #1 Ja'Marr Chase | #86 Colbie Young | ||
| WR | #5 Tee Higgins | #82 Mitchell Tinsley | ||
| LT | #75 Orlando Brown Jr. | #73 Javon Foster | ||
| LG | #63 Dylan Fairchild | #74 Jalen Rivers | #62 Brian Parker II | |
| C | #64 Ted Karras | #69 Jacob Bayer | #65 Connor Lew | |
| RG | #66 Dalton Risner | #69 Jacob Bayer | ||
| RT | #71 Amarius Mims | #77 Myles Hinton | ||
| WR | #81 Dohnte Meyers | #80 Andrei Iosivas | ||
| QB | #9 Joe Burrow | #16 Joe Flacco | ||
| TE | #88 Mike Gesicki | #89 Drew Sample | #85 Cam Grandy | #84 Jack Endries |
| RB | #30 Chase Brown | #34 Samaje Perine | #25 Tahj Brooks | |
| Defense | ||||
| LDE | #53 Boye Mafe | #52 Cedric Johnson | #55 Cashius Howell | |
| LDT | #97 Dexter Lawrence II | #98 T.J. Slaton Jr. | #96 Landon Robinson | |
| RDT | #93 Jonathan Allen | #92 B.J. Hill | #90 Kris Jenkins Jr. | |
| RDE | #99 Myles Murphy | #94 Shemar Stewart | ||
| WLB | #44 Demetrius Knight Jr. | #47 Swayze Bozeman | ||
| MLB | #49 Barrett Carter | #43 Joe Giles-Harris | ||
| SLB | #42 Oren Burks | #45 Jack Kiser | ||
| LCB | #20 Tacario Davis | #38 DJ Ivey | ||
| SS | #27 Jordan Battle | #29 Kyle Dugger | ||
| FS | #6 Bryan Cook | #37 PJ Jules | #22 Russ Yeast | |
| RCB | #0 DJ Turner II | |||
| NB | #23 Dax Hill | #28 Josh Newton | #26 Ja'Sir Taylor | #35 Jalen Davis |
| Special teams | ||||
| PK | #2 Evan McPherson | |||
| P | #8 Ryan Rehkow | |||
| H | #8 Ryan Rehkow | |||
| PR | #81 Dohnte Meyers | |||
| KR | #81 Dohnte Meyers | #25 Tahj Brooks | #34 Samaje Perine | |
| LS | #46 William Wagner | |||
2026 schedule and lineups
| Wk | Opponent | Result / kickoff | Lineups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Buccaneers | W 33–27 | Lineups |
| 2 | at Texans | W 20–6 | Lineups |
| 3 | at Steelers | L 27–30 | Lineups |
| 4 | vs Jaguars | L 17–22 | Lineups |
| 5 | at Dolphins | W 31–24 | Lineups |
| 7 | at Ravens | W 35–13 | Lineups |
| 8 | vs Titans | W 43–36 | Lineups |
| 9 | at Falcons | Sun, Nov 8, 9:30 AM ET | Lineups |
| 10 | vs Steelers | Sun, Nov 15, 8:20 PM ET | Lineups |
| 11 | at Commanders | Mon, Nov 23, 8:15 PM ET | Lineups |
| 12 | vs Saints | Sun, Nov 29, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 13 | at Browns | Sun, Dec 6, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 14 | vs Chiefs | Sun, Dec 13, 4:25 PM ET | Lineups |
| 15 | at Panthers | Sun, Dec 20, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 16 | at Colts | Sun, Dec 27, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |
| 17 | vs Ravens | Thu, Dec 31, 8:15 PM ET | Lineups |
| 18 | vs Browns | Sun, Jan 10, 1:00 PM ET | Lineups |