Cincinnati Bengals depth chart 2026

ESPN’s order as of Sep 30, 2026

Who starts for the Bengals?

QB Joe Burrow, then Joe Flacco; RB Chase Brown, then Samaje Perine; WR Ja'Marr Chase, then Dohnte Meyers; TE Mike Gesicki, then Drew Sample.

Base 4-3 D

Cincinnati Bengals depth chart, Base 4-3 D: starter first
PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th
LDEBoye MafeCashius Howell———
LDTDexter Lawrence IIT.J. Slaton Jr.Landon Robinson——
RDTJonathan AllenB.J. HillQKris Jenkins Jr.——
RDEMyles MurphyShemar StewartCedric Johnson——
WLBDemetrius Knight Jr.————
MLBBarrett CarterJoe Giles-Harris———
SLBOren BurksSwayze Bozeman———
LCBTacario DavisDJ Ivey———
SSJordan BattleKyle Dugger———
FSBryan CookPJ Jules———
RCBDJ Turner II————
NBDax HillJosh NewtonJa'Sir TaylorJalen DavisIR—

Special Teams

Cincinnati Bengals depth chart, Special Teams: starter first
PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th
PKEvan McPherson————
PRyan Rehkow————
HRyan Rehkow————
PRDohnte Meyers————
KRDohnte MeyersSamaje PerineTahj Brooks——
LSWilliam Wagner————

3WR 1TE

Cincinnati Bengals depth chart, 3WR 1TE: starter first
PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th
WRJa'Marr ChaseDohnte Meyers———
WRTee HigginsMitchell Tinsley———
WRColbie YoungOAndrei IosivasIR———
LTOrlando Brown Jr.Javon Foster———
LGDylan FairchildJalen RiversBrian Parker II——
CTed KarrasJacob BayerConnor Lew——
RGDalton RisnerJacob Bayer———
RTAmarius MimsMyles Hinton———
QBJoe BurrowJoe Flacco———
TEMike GesickiDrew SampleErick All Jr.Tanner HudsonJack Endries
RBChase BrownSamaje PerineTahj Brooks——

ESPN’s depth chart, read Sep 30, 2026 and refreshed daily. The letter beside a name is his tag on the NFL injury report.