4-11-1, 4th AFC North
Cincinnati brought back home Joe Burrow with the number one overall pick, and that sent Andy Dalton to the Cowboys. Both sides needed work and they grabbed DJ Reader and Mackensie Alexander. Vonn Bell was also a nice addition at safety. Cincinnati also drafted Tee Higgins in the second round to give them another name at wide receiver. Burrow falls into place with a good receiving core as AJ Green will be back from injury this season. Tyler Boyd and John Ross will also be featured weapons. Joe Mixon is another featured name who is one of the better workhorse backs in the league.
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QB |
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8 |
67
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#45 QB | 6'1" | 212 | 28 | 9/5/92 | 4 | 2016 | 6 | 201 | Arkansas |
QB |
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5 |
67
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#45 QB | 6'4" | 213 | 26 | 12/26/94 | 2 | 2019 | 4 | 104 | North Carolina State |
RB |
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25 |
76
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#46 RB | 5'8" | 202 | 29 | 11/22/91 | 8 | 2013 | 2 | 37 | North Carolina |
RB |
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34 |
69
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#76 RB | 5'11" | 233 | 25 | 9/16/95 | 4 | 2017 | 4 | 114 | Oklahoma |
RB |
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32 |
67
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#84 RB | 5'8" | 206 | 23 | 10/18/97 | 2 | 2019 | 6 | 182 | Texas A&M |
WR |
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83 |
86
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#22 WR | 6'1" | 197 | 26 | 11/15/94 | 5 | 2016 | 2 | 55 | Pittsburgh |
WR |
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18 |
81
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#41 WR | 6'4" | 211 | 32 | 7/31/88 | 10 | 2011 | 1 | 4 | Georgia |
WR |
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85 |
75
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#75 WR | 6'4" | 216 | 22 | 1/18/99 | 0 | 2020 | 2 | 33 | Clemson |
WR |
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12 |
69
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#118 WR | 6'0" | 198 | 28 | 11/6/92 | 5 | 2016 | Wisconsin | ||
WR |
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17 |
67
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#137 WR | 6'0" | 202 | 24 | 9/7/96 | 2 | 2019 | Nebraska | ||
WR |
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80 |
67
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#137 WR | 6'1" | 200 | 26 | 8/16/94 | 4 | 2016 | 6 | 206 | Southern Miss |
TE |
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89 |
70
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#70 TE | 6'5" | 255 | 24 | 4/16/96 | 2 | 2019 | 2 | 52 | Washington |
TE |
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84 |
68
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#78 TE | 6'4" | 247 | 24 | 11/7/96 | 0 | 2020 | South Florida | ||
TE |
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86 |
67
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#84 TE | 6'4" | 257 | 27 | 11/4/93 | 3 | 2017 | 7 | 251 | Buffalo |
TE |
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82 |
67
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#84 TE | 6'3" | 237 | 27 | 9/5/93 | 4 | 2017 | Nebraska | ||
C |
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53 |
67
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#23 C | 6'4" | 305 | 25 | 10/12/95 | 3 | 2018 | 1 | 21 | Ohio State |
OG |
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67 |
76
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#30 OG | 6'4" | 334 | 29 | 8/7/91 | 6 | 2015 | West Virginia | ||
OG |
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74 |
67
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#44 OG | 6'7" | 326 | 23 | 6/5/97 | 0 | 2019 | Florida | ||
OG |
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65 |
67
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#44 OG | 6'5" | 322 | 23 | 2/12/97 | 0 | 2019 | Texas A&M | ||
OG |
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72 |
67
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#44 OG | 6'4" | 307 | 30 | 1/1/91 | 7 | 2014 | 2 | 33 | UCLA |
OG |
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62 |
67
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#44 OG | 6'5" | 294 | 26 | 1/18/95 | 3 | 2016 | UCLA | ||
OG |
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68 |
67
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#44 OG | 6'5" | 336 | 26 | 8/21/94 | 6 | 2015 | 7 | 226 | Florida State |
OG |
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60 |
67
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#44 OG | 6'6" | 312 | 22 | 1/25/98 | 2 | 2019 | 4 | 136 | Ohio State |
OG |
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66 |
67
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#44 OG | 6'4" | 302 | 28 | 7/6/92 | 5 | 2014 | Texas | ||
OG |
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77 |
67
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#44 OG | 6'4" | 302 | 23 | 12/8/97 | 0 | 2020 | 6 | 180 | Kansas |
NT |
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71 |
69
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#10 NT | 6'2" | 325 | 29 | 1/18/92 | 6 | 2015 | Northern Iowa | ||
DT |
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76 |
77
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#13 DT | 6'0" | 294 | 31 | 5/5/89 | 9 | 2012 | 4 | 132 | Iowa |
DT |
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99 |
73
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#40 DT | 6'2" | 289 | 27 | 10/16/93 | 6 | 2015 | 6 | 216 | Rice |
DT |
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69 |
68
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#61 DT | 6'3" | 314 | 24 | 1/3/97 | 2 | 2018 | 6 | 198 | Tennessee |
DE |
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91 |
77
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#36 DE | 6'4" | 287 | 22 | 2/6/98 | 1 | 2019 | Oklahoma | ||
DE |
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70 |
76
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#46 DE | 6'8" | 277 | 33 | 7/14/87 | 8 | 2013 | 2 | 53 | SMU |
DE |
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94 |
75
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#48 DE | 6'5" | 270 | 25 | 6/29/95 | 3 | 2018 | 3 | 77 | Ohio State |
DE |
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90 |
67
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#90 DE | 6'4" | 268 | 22 | 4/28/98 | 0 | 2020 | 5 | 147 | Notre Dame |
LB |
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58 |
83
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#17 LB | 6'2" | 261 | 25 | 6/29/95 | 4 | 2017 | 4 | 116 | Auburn |
LB |
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56 |
74
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#73 LB | 6'1" | 240 | 31 | 8/24/89 | 10 | 2011 | Auburn | ||
LB |
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55 |
74
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#73 LB | 6'2" | 241 | 24 | 7/8/96 | 0 | 2020 | 3 | 65 | Wyoming |
LB |
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57 |
70
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#99 LB | 6'2" | 240 | 24 | 5/21/96 | 2 | 2019 | 3 | 72 | North Carolina State |
LB |
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50 |
67
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#121 LB | 6'3" | 232 | 25 | 1/27/95 | 4 | 2017 | 6 | 193 | Oklahoma |
LB |
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51 |
67
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#121 LB | 6'0" | 235 | 23 | 3/7/97 | 0 | 2020 | 7 | 215 | Purdue |
LB |
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59 |
67
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#121 LB | 6'1" | 224 | 23 | 9/21/97 | 0 | 2020 | 4 | 107 | Appalachian State |
CB |
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22 |
82
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#31 CB | 6'0" | 189 | 28 | 10/27/92 | 5 | 2016 | 1 | 24 | Houston |
CB |
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21 |
78
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#54 CB | 5'10" | 190 | 27 | 11/12/93 | 5 | 2016 | 2 | 54 | Clemson |
CB |
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23 |
75
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#70 CB | 5'10" | 193 | 24 | 6/26/96 | 3 | 2018 | 5 | 170 | Western Michigan |
CB |
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27 |
67
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#120 CB | 6'0" | 199 | 24 | 7/13/96 | 3 | 2018 | Alabama | ||
CB |
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38 |
67
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#120 CB | 6'0" | 203 | 27 | 9/18/93 | 5 | 2016 | 5 | 157 | Southern Utah |
CB |
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40 |
67
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#120 CB | 5'10" | 197 | 26 | 7/27/94 | 3 | 2017 | 6 | 207 | Houston |
CB |
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30 |
67
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#120 CB | 5'9" | 181 | 24 | 2/2/96 | 1 | 2018 | Utah State | ||
SS |
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36 |
74
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#22 SS | 6'0" | 213 | 29 | 5/13/91 | 8 | 2013 | 3 | 84 | Georgia |
FS |
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30 |
88
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#6 FS | 6'1" | 200 | 23 | 2/26/97 | 3 | 2018 | 2 | 54 | Wake Forest |
FS |
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24 |
80
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#18 FS | 5'11" | 199 | 26 | 12/12/94 | 5 | 2016 | 2 | 61 | Ohio State |
LS |
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46 | 6'5" | 257 | 36 | 7/10/84 | 12 | 2007 | 7 | 243 | Rutgers | ||
P |
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10 |
67
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#26 P | 6'1" | 210 | 35 | 7/16/85 | 12 | 2009 | 5 | 142 | Cincinnati |
PK |
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4 |
76
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#13 PK | 5'9" | 205 | 31 | 12/16/89 | 9 | 2012 | 5 | 161 | Texas A&M |
PK |
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3 |
74
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#19 PK | 5'9" | 209 | 24 | 11/15/96 | 2 | 2019 | 5 | 170 | Oklahoma |
Contents
Bengals fans have as much reason for optimism as perhaps they've ever had after the franchise drafted LSU's Joe Burrow first overall earlier this year. Burrow is coming off an absurd season at LSU in which he threw for 60 touchdowns and added another 5 on the ground, breaking dozens of records, winning the Heisman, and leading LSU to its first national championship in the CFP era. Burrow will benefit from throwing to a talented receiving corps in Cincinnati that features A.J. Green, Tyler Boyd, John Ross, and fellow rookie Tee Higgins. The Bengals will also feature a completely remade secondary with Trae Waynes, Mackensie Alexander, and Vonn Bell. The AFC North is far from an easy division, with the Ravens, Steelers, and Browns all having strong playoff aspirations. Odds are that the Bengals may need some time before their offseason overhaul shows up in terms of their win-loss record, but the arrow is firmly pointing up in Cincy.
Heading into the 2020-21 season, the Bengals' top receiving target, A.J. Green, is their highest-paid player. Green is a seven-time Pro Bowler and is one of the best receivers of the past decade. He missed the entirety of the 2019 season with an ankle injury, but he should be fully healthy now.
Mike Brown is the current owner of the Bengals - he inherited the team from his father, Paul Brown after he passed away in 1991. Paul Brown was the co-founder of the Browns and the namesake of that franchise and he also played a role in founding the Bengals.
Zac Taylor is entering his second season as the Bengals' head coach after an unsuccessful first campaign - his team finished with a 2-14 record last season. Taylor is just 37 years old and has limited NFL coaching experience, previously serving as the QBs coach for the Rams' NFC-winning squad.
The Bengals currently have just over $24 million in cap space, the 6th-most in the NFL. With only five players carrying a cap hit of greater than $10 million, the team has plenty of flexibility to add to its roster before the season begins.
Bengals' quarterbacks got sacked 3.0 times per game last season, the 8th-most in the NFL. Last season's first-round pick, Jonah Williams, was a very highly regarded prospect, but he missed the entirety of his rookie season with a torn labrum. Williams will be tasked with protecting the blindside of Joe Burrow.
The Bengals had the 8th-youngest team in the NFL last season and should be even younger this year. The youngest players on the roster currently are Tee Higgins, a 2nd-round rookie wide receiver out of Clemson, and Isiah Swann, an undrafted free agent cornerback out of Dartmouth.
The Bengals only have a handful of players who are older than 30 years old. Clark Harris is a 35-year-old long snapper and tight end who has been with the team since 2009 - he's the oldest player on the roster. Kevin Huber is the team's second-oldest player at 34 years old.