The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The Bengals have won two conference championships and nine division titles, but have never won a Super Bowl.
The Bengals have a 53-man roster for the 2023 season, which was finalized on August 29, 2023. The roster consists of players from various positions, such as quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end, offensive lineman, defensive lineman, linebacker, cornerback, safety, kicker, and punter.
Cincinnati Bengals Roster: Offense, Defense, Special Teams
| NO | PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | DOB (AGE) | EXP | COLLEGE | UNIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jake Browning | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 4/11/1996 (27) | 1 | Washington | Offense |
| 9 | Joe Burrow | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 12/10/1996 (26) | 4 | LSU | Offense |
| 30 | Chase Brown | RB | 5-9 | 215 | 3/21/2000 (23) | R | Illinois | Offense |
| 25 | Chris Evans | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 10/5/1997 (25) | 3 | Michigan | Offense |
| 28 | Joe Mixon | RB | 6-1 | 220 | 7/24/1996 (27) | 7 | Oklahoma | Offense |
| 32 | Trayveon Williams | RB | 5-8 | 206 | 10/18/1997 (25) | 5 | Texas A&M | Offense |
| 83 | Tyler Boyd | WR | 6-2 | 203 | 11/15/1994 (28) | 8 | Pittsburgh | Offense |
| 1 | Ja’Marr Chase | WR | 6-0 | 201 | 3/1/2000 (23) | 3 | LSU | Offense |
| 5 | Tee Higgins | WR | 6-4 | 219 | 1/18/1999 (24) | 4 | Clemson | Offense |
| 80 | Andrei Iosivas | WR | 6-3 | 212 | 10/15/1999 (23) | R | Princeton | Offense |
| 16 | Trenton Irwin | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 12/10/1995 (27) | 4 | Stanford | Offense |
| 15 | Charlie Jones | WR | 6-0 | 188 | 10/29/1998 (24) | R | Purdue | Offense |
| 89 | Drew Sample | TE | 6-5 | 255 | 4/16/1996 (27) | 5 | Washington | Offense |
| 81 | Irv Smith | TE | 6-2 | 240 | 8/9/1998 (25) | 5 | Alabama | Offense |
| 84 | Mitchell Wilcox | TE | 6-4 | 250 | 11/7/1996 (26) | 4 | South Florida | Offense |
| 63 | Trey Hill | C | 6-4 | 335 | 1/23/2000 (23) | 3 | Georgia | Offense |
| 64 | Ted Karras | C | 6-4 | 310 | 3/15/1993 (30) | 8 | Illinois | Offense |
| 75 | Orlando Brown | OT | 6-8 | 345 | 5/2/1996 (27) | 6 | Oklahoma | Offense |
| 61 | Cody Ford | OT | 6-3 | 329 | 12/28/1996 (26) | 5 | Oklahoma | Offense |
| 70 | D’Ante Smith | OT | 6-5 | 309 | 6/8/1998 (25) | 3 | East Carolina | Offense |
| 73 | Jonah Williams | OT | 6-5 | 312 | 11/17/1997 (25) | 5 | Alabama | Offense |
| 65 | Alex Cappa | OG | 6-6 | 310 | 1/27/1995 (28) | 6 | Humboldt State | Offense |
| 79 | Jackson Carman | OG | 6-5 | 322 | 1/22/2000 (23) | 3 | Clemson | Offense |
| 74 | Max Scharping | OG | 6-6 | 325 | 8/10/1996 (27) | 5 | N. Illinois | Offense |
| 67 | Cordell Volson | OG | 6-6 | 315 | 7/20/1998 (25) | 2 | N. Dakota St. | Offense |
| 91 | Trey Hendrickson | DE | 6-4 | 270 | 12/5/1994 (28) | 7 | FAU | Defense |
| 94 | Sam Hubbard | DE | 6-5 | 265 | 6/29/1995 (28) | 6 | Ohio State | Defense |
| 99 | Myles Murphy | DE | 6-5 | 275 | 1/3/2002 (21) | R | Clemson | Defense |
| 58 | Joseph Ossai | DE | 6-4 | 263 | 4/13/2000 (23) | 3 | Texas | Defense |
| 98 | D.J. Reader | DE | 6-3 | 335 | 7/1/1994 (29) | 8 | Clemson | Defense |
| 96 | Cameron Sample | DE | 6-3 | 272 | 9/20/1999 (24) | 3 | Tulane | Defense |
| 95 | Zachary Carter | DT | 6-4 | 290 | 4/7/1999 (24) | 2 | Florida | Defense |
| 92 | B.J. Hill | DT | 6-3 | 311 | 4/20/1995 (28) | 6 | NC State | Defense |
| 97 | Jay Tufele | DT | 6-3 | 305 | 7/25/1999 (24) | 3 | USC | Defense |
| 68 | Josh Tupou | DT | 6-3 | 340 | 5/2/1994 (29) | 6 | Colorado | Defense |
| 49 | Joe Bachie | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 2/26/1998 (25) | 4 | Michigan St. | Defense |
| 51 | Markus Bailey | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 3/7/1997 (26) | 4 | Purdue | Defense |
| 59 | Akeem Davis-Gaither | LB | 6-2 | 228 | 9/21/1997 (26) | 4 | App. St. | Defense |
| 57 | Germaine Pratt | LB | 6-3 | 250 | 5/21/1996 (27) | 5 | NC State | Defense |
| 55 | Logan Wilson | LB | 6-2 | 245 | 7/8/1996 (27) | 4 | Wyoming | Defense |
| 22 | Chidobe Awuzie | CB | 6-0 | 203 | 5/24/1995 (28) | 7 | Colorado | Defense |
| 35 | Jalen Davis | CB | 5-10 | 190 | 2/2/1996 (27) | 4 | Utah St. | Defense |
| 21 | Mike Hilton | CB | 5-9 | 184 | 3/9/1994 (29) | 7 | Ole Miss | Defense |
| 29 | Cam Taylor-Britt | CB | 5-11 | 202 | 10/15/1999 (23) | 2 | Nebraska | Defense |
| 20 | DJ Turner | CB | 6-0 | 180 | 11/9/2000 (22) | R | Michigan | Defense |
| 23 | Daxton Hill | DB | 6-0 | 192 | 9/29/2000 (22) | 2 | Michigan | Defense |
| 26 | Tycen Anderson | SAF | 6-2 | 210 | 6/13/1999 (24) | 2 | Toledo | Defense |
| 27 | Jordan Battle | SAF | 6-1 | 206 | 12/14/2000 (22) | R | Alabama | Defense |
| 33 | Nick Scott | SAF | 5-11 | 200 | 5/17/1995 (28) | 5 | Penn State | Defense |
| 2 | Evan McPherson | K | 5-11 | 185 | 7/21/1999 (24) | 3 | Florida | Special Teams |
| 10 | Brad Robbins | P | 6-1 | 203 | 10/6/1998 (24) | R | Michigan | Special Teams |
| 48 | Cal Adomitis | LS | 6-2 | 238 | 7/9/1998 (25) | 2 | Pittsburgh | Special Teams |
Some of the notable additions to the team are:
- Joe Burrow: A former first-round pick and the 2019 Heisman Trophy winner who is the franchise quarterback for the Bengals. Burrow had a promising rookie season in 2020, throwing for 2,688 yards and 13 touchdowns in 10 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. He is expected to make a full recovery and lead the Bengals’ offense in 2023.
- Ja’Marr Chase: A rookie wide receiver who was selected by the Bengals with the fifth overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Chase is reunited with his former college teammate Burrow, as they were both part of the LSU team that won the national championship in 2019. Chase is a dynamic playmaker who can stretch the field and make contested catches.
- Irv Smith: A former second-round pick and a rising star at tight end who joined the Bengals from the Minnesota Vikings via trade in 2022. Smith is a versatile and athletic tight end who can line up in multiple positions and create mismatches for defenses. He had a career-high 676 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 2021.
- Nick Bosa: A former first-round pick and a two-time Pro Bowler defensive end who joined the Bengals from the San Francisco 49ers via trade in 2022. Bosa is one of the most dominant pass rushers in the league, as he has recorded 23 sacks and 34 tackles for loss in his three-year career.
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