2026 Cincinnati Bengals season

2026 Cincinnati Bengals season
Owner	Mike Brown
Head coach	Zac Taylor
Home stadium	Paycor Stadium
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The 2026 season is the Cincinnati Bengals' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 59th overall, their 27th playing their home games at Paycor Stadium, and their eighth under head coach Zac Taylor.

Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Cincinnati Bengals Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	TBD
2	TBD
3	TBD
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD

Notes

• Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Staff

Cincinnati Bengals staff

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	Front office Owner/president – Mike Brown Executive vice president – Katie Blackburn Vice president – Troy Blackburn Vice president of player personnel – Paul H. Brown Director of player personnel – Duke Tobin Assistant general manager – Trey Brown Assistant general manager – Mike Potts Assistant general manager – Steven Radicivec Director of football research - Sam Francis Head coach Head coach – Zac Taylor Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Darrin Simmons Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Dan Pitcher Passing game coordinator – Justin Rascati Quarterbacks – Brad Kragthorpe Assistant quarterbacks – Fredi Knighten Running backs – Justin Hill Wide receivers – Troy Walters Assistant wide receivers – Jordan Salkin Tight ends – James Casey Offensive line – Scott Peters Assistant offensive line – Michael McCarthy			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Al Golden Defensive line/run game coordinator – Jerry Montgomery Linebackers – Michael Hodges Secondary/cornerbacks – Charles Burks Secondary/safeties – Jordan Kovacs Senior defensive assistant – Sean Desai Defensive assistant – Ronnie Regula Defensive assistant - Mike Moon Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Ben Jacobs Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Joey Boese Assistant strength and conditioning – Todd Hunt Assistant strength and conditioning – Garrett Swanson Football operations Chief of coaching staff – Doug Rosfeld → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster

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Quarterbacks (QB)  6 Jake Browning  9 Joe Burrow 16 Joe Flacco Running backs (RB) 25 Tahj Brooks 30 Chase Brown 34 Samaje Perine Wide receivers (WR)  1 Ja'Marr Chase  5 Tee Higgins 80 Andrei Iosivas 15 Charlie Jones 82 Mitchell Tinsley 12 Ke'Shawn Williams Tight ends (TE) 86 Noah Fant 88 Mike Gesicki 85 Cam Grandy 87 Tanner Hudson 89 Drew Sample

Offensive linemen (OL) 75 Orlando Brown LT 63 Dylan Fairchild LG 61 Cody Ford RT 64 Ted Karras C 71 Amarius Mims RT 62 Lucas Patrick G 66 Dalton Risner G 74 Jalen Rivers RG Defensive linemen (DL) 51 Isaiah Foskey DE 92 B. J. Hill DT 93 McKinnley Jackson DT 94 Jordan Jefferson DT 52 Cedric Johnson DE 99 Myles Murphy DE 58 Joseph Ossai DE 96 Cameron Sample DE 98 Tedarrell Slaton DT 97 Shemar Stewart DE

Linebackers (LB) 42 Oren Burks OLB 49 Barrett Carter OLB 43 Joe Giles-Harris OLB 50 Shaka Heyward MLB 44 Demetrius Knight MLB Defensive backs (DB) 26 Tycen Anderson FS 33 Daijahn Anthony SS 27 Jordan Battle SS 35 Jalen Davis CB 23 Daxton Hill NB 38 D. J. Ivey CB 37 P. J. Jules SS 28 Josh Newton CB 22 Geno Stone FS 20 DJ Turner CB Special teams (ST)  2 Evan McPherson K  8 Ryan Rehkow P 46 William Wagner LS

Practice squad 45 Liam Anderson OLB 69 Jacob Bayer C 32 Gary Brightwell RB  4 Sean Clifford QB 79 Andrew Coker LT 95 Howard Cross III DT 73 Javon Foster LT 18 Xavier Johnson WR 40 Jalen Kimber CB 60 Jaxson Kirkland G 60 21 Bralyn Lux CB 68 Seth McLaughlin C 36 Kendall Milton RB 14 Jordan Moore WR 56 Antwaun Powell-Ryland OLB 19 Kendric Pryor WR 39 Russ Yeast S Reserve 83 Erick All TE (PUP) 53 Brian Asamoah OLB (IR) 91 Trey Hendrickson DE (IR) 90 Kris Jenkins DT (IR) 65 Matt Lee C 65 29 Cam Taylor-Britt CB (IR) 67 Cordell Volson LG (IR) 24 Marco Wilson NB (IR) 53 active, 16 practice squad (1 exempt), 8 reserve As of December 20, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Bengals' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Bengals' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC North)	Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers
Conference opponents (AFC South)	Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans	Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts
Conference opponents (based on 2025 division placement)	Kansas City Chiefs (AFC West)	Miami Dolphins (AFC East)
Interconference opponents (NFC South)	New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers
Interconference opponent (based on 2025 division placement)	—N/a	Washington Commanders (NFC East)

External links

• Official website