Cincinnati Bengals 2026 Projections

Who projects best on the Cincinnati Bengals in 2026?

Ranked boards include players projected for at least 8 games. Backups and contingency options keep full projections and remain searchable, but are not ranked — a per-17-game pace is not a meaningful ranking for a player projected to play two games.

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Showing 28 of 28 players

17-Game PaceInjury-Adjusted

1

Ja'Marr Chase

WR

CIN

Age 26

PPR

314.5

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds17

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds1,400

Rec TD10.1

2

Joe Burrow

QB

CIN

Age 29

PPR

296.3

G17.0

Pass Yds4,344

Pass TD29.9

Rush Yds162

Rush TD1.4

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

3

Chase Brown

RB

CIN

Age 26

PPR

290.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds1,209

Rush TD9.7

Rec Yds379

Rec TD3.2

4

Joe Flacco

QB

CIN

Age 41

PPR

249.8

G17.0

Statusnot ranked

Pass Yds3,853

Pass TD27.2

Rush Yds90

Rush TD0.9

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

5

Tee Higgins

WR

CIN

Age 27

PPR

202.6

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds6

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds892

Rec TD7.7

6

Mike Gesicki

TE

CIN

Age 30

PPR

107.9

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds457

Rec TD3.1

7

Andrei Iosivas

WR

CIN

Age 26

PPR

82.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds387

Rec TD2.4

8

Samaje Perine

RB

CIN

Age 30

PPR

70.6

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds305

Rush TD2.1

Rec Yds111

Rec TD0.6

9

Erick All

TE

CIN

Age 25

PPR

39.4

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds170

Rec TD0.9

10

Tahj Brooks

RB

CIN

Age 24

PPR

36.8

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds172

Rush TD1.2

Rec Yds48

Rec TD0.3

11

Colbie Young

WR

CIN

Age 24ROOKIE

PPR

33.8

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds161

Rec TD0.8

12

Mitchell Tinsley

WR

CIN

Age 26

PPR

25.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds122

Rec TD0.7

13

Drew Sample

TE

CIN

Age 30

PPR

20.9

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds86

Rec TD0.5

14

Jamal Haynes

RB

CIN

Age 23ROOKIE

PPR

20.4

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds68

Rush TD0.5

Rec Yds42

Rec TD0.2

15

Kentrel Bullock

RB

CIN

ROOKIE

PPR

20.4

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds68

Rush TD0.5

Rec Yds42

Rec TD0.2

16

Tanner Hudson

TE

CIN

Age 31

PPR

13.4

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds59

Rec TD0.3

17

Josh Kattus

TE

CIN

ROOKIE

PPR

10.7

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds47

Rec TD0.2

18

Noah Thomas

WR

CIN

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

10.5

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds51

Rec TD0.2

19

Jack Endries

TE

CIN

Age 22ROOKIE

PPR

5.4

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds24

Rec TD0.1

20

Cam Grandy

TE

CIN

Age 26

PPR

0.7

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds3

Rec TD0.0

21

Ke'Shawn Williams

WR

CIN

Age 24

PPR

0.1

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds1

Rec TD0.0

22

Kendall Milton

RB

CIN

Age 24

PPR

0.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

23

Jordan Moore

WR

CIN

Age 24

PPR

0.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

24

Dohnte Meyers

WR

CIN

Age 26

PPR

0.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

25

Xavier Johnson

WR

CIN

Age 27

PPR

0.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

26

Charlie Jones

WR

CIN

Age 27

PPR

0.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

27

Kendric Pryor

WR

CIN

Age 28

PPR

0.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

28

Gary Brightwell

RB

CIN

Age 28

PPR

0.0

G17.0

Pass Yds0

Pass TD0.0

Rush Yds0

Rush TD0.0

Rec Yds0

Rec TD0.0

Cincinnati Bengals 2026 projections, 17-game pace

#	Player	G	Pass Yds	Pass TD	Rush Yds	Rush TD	Rec Yds	Rec TD	PPR
1	Ja'Marr Chase WR CIN· Age 26	17.0	0	0.0	17	0.0	1,400	10.1	314.5
2	Joe Burrow QB CIN· Age 29	17.0	4,344	29.9	162	1.4	0	0.0	296.3
3	Chase Brown RB CIN· Age 26	17.0	0	0.0	1,209	9.7	379	3.2	290.1
4	Joe Flacco QB CIN· Age 41· not ranked	17.0	3,853	27.2	90	0.9	0	0.0	249.8
5	Tee Higgins WR CIN· Age 27	17.0	0	0.0	6	0.0	892	7.7	202.6
6	Mike Gesicki TE CIN· Age 30	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	457	3.1	107.9
7	Andrei Iosivas WR CIN· Age 26	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	387	2.4	82.0
8	Samaje Perine RB CIN· Age 30	17.0	0	0.0	305	2.1	111	0.6	70.6
9	Erick All TE CIN· Age 25	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	170	0.9	39.4
10	Tahj Brooks RB CIN· Age 24	17.0	0	0.0	172	1.2	48	0.3	36.8
11	Colbie Young WR CIN· Age 24ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	161	0.8	33.8
12	Mitchell Tinsley WR CIN· Age 26	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	122	0.7	25.1
13	Drew Sample TE CIN· Age 30	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	86	0.5	20.9
14	Jamal Haynes RB CIN· Age 23ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	68	0.5	42	0.2	20.4
15	Kentrel Bullock RB CINROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	68	0.5	42	0.2	20.4
16	Tanner Hudson TE CIN· Age 31	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	59	0.3	13.4
17	Josh Kattus TE CINROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	47	0.2	10.7
18	Noah Thomas WR CIN· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	51	0.2	10.5
19	Jack Endries TE CIN· Age 22ROOKIE	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	24	0.1	5.4
20	Cam Grandy TE CIN· Age 26	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	0.0	0.7
21	Ke'Shawn Williams WR CIN· Age 24	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	0.0	0.1
22	Kendall Milton RB CIN· Age 24	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
23	Jordan Moore WR CIN· Age 24	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
24	Dohnte Meyers WR CIN· Age 26	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
25	Xavier Johnson WR CIN· Age 27	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
26	Charlie Jones WR CIN· Age 27	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
27	Kendric Pryor WR CIN· Age 28	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0
28	Gary Brightwell RB CIN· Age 28	17.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0