2024 Bengals Free Agency/Roster Thread

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

OK, time for some adjustments with our first four draft selections added to the mix:


Round 1: #18: Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia 
Round 2: #49: Kris Jenkins, DT, Michigan 
Round 3: #80: Jermaine Burton, WR, Alabama
Round 3: #97: McKinley Jackson, NT, Texas A&M

A. Offense: (25)
QB (2): Burrow; Browning
RB (4): Moss; C. Brown, T. Williams, Evans
WR (6): Chase, Higgins, Burton; Irwin, Iosivas, C. Jones
TE (3): D. Sample; Gesicki, Hudson
OT (6): O. Brown, T. Brown; Mims, Ford (OT/G), Carman, D. Smith
OG (2): Cappa, Volson; (Ford, T. Hill)
C (2): Karras; T. Hill (C/G)
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B. Defense: (27)
DE (5): Hendrickson, Hubbard; Murphy, C. Sample, Ossai
DT (7): BJ Hill, Rankins; M. Jackson, Jenkins; Carter, Tufele, Bell
LB (5): Wilson, Pratt; ADG, Bachie, Harper
CB (5): CTB, Turner, Hilton; Ivey (inj), J. Davis
S (5): Battle, Stone; Bell, D. Hill, Anderson (inj)
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C. Special Teams: (3)
PK: McPherson
P: Robbins
LS: Adomitis
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D.  Future's (9) + Practice Squad (3) = 12

QB: Woodside
WR: S. Jackson, Lassitter, Pryor
OT: Cochran
OG: Gilliam, Kirkland
DE: Gunter
DT: D. Davis, Maxwell
LB: Heyward
CB: George
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E.  Ins & Outs

1.  Ins: 21 Players + 2 picks

Signed (7): Rankins (2/$24.5, $11.9), Stone (2/$14, $6.025), T. Brown (1/$4.4),  Moss (2/$8, $2.972), Gesicki (1/$2.5), Bell (1/$1.21), Woodside (1 yr, $???).

Re-Signed (9): D. Sample (3/$10.5, $4.9), ADG (1/$2.54), Irwin (1/$1.472), Ford (1/$1.35), T. Williams (1/$1.1525), Hudson (1/$1.1525), Bachie (1 yr/$1.135k), Adomitis (1 yr/$985k), Browning (2 yr, $???).

Tagged (1): Higgins (1/$21.8).

Drafted (4): Mims (Rd1/#18), Jenkins (Rd2/#49), Burton (Rd3/#80), Jackson (Rd3/#97).

Draft Captlital (2): 6th (NFL comp), + 7th (Mixon trade)

2.  Outs (7)

Traded (1): Mixon (Hou, 3 yrs, $25.5 mil deal)

Waived/Cut (2): Scott (Carolina, 1 yr/$1.152.5 mil), McCarron (??/$??).

Signed Elsewhere (5 FAs + 2 post release = 7): Reader (2/$27, Det), Jonah Williams (2/$30, ARZ), Awuzie (3/$36, Tenn), I. Smith Jr. (KC, 1 yr/$1.1525 mil), Scott (Carolina, 1yr/$1.1525 mil), Morgan Jr (1/$985k, NO), McCarron (UFL, STL).

[wanga]

Vaguely posted something in another thread along the lines of how we’ve beefed up both sides of the ball in FA and the draft so far as well as picked up an explosive WR. It’s good.
TE up next and then some fillers in tomorrows draft will be nice.

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

I.  Roster Tiers


A.  Roster Locks/Starters (23): Burrow, Moss, Chase, Higgins, D. Sample, O. Brown, Volson, Karras, Cappa, T. Brown; Hendrickson, BJ Hill, Rankins, Hubbard, Wilson, Pratt, CTB, Turner, Hilton, Battle, Stone; McPherson, Adomitis.

B.  Roster Locks/Reserves (14): Browning, C. Brown, Burton, Irwin, Iosivas, C. Jones, Gesicki, Mims; Murphy; M. Jackson, Jenkins, ADG, V. Bell, D. Hill.  

Not sure about who the starter is at TE (D. Sample/Gesicki) or SS (Battle/Bell), but all are roster locks either way. Ditto at slot receiver (Burton, Irwin, C. Jones) and how DT shakes out between Hill, Rankins, Jackson, & Jenkins.

C.  Inner Roster Fringe (10): T. Williams, Hudson, Ford; C. Sample, Ossai, Bachie, Ivey, J. Davis, Anderson; Robbins.

D.  Outer Roster Fringe (8): Evans, Carman, D. Smith, T. Hill; Carter, Tufele, Bell, Harper.

E.  Practice Squad Territory (12): Woodside; S. Jackson, Lassiter, Pryor, Cochran, Kirkland, Gilliam; Gunter, D. Davis, Maxwell, Heyward, George.

As we make more signings and make picks, some guys will move around some.