07-31-2025, 03:43 PM
TE Noah Fant, formerly of Seattle & Denver, is reportedly signing. While not official, we released USFA TE Kole Taylor to make room on the 90.
https://www.cincyjungle.com/2025/7/31/24473715/report-noah-fant-signs-with-bengals
https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-waive-te-kole-taylor-bengals-roster-update
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II. Current Projected Roster: Signed/Draft = 53
Italics denotes a player with a zero dead cap hit.
Offense = 24
QB (2): Burrow; Browning
RB (3): C. Brown; Perine, Brooks
WR (5): Chase, Higgins, Iosivas; Burton, C. Jones
TE (5): Fant; Gesicki, D. Sample, Hudson, Grandy
OT (4): O. Brown, Mims; Ford (T/G), Rivers (OT/G)
G (3): Patrick (G/C), Fairchild, Volson
C (2): Karras (C/G); Lee (C/T/G)
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Defense = 26
DE (6): Hendrickson, Ossai; Stewart, Murphy, C. Sample (DE/DT), C. Johnson
DT (5): BJ Hill, Slaton; Jenkins; Jackson, Bryan
LB (5): L. Wilson, Knight; Burks, Carter, Heyward
CB (6): CTB, D. Hill; Turner, Newton, Ivey, M. Wilson
S (4): Battle, Stone; Anderson, Anthony
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Special Teams = 3
PK: McPherson
P: Rehkow
LS: Adomitis
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III. Injured Reserve = 1 (54)
A. PUP/Active (1)
1. Erick All, TE, (knee). Likely season-ending 2nd surgery.
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IV. Signed, Projected Outside 53 = 13 (67)
1. QB: Ridder
2. RB: Milton
3. WR: I. Williams
4. TE: McLachlan
5. OT: Cochran
6. OG/OT: Kirkland
7. OG/OT: Stueber
8. C: Raym
9. DE: I. Thomas
10. DT: Agim
11. LB: Giles-Harris
12. LB: Njongmeta
13. CB: L. Robinson
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V. Signed to Future's Contracts, Projected Outside the 53 = 11 (78)
These guys do technically take up roster spaces and cap space at the moment. But effectively they do not, as none of them have any Dead Cap hit if released. These are camp bodies, practice squad types with perhaps a dark horse candidate to make the 53 or two.
But it does give one a better idea if how much space we'd have with a full toster instead of only 44.
#, Pos, Player, # Acc Yrs, Salary, Dead Cap
1. RB Gary Brightwell, 3, $1,100,000, Zero
2. WR Kendric Pryor, 1, $1,030,000, Zero
3. WR Cole Burgess, 0, $840,000, Zero
4. WR Mitchell Tinsley, 1, $960,000, Zero
5. OT Andrew Coker, 0, $840,000, Zero
6. DE: Raymond Johnson III, 1, $960,000, Zero
7. LB Craig Young, 0, $840,000, Zero
8. CB Jalen Davis, 4, $1,030,000, Zero
9. CB Nate Brooks, 0, $960,000, Zero
10. S PJ Jules, 0, $840,000, Zero
11. S Jaylen Key, 0, $840,000, Zero
https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-sign-11-players-to-reserve-future-contracts-bengals-roster-update
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VI. UDFA's: Projected Outside the PS = 12 (90)
1. QB Payton Thorne, Auburn
2. RB: Quali Conley, Arizona
3. WR: Jordan Moore, Duke
4. WR: Rashod Owens, Oklahoma State
5. WR: Jamoi Mayes, Cincinnati
6. OT: Trevor Etienne, BYU
7. C: Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State
8. DT: Eric Gregory, Arkansas
9. DT Howard Cross, Notre Dame
10. CB: Bralyn Lux, Texas Tech
11. S: Shaquan Loyal, Rutgers
12. LS: William Wagner, Michigan
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VII. Projected Practice Squad = 16
1. QB: Ridder
2. RB: Brightwell (Future's)
3. WR: I. Williams
4. WR: Pryor (Future's)
5. TE: McLachlan
6. OT: Cochran
7. OG/OT: Kirkland
8. C: McLaughlin (UDFA)
9. DE: R. Johnson III (Future's)
10. LB: Giles-Harris
11. LB: Njongmeta
12. CB: J. Davis (Future's)
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13. CB: Brooks
14. S: PJ Jules
15. S: Key
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16. DT/NT: Gregory (UDFA)
The top 11/12 above the line are the guys I think are the most NFL ready amongst the guys who are not currently projected to the 53. Plus TE McLachlan. With the exception of DE I. Thomas, who belongs there, but since I kept 6 DEs on the 53, I did not go 2 deep on the PS at DE. I have cover everywhere save for DT/3T, where have I have Sample/Stewart and Bryan backing up the top 4 on the 53.
Surely, some of these guys will get snatched up if waived, and some have decent shots to make the 53 outright (Williams, McLachlan, Giles-Harris, Njongmeta, McLaughlin, Cochran, Kirkland, Davis).
Below the dotted line, I am pretty clueless. But I thought we'd need another boundary corner (Davis being pretty slot only), cover at both S spots, and cover at the run-stuffer spot.
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VIII. Bengals Free Agents: 53/IR/PS = 4
Pos, Player
1. S3: Vonn Bell
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2. PK: Cade York
3. RB5: Chris Evans
4. OG/OT: D'Ante Smith
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IX. Bengals FA's, Re-signed/Extensions = 15
1. TE Cam Grandy, ERFA, 1 year, $980,000.
2. CB Jalen Davis, Future's/Reserve, $1,030,000
3. P Ryan Rehkow, ERFA, 2 yrs, $960,000 in 2025
4. LS Cal Adomitis, RFA, 1 year, $1,100,000
5. OG Jaxson Kirkland, ERFA, 1 yr $960,000
6. TE Tanner Hudson, 1 year, ??? $$$
7. TE/WR Mike Gesicki, 3 years, $25.5 mil
8. OG/OT Cody Ford, 2 years, $6,000,000
9. DT BJ Hill, 3 years, $33 mil, $16 G.
10. DE Joseph Ossai, 1 year, $7 mil
11. CB Marco Williams, 1 year, $1.52 mil
12. DE Cam Sample, 1 year, $1.6 mil
13. WR Tee Higgins, 4 years, $115 million
14. WR Ja'Marr Chase, 4 years, $161 mil (extension)
15. QB Logan Woodside, 1 year, ?$$ (Likely PS QB)
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X. Outside FA's brought in (9)
1. RB Samaje Perine, 2 years, $3.8 mil.
2. NT/DT TJ Slaton, 2 years, $15.1 mil
3. LB Oren Burks, 2 years, $5 mil
4. OG/C Lucas Patrick, 1 year, $2.1 mil
5. LB Joe Giles-Harris, 1 year, ??? (on PS briefly in '24)
6. QB: Desmond Ridder
7. C: Andrew Raym
8. DT: Taven Bryan
9. DT: McTelvin Agim
10. TE: Noah Fant
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XI. Bengals FA's, Signed elsewhere = 9
1. DT: Dominique Davis (PS), 1 year, $840,000 (future's)
2. LB: Akeem Davis-Gaither, AZ, 2 yrs, $10 mil, $3.805 cap
3. RB Khalil Herbert, Indy, 1 year, $1,197,500
4. DT Jay Tufele, Jets, 1 year, $1,030,000
5. OT Trent Brown, Texans, 1 year, $1,732,353
6. C/G Trey Hill, Packers, 1 yr, $1,100,000
7. LB Joe Bachie, Colts, 1 yr, $1,030,000
8. RB Trayveon Williams, Patriots, 1 yr $1,030,000
9. CB Mike Hilton, Dolphins, $???
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XII. Bengals Retirements/Cuts from last year's 53 = 5
#, Pos, Player, Cap Savings, Dead Cap
1. DT Sheldon Rankins, $9.618 mil, $2 mil (Texans, 1/$7)
2. G Alex Cappa, $8 mil, $2.25 mil (Raiders, 2/$11.2)
3. DE Sam Hubbard, $9.5 mil, $2 mil (retired)
4. LB Germaine Pratt, $5.85 mil, $2.33 mil
5. RB Zack Moss, $1,242,941, $1,875,000
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https://www.cincyjungle.com/2025/7/31/24473715/report-noah-fant-signs-with-bengals
https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-waive-te-kole-taylor-bengals-roster-update
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II. Current Projected Roster: Signed/Draft = 53
Italics denotes a player with a zero dead cap hit.
Offense = 24
QB (2): Burrow; Browning
RB (3): C. Brown; Perine, Brooks
WR (5): Chase, Higgins, Iosivas; Burton, C. Jones
TE (5): Fant; Gesicki, D. Sample, Hudson, Grandy
OT (4): O. Brown, Mims; Ford (T/G), Rivers (OT/G)
G (3): Patrick (G/C), Fairchild, Volson
C (2): Karras (C/G); Lee (C/T/G)
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Defense = 26
DE (6): Hendrickson, Ossai; Stewart, Murphy, C. Sample (DE/DT), C. Johnson
DT (5): BJ Hill, Slaton; Jenkins; Jackson, Bryan
LB (5): L. Wilson, Knight; Burks, Carter, Heyward
CB (6): CTB, D. Hill; Turner, Newton, Ivey, M. Wilson
S (4): Battle, Stone; Anderson, Anthony
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Special Teams = 3
PK: McPherson
P: Rehkow
LS: Adomitis
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III. Injured Reserve = 1 (54)
A. PUP/Active (1)
1. Erick All, TE, (knee). Likely season-ending 2nd surgery.
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IV. Signed, Projected Outside 53 = 13 (67)
1. QB: Ridder
2. RB: Milton
3. WR: I. Williams
4. TE: McLachlan
5. OT: Cochran
6. OG/OT: Kirkland
7. OG/OT: Stueber
8. C: Raym
9. DE: I. Thomas
10. DT: Agim
11. LB: Giles-Harris
12. LB: Njongmeta
13. CB: L. Robinson
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V. Signed to Future's Contracts, Projected Outside the 53 = 11 (78)
These guys do technically take up roster spaces and cap space at the moment. But effectively they do not, as none of them have any Dead Cap hit if released. These are camp bodies, practice squad types with perhaps a dark horse candidate to make the 53 or two.
But it does give one a better idea if how much space we'd have with a full toster instead of only 44.
#, Pos, Player, # Acc Yrs, Salary, Dead Cap
1. RB Gary Brightwell, 3, $1,100,000, Zero
2. WR Kendric Pryor, 1, $1,030,000, Zero
3. WR Cole Burgess, 0, $840,000, Zero
4. WR Mitchell Tinsley, 1, $960,000, Zero
5. OT Andrew Coker, 0, $840,000, Zero
6. DE: Raymond Johnson III, 1, $960,000, Zero
7. LB Craig Young, 0, $840,000, Zero
8. CB Jalen Davis, 4, $1,030,000, Zero
9. CB Nate Brooks, 0, $960,000, Zero
10. S PJ Jules, 0, $840,000, Zero
11. S Jaylen Key, 0, $840,000, Zero
https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-sign-11-players-to-reserve-future-contracts-bengals-roster-update
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VI. UDFA's: Projected Outside the PS = 12 (90)
1. QB Payton Thorne, Auburn
2. RB: Quali Conley, Arizona
3. WR: Jordan Moore, Duke
4. WR: Rashod Owens, Oklahoma State
5. WR: Jamoi Mayes, Cincinnati
6. OT: Trevor Etienne, BYU
7. C: Seth McLaughlin, Ohio State
8. DT: Eric Gregory, Arkansas
9. DT Howard Cross, Notre Dame
10. CB: Bralyn Lux, Texas Tech
11. S: Shaquan Loyal, Rutgers
12. LS: William Wagner, Michigan
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VII. Projected Practice Squad = 16
1. QB: Ridder
2. RB: Brightwell (Future's)
3. WR: I. Williams
4. WR: Pryor (Future's)
5. TE: McLachlan
6. OT: Cochran
7. OG/OT: Kirkland
8. C: McLaughlin (UDFA)
9. DE: R. Johnson III (Future's)
10. LB: Giles-Harris
11. LB: Njongmeta
12. CB: J. Davis (Future's)
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13. CB: Brooks
14. S: PJ Jules
15. S: Key
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16. DT/NT: Gregory (UDFA)
The top 11/12 above the line are the guys I think are the most NFL ready amongst the guys who are not currently projected to the 53. Plus TE McLachlan. With the exception of DE I. Thomas, who belongs there, but since I kept 6 DEs on the 53, I did not go 2 deep on the PS at DE. I have cover everywhere save for DT/3T, where have I have Sample/Stewart and Bryan backing up the top 4 on the 53.
Surely, some of these guys will get snatched up if waived, and some have decent shots to make the 53 outright (Williams, McLachlan, Giles-Harris, Njongmeta, McLaughlin, Cochran, Kirkland, Davis).
Below the dotted line, I am pretty clueless. But I thought we'd need another boundary corner (Davis being pretty slot only), cover at both S spots, and cover at the run-stuffer spot.
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VIII. Bengals Free Agents: 53/IR/PS = 4
Pos, Player
1. S3: Vonn Bell
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2. PK: Cade York
3. RB5: Chris Evans
4. OG/OT: D'Ante Smith
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IX. Bengals FA's, Re-signed/Extensions = 15
1. TE Cam Grandy, ERFA, 1 year, $980,000.
2. CB Jalen Davis, Future's/Reserve, $1,030,000
3. P Ryan Rehkow, ERFA, 2 yrs, $960,000 in 2025
4. LS Cal Adomitis, RFA, 1 year, $1,100,000
5. OG Jaxson Kirkland, ERFA, 1 yr $960,000
6. TE Tanner Hudson, 1 year, ??? $$$
7. TE/WR Mike Gesicki, 3 years, $25.5 mil
8. OG/OT Cody Ford, 2 years, $6,000,000
9. DT BJ Hill, 3 years, $33 mil, $16 G.
10. DE Joseph Ossai, 1 year, $7 mil
11. CB Marco Williams, 1 year, $1.52 mil
12. DE Cam Sample, 1 year, $1.6 mil
13. WR Tee Higgins, 4 years, $115 million
14. WR Ja'Marr Chase, 4 years, $161 mil (extension)
15. QB Logan Woodside, 1 year, ?$$ (Likely PS QB)
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X. Outside FA's brought in (9)
1. RB Samaje Perine, 2 years, $3.8 mil.
2. NT/DT TJ Slaton, 2 years, $15.1 mil
3. LB Oren Burks, 2 years, $5 mil
4. OG/C Lucas Patrick, 1 year, $2.1 mil
5. LB Joe Giles-Harris, 1 year, ??? (on PS briefly in '24)
6. QB: Desmond Ridder
7. C: Andrew Raym
8. DT: Taven Bryan
9. DT: McTelvin Agim
10. TE: Noah Fant
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XI. Bengals FA's, Signed elsewhere = 9
1. DT: Dominique Davis (PS), 1 year, $840,000 (future's)
2. LB: Akeem Davis-Gaither, AZ, 2 yrs, $10 mil, $3.805 cap
3. RB Khalil Herbert, Indy, 1 year, $1,197,500
4. DT Jay Tufele, Jets, 1 year, $1,030,000
5. OT Trent Brown, Texans, 1 year, $1,732,353
6. C/G Trey Hill, Packers, 1 yr, $1,100,000
7. LB Joe Bachie, Colts, 1 yr, $1,030,000
8. RB Trayveon Williams, Patriots, 1 yr $1,030,000
9. CB Mike Hilton, Dolphins, $???
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XII. Bengals Retirements/Cuts from last year's 53 = 5
#, Pos, Player, Cap Savings, Dead Cap
1. DT Sheldon Rankins, $9.618 mil, $2 mil (Texans, 1/$7)
2. G Alex Cappa, $8 mil, $2.25 mil (Raiders, 2/$11.2)
3. DE Sam Hubbard, $9.5 mil, $2 mil (retired)
4. LB Germaine Pratt, $5.85 mil, $2.33 mil
5. RB Zack Moss, $1,242,941, $1,875,000
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