2026 depth chart

Offense

Pos
FirstSecondThirdFourth
QB
Joe Burrow
95 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
QBExp 7
Joe Flacco
74 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
QBExp 19
RB
Chase Brown
84 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 4
Samaje Perine
73 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 10
Tahj Brooks
67 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 2
WR1
Ja'Marr Chase
96 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 6
Colbie Young
69 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRRookie
WR2
Tee Higgins
87 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 7
Mitchell Tinsley
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 3
WR3
Dohnte Meyers
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 1
TE
Mike Gesicki
78 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
TEExp 9
Drew Sample
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
TEExp 8
Cam Grandy
59 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
TEExp 3
Jack Endries
67 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
TERookie
LT
Orlando Brown
76 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
LTExp 9
Javon Foster
67 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
LTExp 2
LG
Dylan Fairchild
74 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
LGExp 2
Jacob Bayer
62 overall — midpoint of the 60–64 band
CExp 1
Jalen Rivers
65 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
LTExp 2
C
Ted Karras
74 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CExp 11
Jacob Bayer
62 overall — midpoint of the 60–64 band
CExp 1
Connor Lew
64 overall — Fanspeak estimate
CRookie
RG
Dalton Risner
74 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
LGExp 8
Jacob Bayer
62 overall — midpoint of the 60–64 band
CExp 1
RT
Amarius Mims
79 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RTExp 3
Myles Hinton
67 overall — midpoint of the 65–69 band
LTExp 2

Defense

Pos
FirstSecondThirdFourth
EDGE1LDE
Boye Mafe
79 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 5
Cedric Johnson
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 3
DT1LDT
Dexter Lawrence
88 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
NTExp 8
Tedarrell Slaton
71 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 6
Landon Robinson
67 overall — midpoint of the 65–69 band
DTRookie
DT2RDT
Jonathan Allen
80 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 10
B.J. Hill
77 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 9
Kris Jenkins
72 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 3
EDGE2RDE
Myles Murphy
73 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 4
Shemar Stewart
70 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 2
LB1WLB
Demetrius Knight Jr.
74 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
ILBExp 2
LB2MLB
Barrett Carter
71 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
ILBExp 2
Joe Giles-Harris
72 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
ILBExp 3
LB3SLB
Oren Burks
66 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
ILBExp 9
Jack Kiser
65 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
MLBExp 2
CB1LCB
Tacario Davis
64 overall — Fanspeak estimate
CBRookie
D.J. Ivey
69 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 4
CB2RCB
DJ Turner II
80 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 4
NB
Daxton Hill
75 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 5
Josh Newton
70 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 3
SS
Jordan Battle
75 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
SSExp 4
Kyle Dugger
74 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
SSExp 7
FS
Bryan Cook
82 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
FSExp 5
PJ Jules
70 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
SSExp 2
Russ Yeast
64 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
FSExp 3

Special Teams

Pos
FirstSecondThirdFourth
KPK
Evan McPherson
84 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
KExp 6
P
Ryan Rehkow
76 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
PExp 3
LS
William Wagner
62 overall — midpoint of the 60–64 band
LSExp 2
KR
Dohnte Meyers
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 1
Tahj Brooks
67 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 2
Samaje Perine
73 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 10
PR
Dohnte Meyers
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 1
H
Ryan Rehkow
76 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
PExp 3

Practice Squad· 15

Josh Johnson
64 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
QBExp 14
Sean Clifford
60 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
QBExp 2
Kendall Milton
64 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
RBExp 1
Kentrel Bullock
62 overall — Fanspeak estimate
RBRookie
Ke'Shawn Williams
64 overall — Fanspeak estimate
WRExp 2
Noah Thomas
64 overall — Fanspeak estimate
WRRookie
Jordan Moore
63 overall — Fanspeak estimate
WRExp 1
Caden Prieskorn
66 overall — Fanspeak estimate
TEExp 1
Isaiah Foskey
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
EDGEExp 4
Garmon Randolph
62 overall — midpoint of the 60–64 band
EDGEExp 1
Howard Cross III
63 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
DTExp 2
Bralyn Lux
72 overall — midpoint of the 70–74 band
CBExp 1
Trikweze Bridges
66 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
FSExp 2
Beau Brade
64 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
FSExp 2
Emany Johnson
62 overall — midpoint of the 60–64 band
FSExp 1
Reserve· 9

Injured reserve, PUP, NFI, suspended or exempt — on neither the 53 nor the practice squad.

Andrei Iosivas
70 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
WRExp 4
IR
Tanner Hudson
72 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
TEExp 7
IR
Erick All
69 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
TEExp 3
IR
Josh Kattus
62 overall — Fanspeak estimate
TERookie
IR
Brian Parker II
67 overall — midpoint of the 65–69 band
CRookie
IR
Cashius Howell
77 overall — midpoint of the 75–79 band
EDGERookie
IR
Swayze Bozeman
62 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
ILBExp 2
IR
Ja'Sir Taylor
69 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 5
IR
Jalen Davis
68 overall — Overalls, 2025 season
CBExp 6
IR

Depth chart: ESPN, via nflverse (CC BY 4.0), snapshot November 14, 2026 at 2:04 PM UTC. Roster and practice squad: Over The Cap, checked against NFL weekly rosters via nflverse as of November 14, 2026. Player overalls: Fanspeak.

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