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Quick thoughts on Bengals’ first depth chart, which features some surprises

The first Bengals depth chart of the season is here and features multiple surprises.

The Cincinnati Bengals issued their first depth chart of the season ahead of the Week 1 opener against the New England Patriots.

There, a few surprises stick out, so here’s a quick look at those and some general takeaways.

  • Fans will immediately notice that Mike Gesicki isn’t the top tight end—that honor belongs to Drew Sample. This perhaps signals that Gesicki will indeed be more of a slot wideout than anything. Rookie Erick All‘s quick return and rise featured him in two-tight-end sets with Sample and others during the preseason, so perhaps this plays a part, too.
  • For all the fourth-team and kick-returning stuff from the preseason, rookie Jermaine Burton is indeed the primary backup behind Ja’Marr Chase.
  • Perhaps only due to the injury, first-rounder Amarius Mims currently slots behind Trent Brown at right tackle. He’s notably the top depth name at left tackle, too.
  • Zack Moss still gets the nod over Chase Brown in the backfield.
  • Sixth-round rookie Cedric Johnson is the primary backup behind Sam Hubbard with Myles Murphy on injured reserve.
  • Dax Hill won the starting boundary corner job. Perhaps notably, he’s also the primary backup to Mike Hilton in the nickel.
  • Geno Stone and Vonn Bell are the starting safeties, though Jordan Battle is sure to get plenty of run. Breakout rookie Daijahn Anthony is a distant third behind Tycen Anderson.
  • Jermaine Burton does show up as a deep third option at punt returner.

A look at the depth chart, courtesy of the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Kelsey Conway:

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Quick thoughts on Bengals’ third depth chart of the preseason

Some quick reactions to the final preseason Cincinnati Bengals depth chart.

On a short turnaround to Thursday’s preseason finale, the Cincinnati Bengals have already issued their third depth chart.

Like those before it, the depth chart is about as “unofficial’ as it gets and more something for the team to check off a required list before kickoff.

Still, there are some interesting things going on worth pointing out:

  • For all the speculation about rookie WR Jermaine Burton, his spot on the depth chart hasn’t changed, and he’s not one of the many names listed on the special teams returners section.
  • Then again, RB Chris Evans, now on injured reserve, is still listed on the back end of the kickoff returner spot.
  • The upstart Jaxson Kirkland who was promoted to second-team tackle in the second preseason game is still on the list as a guard, so take that with a grain of salt.
  • Exciting draft pick TE Erick All is fourth on this rendition of the chart, although notably above Tanner McLachlan.
  • Fan favorite and undrafted breakout LB Maema Njongmeta is still buried on this chart, but that doesn’t figure to be the case by cut-down day.
  • This chart still has CB DJ Turner over Dax Hill, but it’s near-impossible to see that being true by Week 1.

The chart, courtesy of CLNS Media’s Mike Petraglia:

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Quick thoughts on Bengals’ second depth chart of the preseason

Some quick reactions to the latest Cincinnati Bengals depth chart.

The Cincinnati Bengals issued their second depth chart of the preseason this week ahead of the game against the Chicago Bears.

Like the first, the depth chart is very much “unofficial” and a formality the team does for the sake of it. But there are still some things to glean from it, so here are a few quick notes on the release:

  • Trenton Irwin still gets the nod as the starter slot man, but there’s no reason to think it’s not just a veteran thing. The Day 1 “starter” is probably Andrei Iosivas.
  • Trent Brown is the “starter” at right tackle, but he just left practice with back soreness, and Amarius Mims was pretty obviously the frontrunner before his pec injury.
  • Mike Gesicki isn’t technically TE1, which might end up being true based on snap counts because of Drew Sample‘s work as a blocker.
  • In the secondary, Dax Hill overtaking DJ Turner and Josh Newton overtaking Jalen Davis feels inevitable.
  • Jordan Battle, as expected, remains behind Vonn Bell and Geno Stone.

The chart, courtesy of CLNS Media’s Mike Petraglia:

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