Cincinnati Bengals
Offense2026 Pre-Season Outlook · Underdog Rankings + 5yr History
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2026 Pre-Season Outlook · Underdog Rankings + 5yr History
RBs & WRs
QBs & TEs
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Pts/G | 62.4 | 71.1 | 59.5 | 70.4 | 70.2 |
| Rush Pts/G | 13.2 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 16.4 |
| Rec Pts/G | 49.2 | 57.6 | 47.0 | 55.4 | 53.8 |
| QB Rush/G | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.5 |
| RB Pts/G | 18.9 | 19.1 | 16.8 | 22.2 | 23.0 |
| WR Pts/G | 31.1 | 38.6 | 32.1 | 37.5 | 38.5 |
| TE Pts/G | 11.1 | 11.4 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 7.3 |
| NFL Pts/G | 24.8 | 28.3 | 20.9 | 26.1 | 27.8 |
| Metric | Wk1 TB Home | Wk2 HST Away | Wk3 PIT Away | Wk4 JAX Home | Wk5 MIA Away | Wk6 BYE — | Wk7 BLT Away | Wk8 TEN Home | Wk9 ATL Away | Wk10 PIT Home | Wk11 WAS Away | Wk12 NO Home | Wk13 CLV Away | Wk14 KC Home | Wk15 CAR Away | Wk16 IND Away | Wk17 BLT Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impl. Total | 28.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | — | 24.0 | 28.0 | 27.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 |
| Fnt Pts | 63.6 | 49.9 | 63.3 | 58.0 | 62.5 | — | 62.2 | 64.4 | 58.2 | 63.3 | 69.0 | 54.9 | 52.3 | 53.9 | 58.4 | 62.7 | 62.2 |
| Rush Pts | 16.6 | 13.9 | 14.9 | 13.1 | 17.8 | — | 16.7 | 19.2 | 16.9 | 14.9 | 20.9 | 17.0 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 19.7 | 15.6 | 16.7 |
| Rec Pts | 47.0 | 36.1 | 48.4 | 44.9 | 44.7 | — | 45.5 | 45.1 | 41.3 | 48.4 | 48.1 | 37.9 | 35.6 | 38.2 | 38.7 | 47.1 | 45.5 |
| QB Rush Pts | 4.39 | 1.84 | 3.44 | 3.20 | 3.49 | — | 3.68 | 3.10 | 2.69 | 3.44 | 2.43 | 2.16 | 1.51 | 4.20 | 2.47 | 1.94 | 3.68 |
| RB Pts | 21.0 | 18.0 | 17.7 | 16.7 | 20.6 | — | 20.0 | 21.1 | 20.2 | 17.7 | 23.9 | 19.9 | 19.5 | 17.8 | 22.5 | 18.7 | 20.0 |
| WR Pts | 25.2 | 20.1 | 28.1 | 25.8 | 24.7 | — | 29.9 | 29.5 | 27.5 | 28.1 | 29.5 | 22.9 | 20.7 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 29.9 | 29.9 |
| TE Pts | 12.9 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 12.4 | 13.8 | — | 8.6 | 10.7 | 7.8 | 14.0 | 13.2 | 9.9 | 10.6 | 8.7 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 8.6 |
| Rush Eff | 0.696 | 0.597 | 0.563 | 0.599 | 0.655 | — | 0.652 | 0.718 | 0.613 | 0.563 | 0.690 | 0.553 | 0.593 | 0.606 | 0.722 | 0.601 | 0.652 |
| Rec Eff | 1.411 | 1.149 | 1.302 | 1.194 | 1.452 | — | 1.258 | 1.498 | 1.343 | 1.302 | 1.539 | 1.322 | 1.278 | 1.267 | 1.280 | 1.267 | 1.258 |
Defense metrics = 2025 season averages · Higher = more exploitable matchup · Implied total from Underdog pre-season lines
| Player | Age Sep 9, 2026 | UD Rank | ESPN$ | Bengals Offense Share | Career PPG by Season | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Joe Burrow ADP 67.3 | 29.7 | QB5 | $5 | 0.6% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 5.0% | 2.2% | 18.4 | 26.0 | 17.2 | 25.3 | 22.6 |
| Joe Flacco ADP 215.9 | 41.6 | QB38 | — | 1.3% | — | — | — | — | 14.4 | 15.3 | — | — | — |
| Josh Johnson ADP — | 40.3 | — | — | New acquisition from WAS | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Sean Clifford ADP — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Chase Brown ADP 16.5 | 26.5 | RB10 | $33 | 23.5% | 19.7% | 5.9% | — | — | 14.3 | 14.2 | 4.1 | — | — |
| Samaje Perine ADP 214.7 | 31.0 | RB70 | — | 7.0% | — | — | 11.6% | 6.7% | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 4.7 |
| Tahj Brooks ADP 216.0 | 24.3 | RB90 | — | 1.5% | — | — | — | — | 0.8 | — | — | — | — |
| Kendall Milton ADP — | 24.6 | — | — | 0.4% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gary Brightwell ADP — | 27.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | — |
| WR | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Ja'Marr Chase ADP 3.1 | 26.5 | WR1 | $55 | 24.4% | 27.3% | 23.5% | 23.4% | 22.7% | 15.6 | 19.9 | 13.9 | 16.8 | 16.4 |
| Tee Higgins ADP 32.6 | 27.6 | WR15 | $15 | 17.8% | 22.5% | 15.5% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 11.7 | 16.4 | 9.7 | 12.1 | 13.0 |
| Andrei Iosivas ADP 214.9 | 26.9 | WR98 | — | 7.0% | 8.8% | 2.8% | — | — | 4.5 | 6.2 | 1.7 | — | — |
| Colbie Young ADP 216.0 | 24.1 | WR147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Tinsley ADP 216.0 | 27.0 | WR155 | — | 3.1% | — | — | — | — | 1.7 | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Thomas ADP — | 22.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Moore ADP — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Jones ADP — | 27.9 | — | — | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.8% | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.5 | — | — |
| Kendric Pryor ADP — | — | — | — | — | 1.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |||
| Mike Gesicki ADP 204.7 | 30.9 | TE30 | — | 7.0% | 8.7% | — | — | — | 4.5 | 6.3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 7.7 |
| Erick All ADP 215.9 | 26.0 | TE45 | — | — | 4.3% | — | — | — | — | 2.9 | — | — | — |
| Jack Endries ADP 216.0 | 22.5 | TE52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Drew Sample ADP — | 30.4 | — | — | 2.8% | 2.0% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.4 | — | 0.8 |
| Tanner Hudson ADP — | 31.8 | — | — | 5.2% | 3.8% | 8.8% | — | — | 3.2 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 | — |
| Cam Grandy ADP — | 26.8 | — | — | 0.8% | 0.7% | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | — | — | — |
| Josh Kattus ADP — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Roster from Underdog July 17, 2026 snapshot · Hit rates = % of weeks at or above tier threshold · Team history = flex scoring only (no QB passing)