Bengals Depth Chart Preview: Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins set an otherworldly standard for Cincinnati's wide receivers
If there's one thing the Cincinnati Bengals do right, it's building out a room of wide receivers. The 2025 team will be no different with a deadly duo at the top of the food chain, a reliable option right below them, and intrigue everywhere else in the room. It's currently a 12-man group that will likely […]
If there's one thing the Cincinnati Bengals do right, it's building out a room of wide receivers.
The 2025 team will be no different with a deadly duo at the top of the food chain, a reliable option right below them, and intrigue everywhere else in the room. It's currently a 12-man group that will likely be cut in half when September rolls around, and a lot can happen between now and then.
The next installment of our Bengals depth chart preview series goes out wide to the playmakers who elevate this offense from very good to great.
Bengals Wide Receiver Depth Chart
- Ja'Marr Chase
- Tee Higgins
- Andrei Iosivas
- Charlie Jones
- Jermaine Burton
- Isaiah Williams
- Kendric Pryor
- Cole Burgess
- Mitchell Tinsley
- Jordan Moore
- Jamoi Mayes
- Rashod Owens
The starters: Chase, Higgins, Iosivas. Is it the best starting trio in the league? It's firmly in the top three at the very least. Chase is the reigning triple crown winner who was motioned and ran out of different alignments at a higher rate than every before last season. Higgins typically stays in the flanker role with his always reliable hands and growing yards after catch ability. Iosivas emerged as the top option in the slot but can threat corners vertically when playing outside even with more power now added to his frame. This is the strength of the Bengals outside of the quarterback position.
First off the bench: Jones, Burton. When you have three starters, you can't just have one immediate reserve. Jones is fit for the slot while Burton's long speed and ball tracking makes him an ideal backup on the outside. Jones has dealt with injuries his first two seasons and Burton's rookie year was a well-documented disaster. If both can stay healthy and locked in, they'll be solid ancillary pieces behind a stacked starting trio.
The rest: Williams joined the team in the middle of last season and has an edge to be WR6 with his kick returning abilities. Pryor appeared in three games as a practice squad elevation and has been around the team for a few years now. Tinsley was signed as a free agent very early in the offseason. Moore, Mayes, and Owens are all undrafted free agents looking to stick around.
Who will make the 53-man roster: Chase, Higgins, Iosivas, Jones, Burton, Williams. Six is the normal number to keep, and the battle for the fifth and last activation between Burton and Williams will be intriguing. All three backups in this case would provide special teams value as returners.
Practice squad prediction: Pryor, Moore. Pryor's racked up enough practice reps to create value for himself in the offense. If there's a rookie who joins him, Moore was the most consistent option in college at Duke and came up in clutch moments. I can see a promising preseason for him when opportunities will be aplenty.
Previous Position Depth Chart Previews
- (7/6) Quarterback
- (7/7) Running back
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