Entering the weekend, the Cincinnati Bengals were at 67 rostered players. Now they're at 84 in what felt like the blink of an eye. The elongated lead up to the NFL Draft is always met with whiplash as the offseason progresses to the next stage.

This year's draft started a lot like 2022 for Cincinnati, taking advantage of a first-round faller and a deep cornerback class. Speed was injected into the running back and wide receivers room, and a clear special teams issue received a potential solution. 

Now that the dust has settled, it's time to go over where the current roster stands, and what each position has to offer heading into the heart of the offseason.

Note: Players with single asterisk (*) are 2023 draft picks, players with double asterisks (**) are 2023 undrafted free agents, and players with triple asterisks (***) are 2023 rookie minicamp invitees.

Quarterback

• Jake Browning
• Joe Burrow

The skinny: Burrow is either going to be the highest-paid player, or second highest-paid player in NFL history when the season starts. His backup is either Browning or a veteran they sign in the near future.

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Running back

• Chase Brown*
• Chris Evans
• Joe Mixon
• Jacob Saylors**
• Calvin Tyler Jr.**
• Trayveon Williams

The skinny: There was a good chance a running back was going to be added earlier, but with Brown being the only notable addition, this group will be led by Mixon for at least another year. We'll see if he accepts a pay cut, or if the team will even bother him with that proposition. Brown is expected to spell Mixon right out the gate, with Williams being the dark horse contributor.

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Wide receiver

• Tyler Boyd
• Ja'Marr Chase
• Tee Higgins
• Mac Hippenhammer***
• Andrei Iosivas*
• Trenton Irwin
• Shedrick Jackson**
• Charlie Jones*
• Kwamie Lassiter II
• Stanley Morgan Jr.
• Trent Taylor

The skinny: The starting trio is the best in the business, there's no debating that. The Bengals going out and adding two high-upside athletes in Jones and Iosivas in the draft to complement the existing depth was very wise. Both players add much needed dynamism in the long run.

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Tight end

• Devin Asiasi
• Nick Bowers
• Tanner Hudson
• Drew Sample
• Irv Smith Jr.
• Christian Trahan**

The skinny: You couldn't find a Bengals mock draft that didn't have a tight end taken in the first five rounds, and yet, they exited all seven rounds without one. It's Smith with no one else in front of him, and that's a risky proposition considering his injury history. Sample and Asiasi are the favorites to back up the former second-round pick. 

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Offensive line

• Hakeem Adeniji
• Ben Brown
• Orlando Brown Jr.
• Alex Cappa
• Jackson Carman
• Devin Cochran
• La'el Collins
• Cody Ford
• Nate Gilliam
• Trey Hill
• Ted Karras
• Jaxson Kirkland**
• Max Scharping
• D'Ante Smith
• Cordell Volson
• Jonah Williams

The skinny: Like tight end, the o-line group looks mighty similar to how it looked before the draft. Williams is set to compete at right tackle after not being traded while Collins heals from his torn ACL. Brown remains the biggest, literally and figuratively, addition to the group, while the starting interior trio of Volson, Karras, and Cappa remains the same.

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Defensive line

• Tarell Basham
• Owen Carney
• Zach Carter
• Domenique Davis
• Jeff Gunter
• Trey Hendrickson
• Sam Hubbard
• B.J. Hill
• Raymond Johnson III
• Devonnsha Maxwell**
• Myles Murphy*
• Joseph Ossai
• DJ Reader
• Cam Sample
• Jay Tufele
• Josh Tupou

The skinny: One of the deepest groups on the team, Hendrickson and Hubbard figure to benefit as the season wears on with Murphy backing both of them up along with Ossai and Sample. Reader and Hill still lead the charge up the middle, and Carter comes out of draft weekend as a big winner with no defensive tackle drafted.

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Linebacker

• Joe Bachie
• Markus Bailey
• Akeem Davis-Gaither
• Shaka Heyward**
• Keandre Jones
• Jaylon Moody**
• Germaine Pratt
• Logan Wilson

The skinny: Pratt coming back was huge for the continuity of the group. No draft pick was really needed, but Wilson is entering a contract year. The idea of paying two linebackers will be something to think about after the season. For now, a solid group here.

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Cornerback

• Chidobe Awuzie
• Jalen Davis
• Allan George
• Mike Hilton
• DJ Ivey*
• Sidney Jones IV
• Cam Taylor-Britt
• Marvin Tell III
• DJ Turner II*

The skinny: More respectable depth, as that will be a theme for the defense this year. Awuzie is on track to return for Week 1 coming off a torn ACL, and Taylor-Britt looks to build off a promising rookie season. Turner could push for playing time if Awuzie isn't ready to go, but odds are he will play significant snaps sometime this season as the fourth cornerback.

Safety

• Tycen Anderson
• Jordan Battle*
• Larry Brooks III**
• Yusuf Corker
• Dax Hill
• Nick Scott 
• Michael Thomas

The skinny: As it turns out, this position group was not settled. The Bengals had great interest in this safety class, ranking Battle as a second rounder and nearly taking him with the 60th overall pick. That could mean he pushes for a starting spot over one of Hill or Scott. Whatever the case, he could find himself on the field before long. 

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Special teams

• Cal Adomitis (LS)
• Drue Chrisman (P)
• Evan McPherson (K)
• Brad Robbins (P)*

The skinny: Robbins vs. Chrisman will be this year's Chrisman vs. Kevin Huber, only this time it may not be close. Robbins is a much better punter coming out of college than Chrisman was two years ago, and he comes equipped with holding experience. McPherson will look to establish more consistency in year three.