Bengals 2025 Impending Free Agents: Complete list of all 23 players with expiring contracts

The offseason is officially here for the Cincinnati Bengals, and the future of the roster is all the way up in the air.Cincinnati will have decisions to make on 23 impending free agents. There will be other decisions to make for players under contract for the offseason, but between the 53 players on the active […]

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The offseason is officially here for the Cincinnati Bengals, and the future of the roster is all the way up in the air.

Cincinnati will have decisions to make on 23 impending free agents. There will be other decisions to make for players under contract for the offseason, but between the 53 players on the active roster and the 13 on Injured Reserve, over one-third of that player base will be gone or re-signed in the coming months. 

Here's a complete list of all 23 players, including their position, age for this year, class of free agency, and how much their current contract pays them on average per year. All data courtesy of OverTheCap.com.

Key: Unrestricted Free Agent = UFA, Restricted Free Agent = RFA, Exclusive Rights Free Agent = ERFA 

Bengals 2025 Impending Free Agents

Tee Higgins
Position: WR
2025 Age: 26
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $21,816,000 (franchise tag)

B.J. Hill
Position: DT
2025 Age: 30
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $10,000,000

Mike Hilton
Position: CB
2025 Age: 31
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $6,000,000

Trent Brown
Position: T
2025 Age: 32
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $4,750,000

Akeem Davis-Gaither
Position: LB
2025 Age: 25
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $2,742,500

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki (88) celebrates a first down reception in the first quarter of the NFL Week 17 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024.
Cincinnati Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki (88) celebrates a first down reception in the first quarter of the NFL Week 17 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. © Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Mike Gesicki
Position: TE
2025 Age: 30
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $2,500,000

Marco Wilson
Position: CB
2025 Age: 26
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $2,200,000

Cody Ford
Position: OL
2025 Age: 29
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $1,350,000

Joseph Ossai
Position: ED
2025 Age: 25
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $1,298,154

Tanner Hudson
Position: TE
2025 Age: 31
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $1,292,500

Joe Bachie
Position: LB
2025 Age: 27
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $1,275,000

Vonn Bell
Position: S
2025 Age: 31
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $1,210,000

Trayveon Williams
Position: RB
2025 Age: 28
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $1,125,000

Jay Tufele
Position: DT 
2025 Age: 26
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $1,076,421

Cam Sample
Position: ED 
2025 Age: 26
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $1,067,037

D'Ante Smith
Position: T
2025 Age: 27
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $994,836

Chris Evans
Position: RB
2025 Age: 28
Class: UFA
Current APY: $913,222

Dec 28, 2024; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals running back Khalil Herbert (34) runs with the ball against the Denver Broncos in overtime at Paycor Stadium.
Dec 28, 2024; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals running back Khalil Herbert (34) runs with the ball against the Denver Broncos in overtime at Paycor Stadium.© Katie Stratman-Imagn Images

Khalil Herbert
Position: RB
2025 Age: 27
Free Agency: UFA
Current APY: $902,676

Cal Adomitis
Position: LS
2025 Age: 27
Free Agency: RFA
Current APY: $985,000

Cade York
Position: K
2025 Age: 24
Free Agency: RFA
Current APY: $985,000

Cam Grandy
Position: TE
2025 Age: 26
Free Agency: ERFA
Current APY: $795,000

Jaxson Kirkland
Position: OL
2025 Age: 27
Free Agency: ERFA
Current APY: $795,000

Ryan Rehkow
Position: P
2025 Age: 27
Free Agency: ERFA
Current APY: $795,000

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