It’s the absolute dead period of the offseason, and the Cincinnati Bengals are resting up before training camp. We’re in the heart of our position-by-position breakdown of the Bengals’ 90-man roster and depth chart. Check out previous position breakdowns here.

The Bengals have a newfound strength of the roster, and it’s the position group that has been under the microscope the most this decade.

Bengals Offensive Line Depth Chart

Starters: Orlando Brown Jr. (LT), Dylan Fairchild (LG), Ted Karras (C), Dalton Risner (RG), Amarius Mims (RT)
Backups: Cody Ford, Jalen Rivers, Brian Parker II, Connor Lew, Andrew Coker, Javon Foster, Jacob Bayer, Liam Brown, Christian Jones, Corey Robinson II

The Starters

Orlando Brown Jr. and Amarius are the bookend tackles and have been since Week 4 of the 2024 season. Brown is entering his fourth season as Cincy’s blindside tackle and is fresh off signing a two-year extension to stay with the club through 2028. Mims was the club’s first-round pick in 2024 and took over at RT after former starter Trent Brown went down with a season-ending injury. He ended his first full year of starting on a high note last season, and could very well be the best lineman on the team this year. He turns 24 in October.

The interior of the line features Dylan Fairchild at left guard, Ted Karras at center, and Dalton Risner at right guard. Fairchild was declared the starter right after he was picked in the third round of the 2025 draft. He showed clear signs of progress toward the end of his rookie campaign, as did Risner, who became the full-time starter in Week 12. Fairchild and Risner will sandwich Karras, who’s held the C spot since 2022 and is the line’s leader. He’s been a beacon of consistency throughout his four years with the Bengals, and this year could be his last in town.

The Backups

Cody Ford leads the reserves as the swing tackle. He’s been with the club since 2023 and has made 10 starts. It’s likely he goes unchallenged for the role in training camp barring rookie Brian Parker II becoming the best option. Parker, selected in the sixth round of this year’s draft, has five-position versatility and may begin as the backup center while fellow Day 3 pick Connor Lew recovers from his torn ACL. Jalen Rivers, last year’s fifth-round pick, is the swing guard and started a few games last year as a rookie.

Andrew Coker, Javon Foster, and Jacob Bayer all spent time last year on the practice squad. Coker and Foster are reserve tackles, and Bayer is behind Karras, Parker, and Lew at center. Liam Brown, Christian Jones, and Corey Robinson II are rookie undrafted free agents. Brown is a natural guard, and Jones and Robinson are tackles.

Story to watch

The Bengals have all five starting o-linemen returning for the first time in over a decade. Re-signing Risner to a one-year deal in March confirmed Cincy’s newfound continuity blocking for Joe Burrow. Expectations for the unit have never been higher in Burrow’s career.

Developments in training camp and preseason will entirely revolve around the second-string. Where does Parker play the majority of his snaps? When does Lew get cleared to practice and play? There should be four quality backups to emerge from this group to fill out a competent room.

Projected Players on the 53-man roster

Starters: Orlando Brown Jr. (LT), Dylan Fairchild (LG), Ted Karras (C), Dalton Risner (RG), Amarius Mims (RT)
Backups: Cody Ford, Jalen Rivers, Brian Parker II, Connor Lew