2021 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 2021 season will be the Cincinnati Bengals' upcoming 52nd season in the National Football League, their 54th overall and their third under head coach Zac Taylor. They will also be playing in new uniforms for the first time since 2004.

2021 Cincinnati Bengals season
Owner	Mike Brown
Head coach	Zac Taylor
Home field	Paul Brown Stadium
Uniform

Offseason

Unrestricted

Position	Player	2021 Team	Date signed	Contract
CB	Mackensie Alexander
QB	Brandon Allen
K	Randy Bullock
MLB	Josh Bynes
TE	Cethan Carter
DT	Christian Covington
DT	Mike Daniels
WR	Alex Erickson
OLB	Jordan Evans
WR	A.J. Green
LS	Clark Harris
P	Kevin Huber
DE	Margus Hunt
CB	William Jackson III
DE	Carl Lawson
RB	Samaje Perine
G	Alex Redmond
WR	John Ross
CB	LeShaun Sims
G	Quinton Spain
WR	Mike Thomas
SS	Shawn Williams
DT	Xavier Williams
FS	Brandon Wilson

Restricted

Position	Player	2021 Team	Date signed	Contract
CB	Tony Brown

Exclusive-Rights

Position	Player	2021 Team	Date signed	Contract
DE	Amani Bledsoe
CB	Jalen Davis
TE	Mitchell Wilcox
DT	Kahlil McKenzie

Draft

2021 Cincinnati Bengals Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	5
2	38
3	69
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD
7	TBD

Notes

• Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Staff

Cincinnati Bengals staff

	Front office President/general manager – Mike Brown Executive vice president – Katie Blackburn Vice president – Troy Blackburn Vice president of player personnel – Paul Brown Jr. Director of player personnel – Duke Tobin Personnel executive – Bill Tobin Scouting director (College) – Mike Potts Scouting director (Pro) – Steven Radicivec Head coach Head coach – Zac Taylor Assistant Head Coach/Special teams coordinator – Darrin Simmons Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Brian Callahan Quarterbacks – Dan Pitcher Running backs – Vacant Wide receivers – Troy Walters Tight ends – James Casey Offensive line/run game coordinator – Frank Pollack Assistant offensive line – Ben Martin Offensive assistant – Brad Kragthorpe			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Lou Anarumo Defensive line – Marion Hobby Linebackers – Al Golden Secondary/safeties – Robert Livingston Cornerbacks – Steve Jackson Senior defensive assistant – Mark Duffner Defensive quality control – Jordan Kovacs Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Colt Anderson Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Joey Boese Assistant strength and conditioning – Todd Hunt Assistant strength and conditioning – Garrett Swanson Support staff Director of coaching operations – Doug Rosfeld → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC LV LAC NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LAR SF SEA

Current roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks  9 Joe Burrow  5 Ryan Finley Running backs 25 Giovani Bernard 28 Joe Mixon 32 Trayveon Williams Wide receivers 83 Tyler Boyd 85 Tee Higgins 17 Stanley Morgan Jr. 19 Auden Tate Tight ends 89 Drew Sample 86 Mason Schreck 87 C. J. Uzomah

Offensive linemen 77 Hakeem Adeniji T 61 B. J. Finney C 68 Bobby Hart T 66 Trey Hopkins C 74 Fred Johnson G 60 Michael Jordan G 53 Billy Price C 71 Isaiah Prince T 72 Xavier Su'a-Filo G 65 Keaton Sutherland G 73 Jonah Williams T Defensive linemen 97 Geno Atkins DT 94 Sam Hubbard DE 90 Khalid Kareem DE 98 D. J. Reader DT 91 Josh Tupou DT 95 Renell Wren DT

Linebackers 51 Markus Bailey MLB 59 Akeem Davis-Gaither OLB 57 Germaine Pratt OLB 55 Logan Wilson MLB Defensive backs 30 Jessie Bates FS 24 Vonn Bell SS 23 Darius Phillips CB 26 Trae Waynes CB Special teams  3 Austin Seibert K

Reserve lists 92 Freedom Akinmoladun DT (Futures) 48 Dan Godsil LS (Futures) 41 Trayvon Henderson S (Futures) 47 Keandre Jones LB (Futures) 16 Trenton Irwin WR (Futures) 33 Donnie Lewis CB (Futures) 31 Jacques Patrick RB (Futures) 39 Winston Rose CB (Futures)  6 Kyle Shurmur QB (Futures) 14 Scotty Washington WR (Futures) Unrestricted FAs 21 Mackensie Alexander CB  8 Brandon Allen QB  4 Randy Bullock K 56 Josh Bynes MLB 82 Cethan Carter TE 99 Christian Covington DT 76 Mike Daniels DT 12 Alex Erickson WR 50 Jordan Evans OLB 18 A. J. Green WR 46 Clark Harris LS 10 Kevin Huber P 70 Margus Hunt DE 22 William Jackson III CB 58 Carl Lawson DE 34 Samaje Perine RB 62 Alex Redmond G 11 John Ross WR 38 LeShaun Sims CB 67 Quinton Spain G 80 Mike Thomas WR 36 Shawn Williams SS 71 Xavier Williams DT 40 Brandon Wilson FS Restricted FAs 27 Tony Brown CB Exclusive-Rights FAs 91 Amani Bledsoe DE 37 Jalen Davis CB 84 Mitchell Wilcox TE 69 Kahlil McKenzie DT Rookies in italics Roster updated January 6, 2021 Depth chart Transactions 38 active, 10 inactive, 29 free agent(s) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Bengals' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2021 opponents

Listed below are the Bengals' opponents for 2021. The length of the season is contingent on whether the league expands the regular season from 16 to 17 games. If this happens, a 17th game would match the Bengals against a interconference opponent from one of the three divisions from the NFC that the Bengals are not scheduled to play in 2021, which will be based on division placement from 2020.[1]

Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC North)	Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers
Conference opponents (AFC West)	Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers	Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders
Conference opponents (based on 2020 division placement)	Jacksonville Jaguars	New York Jets
Interconference opponents (NFC North)	Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions

References

1. Florio, Mike (February 16, 2020). "17th game will give each team a fifth interconference matchup". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

External links

• Official website