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Chris Roling

Bengals projected Week 1 depth chart after final 53-man roster cuts

The Cincinnati Bengals have one more big housekeeping item of note to take care of in the wake of making final cuts to formulate the 53-man roster.

Said big thing (if we don’t count a Joe Burrow extension, of course) is putting out an official Week 1 depth chart before the season opener against the Cleveland Browns.

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That depth chart the team eventually puts out won’t provide many shockers. We know two rookies won starting jobs during training camp. But other than that, this was a Super Bowl-contending roster that improved depth without shuffling starting jobs much.

Even so, here’s a visual guide projecting the Week 1 depth chart.

Quarterback

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  • Starter: Joe Burrow
  • Backup: Jake Browning

Running back

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  • Starter: Joe Mixon
  • Backups: Trayveon Williams, Chris Evans, Chase Brown,

Wide receiver

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  • WR1: Ja’Marr Chase, Trenton Irwin
  • Slot: Tyler Boyd, Charlie Jones
  • WR2: Tee Higgins, Andrei Iosivas

Tight end

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  • Starter: Irv Smith Jr.
  • Backup: Drew Sample, Mitchell Wilcox

Offensive line

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  • LT: Orlando Brown Jr., D’Ante Smith
  • LG: Cordell Volson, Max Scharping
  • C: Ted Karras, Trey Hill
  • RG: Alex Cappa, Cody Ford
  • RT: Jonah Williams, Jackson Carman

Defensive line

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  • LDE: Sam Hubbard, Cam Sample, Myles Murphy
  • 3T: B.J. Hill, Zach Carter
  • NT: D.J. Reader, Josh Tupou (5T), Jay Tufele
  • RDE: Trey Hendrickson, Joseph Ossai

Linebacker

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  • LB: Logan Wilson, Markus Bailey, Joe Bachie
  • LB: Germaine Pratt, Akeem Davis-Gaither

Cornerback

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  • CB: Chidobe Awuzie, DJ Turner, DJ Ivey
  • CB: Cam Taylor-Britt
  • NCB: Mike Hilton, Jalen Davis

Safety

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  • S: Nick Scott, Jordan Battle
  • S: Dax Hill, Tycen Anderson

Special Teams

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K: Evan McPherson

P: Brad Robbins

LS: Cal Adomitis

KR: Chris Evans, Charlie Jones, Trayveon Williams

PR: Charlie Jones, Trenton Irwin

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