2026 Cincinnati Bengals season

2026 Cincinnati Bengals season
OwnerMike Brown
Head coachZac Taylor
Home stadiumPaycor Stadium
Results
Record0–0
Uniform

The 2026 season will be the Cincinnati Bengals' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 59th overall, their 27th playing their home games at Paycor Stadium, and their eighth under head coach Zac Taylor.[1] The Bengals will seek to improve upon their 6–11 record from the previous season, make the playoffs after a three-year absence, and put an end to 3 consecutive seasons not winning the AFC North.

Offseason

Draft

2026 Cincinnati Bengals draft selections
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 10
2 41
3 72
4 110
6 188
198
7 222
227

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.
  • Bengals Traded their 5th round pick to Cleveland Brown to acquire Joe Flacco and 6th round pick (#198)
  • Bengals acquired 7th round pick (#222) for trading Logan Wilson

Staff

Front office
  • Owner/president – Mike Brown
  • Executive vice president – Katie Blackburn
  • Vice president – Troy Blackburn
  • Vice president of player personnel – Paul H. Brown
  • Director of player personnel – Duke Tobin
  • Assistant general manager – Trey Brown
  • Assistant general manager – Mike Potts
  • Assistant general manager – Steven Radicivec
  • Director of football research – Sam Francis
Head coach
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Dan Pitcher
  • Passing game coordinator – Justin Rascati
  • Quarterbacks – Brad Kragthorpe
  • Assistant quarterbacks – Jordan Salkin
  • Running backs – Justin Hill
  • Wide receivers – Troy Walters
  • Assistant wide receivers – Davis Koetter
  • Tight ends/run game coordinator – James Casey
  • Offensive line – Scott Peters
  • Assistant offensive line – Michael McCarthy
 
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Al Golden
  • Defensive line/run game coordinator – Jerry Montgomery
  • Assistant defensive line – Mike Moon
  • Linebackers – Michael Hodges
  • Assistant linebackers – Ronnie Regula
  • Secondary/cornerbacks – Charles Burks
  • Secondary/safeties – Jordan Kovacs
  • Senior defensive assistant – Sean Desai
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Strength and conditioning – Joey Boese
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Todd Hunt
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Garrett Swanson
Football operations
  • Chief of coaching staff – Doug Rosfeld

Coaching staff
Front office
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Current roster

Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Impending free agents (FA)

Restricted free agents (RFA)

Preseason

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

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Bengals' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[2]

Category Home Away
Division opponents
(AFC North)
Baltimore Ravens
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Conference opponents
(AFC South)
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Conference opponents
(based on 2025 division placement)
Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins
Interconference opponents
(NFC South)
New Orleans Saints
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
Interconference opponent
(based on 2025 division placement)
N/a Washington Commanders

References

  1. ^ "Bengals retaining head coach Zac Taylor, personnel executive Duke Tobin for 2026 season". NFL.com. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  2. ^ "2026 Opponents Determined". NFL. January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 5, 2026.