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
5 149 Traded to the Cleveland Browns
6 189
199 From Lions via Browns
7 221 From Giants via Cowboys
226

Notes

  • Bengals traded a fifth-round selection (149th overall) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a sixth-round selection (198th overall) and QB Joe Flacco.
  • Bengals traded LB Logan Wilson to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a seventh-round pick (222nd overall).

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)

Impending free agents (FA)

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)
No game 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.