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Cincinnati Bengals All-Time Roster by Decade
NFL Dynasty rates 82 Bengals players across 6 decades of football (1970s–2020s). The highest-rated is Ja'Marr Chase (WR, 98 overall), whose peak season with the team came in 2024: 1,708 rec yds, 17 TD, 127 rec. The best Bengals defense in the game belongs to the 2010s: 17.4 points allowed per game (#2 in NFL) in 2015.
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The strongest Bengals lineup: 2020s
Drafting the top-rated player at every position from the 2020s Bengals board gives a team rating of 82.2 — good for an expected 11-6 season in the game, just short of the 88 team rating needed for a shot at 17-0. Against the 16-0 2007 Patriots in Boss mode, that five would win about 4.0% of the time. The thinnest Bengals board is the 2010s (79.0).
| Pos | Player | Season | Peak season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Joe Burrow | 2024 | 4,918 pass yds, 43 TD, 9 INT | 90 |
| RB | Joe Mixon | 2021 | 1,205 rush yds, 13 TD, 42 rec | 80 |
| WR | Ja'Marr Chase | 2024 | 1,708 rec yds, 17 TD, 127 rec | 98 |
| TE | Mike Gesicki | 2024 | 665 rec yds, 2 TD, 65 rec | 74 |
| DEF | Bengals Defense | 2022 | 20.1 points allowed per game (#6 in NFL) | 66 |
Best Bengals player at every position
| Pos | Player | Season | Peak season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Ken Anderson | 1975 | 3,169 pass yds, 21 TD, 11 INT | 91 |
| RB | Joe Mixon | 2021 | 1,205 rush yds, 13 TD, 42 rec | 80 |
| WR | Ja'Marr Chase | 2024 | 1,708 rec yds, 17 TD, 127 rec | 98 |
| TE | Jermaine Gresham | 2012 | 737 rec yds, 5 TD, 64 rec | 74 |
| DEF | Bengals Defense | 2015 | 17.4 points allowed per game (#2 in NFL) | 78 |
Bengals boards, decade by decade
The top three players at each offensive position plus the best defense of each decade — what you can draft when the wheel lands on the Bengals. Ratings run 56–99 and are era-adjusted (how ratings work).
1970s Bengals
Not every position is covered on this board. · 6 players on the board
| Pos | Player | Season | Peak season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Ken Anderson | 1975 | 3,169 pass yds, 21 TD, 11 INT | 91 |
| QB | Virgil Carter | 1971 | 1,624 pass yds, 10 TD, 7 INT | 74 |
| RB | Essex Johnson | 1973 | 997 rush yds, 4 TD, 28 rec | 75 |
| RB | Jess Phillips | 1970 | 648 rush yds, 4 TD, 31 rec | 71 |
| TE | Don Bass | 1979 | 724 rec yds, 3 TD, 58 rec | 68 |
| DEF | Bengals Defense | 1976 | 15.0 points allowed per game (#7 in NFL) | 74 |
1980s Bengals
Not every position is covered on this board. · 8 players on the board
| Pos | Player | Season | Peak season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Boomer Esiason | 1988 | 3,572 pass yds, 28 TD, 14 INT | 85 |
| QB | Turk Schonert | 1983 | 1,159 pass yds, 2 TD, 5 INT | 65 |
| QB | Jack Thompson | 1980 | 1,324 pass yds, 11 TD, 12 INT | 63 |
| RB | Pete Johnson | 1981 | 1,077 rush yds, 12 TD, 46 rec | 77 |
| RB | Larry Kinnebrew | 1987 | 570 rush yds, 8 TD, 9 rec | 66 |
| RB | Charles Alexander | 1980 | 702 rush yds, 2 TD, 36 rec | 59 |
| TE | M.L. Harris | 1984 | 759 rec yds, 2 TD, 48 rec | 68 |
| DEF | Bengals Defense | 1983 | 18.9 points allowed per game (#6 in NFL) | 70 |
1990s Bengals
Not every position is covered on this board. · 10 players on the board
| Pos | Player | Season | Peak season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Neil O'Donnell | 1998 | 2,216 pass yds, 15 TD, 4 INT | 74 |
| QB | Jay Schroeder | 1993 | 832 pass yds, 5 TD, 2 INT | 64 |
| QB | David Klingler | 1993 | 1,935 pass yds, 6 TD, 9 INT | 60 |
| RB | Corey Dillon | 1997 | 1,129 rush yds, 10 TD, 27 rec | 72 |
| RB | Ki-Jana Carter | 1997 | 464 rush yds, 7 TD, 21 rec | 66 |
| RB | Derrick Fenner | 1993 | 482 rush yds, 1 TD, 48 rec | 62 |
| WR | Carl Pickens | 1995 | 1,234 rec yds, 17 TD, 99 rec | 89 |
| WR | Darnay Scott | 1998 | 817 rec yds, 7 TD, 51 rec | 70 |
| WR | Jeff Query | 1993 | 654 rec yds, 4 TD, 56 rec | 68 |
| DEF | Bengals Defense | 1993 | 19.9 points allowed per game (#20 in NFL) | 56 |
2000s Bengals
Best possible lineup: team rating 79.5 · expected 9-8 · 23 players on the board
| Pos | Player | Season | Peak season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Carson Palmer | 2005 | 3,836 pass yds, 32 TD, 12 INT | 87 |
| QB | Jon Kitna | 2003 | 3,605 pass yds, 26 TD, 15 INT | 76 |
| QB | Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2008 | 1,905 pass yds, 8 TD, 9 INT, 304 rush yds | 66 |
| RB | Rudi Johnson | 2005 | 1,458 rush yds, 12 TD, 23 rec | 79 |
| RB | Corey Dillon | 2001 | 1,315 rush yds, 10 TD, 34 rec | 77 |
| RB | Kenny Watson | 2007 | 763 rush yds, 7 TD, 52 rec | 73 |
| WR | Chad Johnson | 2003 | 1,355 rec yds, 10 TD, 90 rec | 88 |
| WR | T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 2007 | 1,143 rec yds, 12 TD, 112 rec | 84 |
| WR | Darnay Scott | 2001 | 819 rec yds, 2 TD, 57 rec | 69 |
| TE | Matt Schobel | 2002 | 212 rec yds, 2 TD, 27 rec | 66 |
| TE | Reggie Kelly | 2008 | 207 rec yds, 0 TD, 31 rec | 63 |
| TE | Tony McGee | 2000 | 309 rec yds, 1 TD, 26 rec | 63 |
| DEF | Bengals Defense | 2009 | 18.2 points allowed per game (#6 in NFL) | 71 |
2010s Bengals
Best possible lineup: team rating 79.0 · expected 8-9 · 21 players on the board
| Pos | Player | Season | Peak season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Andy Dalton | 2013 | 4,293 pass yds, 33 TD, 20 INT | 79 |
| QB | Jeff Driskel | 2018 | 1,003 pass yds, 6 TD, 2 INT | 62 |
| RB | Jeremy Hill | 2015 | 794 rush yds, 11 TD, 15 rec | 73 |
| RB | Cedric Benson | 2010 | 1,111 rush yds, 7 TD, 28 rec | 71 |
| RB | Giovani Bernard | 2013 | 695 rush yds, 5 TD, 56 rec | 71 |
| WR | A.J. Green | 2013 | 1,426 rec yds, 11 TD, 98 rec | 89 |
| WR | Terrell Owens | 2010 | 983 rec yds, 9 TD, 72 rec | 77 |
| WR | Tyler Boyd | 2018 | 1,028 rec yds, 7 TD, 76 rec | 75 |
| TE | Jermaine Gresham | 2012 | 737 rec yds, 5 TD, 64 rec | 74 |
| TE | Tyler Eifert | 2015 | 615 rec yds, 13 TD, 52 rec | 73 |
| TE | Tyler Kroft | 2017 | 404 rec yds, 7 TD, 42 rec | 72 |
| DEF | Bengals Defense | 2015 | 17.4 points allowed per game (#2 in NFL) | 78 |
2020s Bengals
Best possible lineup: team rating 82.2 · expected 11-6 · 14 players on the board
| Pos | Player | Season | Peak season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Joe Burrow | 2024 | 4,918 pass yds, 43 TD, 9 INT | 90 |
| QB | Jake Browning | 2023 | 1,936 pass yds, 12 TD, 7 INT | 70 |
| RB | Joe Mixon | 2021 | 1,205 rush yds, 13 TD, 42 rec | 80 |
| RB | Chase Brown | 2024 | 990 rush yds, 7 TD, 54 rec | 74 |
| WR | Ja'Marr Chase | 2024 | 1,708 rec yds, 17 TD, 127 rec | 98 |
| WR | Tee Higgins | 2024 | 911 rec yds, 10 TD, 73 rec | 77 |
| WR | Andrei Iosivas | 2024 | 479 rec yds, 6 TD, 36 rec | 67 |
| TE | Mike Gesicki | 2024 | 665 rec yds, 2 TD, 65 rec | 74 |
| TE | Hayden Hurst | 2022 | 414 rec yds, 2 TD, 52 rec | 69 |
| TE | Drew Sample | 2020 | 349 rec yds, 1 TD, 40 rec | 65 |
| DEF | Bengals Defense | 2022 | 20.1 points allowed per game (#6 in NFL) | 66 |