2026 NFL season: Picking breakout candidates for all 32 teams
For many players, such a prolonged unavailability would jeopardize their snaps. But All is so beloved by the Bengals’ staff — said coach Zac Taylor: “With the word physical in the dictionary is a picture of Erick All, trying to put his face through somebody’s soul.” — that he remains a candidate to start. All outsnapped incumbent Mike Gesicki in five of the nine games he played as a rookie and brings a much-needed blocking dimension to Cincinnati’s
rushing attack. If he’s healthy, I expect him to lead the TE room in snaps and spring some big plays.
2026 Position Primer: Defensive Tackles
Over the next few weeks leading up to training camp, we will be taking a look at the Bengals roster position by position. Let’s flip over to the defensive side of the ball and start with the defensive tackle room.
Bengals sleeper has the versatility to become more than a summer footnote
Although the Bengals have made a lot of additions to the defensive line, they have a certain roster incumbent who could contribute to the rotation and even to the second level of the defense. He was initially a draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles, and in case anyone doesn’t realize with this eagles GM Howie Roseman has a pretty phenomenal track record of evaluating college talent.
The first episode of Season 3 – titled “Face of the Franchise” – devotes more time to Flacco (14 minutes) than any of the other three quarterbacks: Jayden Daniels (12), Cam Ward (12) and Baker Mayfield (7.5).
Dexter Lawrence, Jonathan Allen have Bengals changing bad old habits
But part of going all-in this offseason was throwing those rules out the window, when able. They did so by investing majorly via trade and contract with Dexter Lawrence (28), while also adding Jonathan Allen (31) in free agency.
Joe Burrow Holds Firm In Analytical NFL Quarterback Ranking Ahead of 2026 NFL Season
Joe Burrow didn’t play a full season in 2025, but he showed more than enough elite reps to Pro Football Focus’s Dalton Wasserman. The PFF analyst ranked all 32 starters this week, and Burrow stayed steady at No. 2 overall. It’s the same spot he was ranked in PFF’s 2025 ranking.
