Cap Casualties:
DE Sam Hubbard
DT Sheldon Rankins
Restructure:
LB Logan Wilson
Extend:
WR Ja'Marr Chase(5 years, $177 mil)
Here, Ja'Marr Chase gets his bag, and it's one that makes him the highest paid WR in the NFL as well as NFL history.
DE Trey Hendrickson(5 years, $150 mil)
Here, the Bengals lock up the best player on their defense, agreeing to a deal that makes him one of the highest paid receivers in the NFL.
WR Tee Higgins(4 years, $109 mil)
Here, the Bengals lock up Tee Higgins long-term.
LB Akeem Davis-Gaither(3 years, $29 mil)
Here, the Bengals lock up a key cog of their defense and a good fit in Al Golden's system.
TE Mike Gesicki(2 years, $24 mil)
After a career resurgence, Gesicki gets his bag, and the Bengals retain a key weapon.
OT Cody Ford(2 years, $10 mil)
Here, the Bengals retain OL depth.
CB Mike Hilton(2 years, $20 mil)
Here, the Bengals lock up their slot CB.
DT Jay Tufele(1 year, $3 mil)
Here, the Bengals retain DT depth.
Sign:
G Ben Bredeson(3 years, $35 mil)
Here, the Bengals get a good fit in Taylor's system and an upgrade over Cordell Volson.
DE Lorenzo Carter(2 years, $13 mil)
Here, the Bengals sign a good rotational pass rusher.
S Tashaun Gipson(1 year, $3 mil)
Here, the Bengals sign a backup safety.
QB Tommy DeVito(1 year, $1 mil)
The Bengals get a QB3.
Draft:
Round 1
17.Benjamin Morrison-CB, Notre Dame
Here, the Bengals get one of Al Golden's guys at Notre Dame and an upgrade opposite Cam Taylor-Britt.
Round 2
49.Jack Sawyer-EDGE, Ohio State
Here, the Bengals get a cheaper(and better) version of Sam Hubbard.
Round 3
Trade:
Broncos get:
81st Pick
Bengals get:
85th pick
193rd Pick
Trade:
Lions get:
85th pick
Bengals get:
101st pick
132nd pick
101.Jaeden Roberts-G, Alabama
With this pick, the Bengals get Alex Cappa's heir.
Round 4
118.Jay Higgins-LB, Iowa
With this pick, the Bengals get LB depth.
132.Elijah Roberts-DT, SMU
Here, the Bengals upgrade DT depth.
Round 5
154.Austin Barber-OT, Florida
Here, the Bengals upgrade OL depth.
Round 6
193.RJ Harvey-RB, UCF
Here, the Bengals get RB depth.
195.Jake Briningstool-TE, Clemson
Here, the Bengals get TE depth.
Depth Chart:
QB
1.Joe Burrow
2.Jake Browning
3.Tommy DeVito
RB
1.Chase Brown
2.Zack Moss
3.RJ Harvey
4.Kendall Milton
XWR
1.Tee Higgins
2.Charlie Jones
ZWR
1.Anrdei Iosavis
2.Isaiah Williams
SLWR
1.Ja'Marr Chase
2.Jermaine Burton
TE
1.Mike Gesicki
2.Drew Sample
3.Jake Briningstool
LT
1.Orlando Brown Jr
2.Cody Ford
LG
1.Ben Bredeson
2.Cordell Volson
C
1.Ted Karras
2.Matt Lee
RG
1.Alex Cappa
2.Jaeden Roberts
RT
1.Amarius Mims
2.Austin Barber
LE
1.Jack Sawyer
2.Myles Murphy
RE
1.Trey Hendrickson
2.Lorenzo Carter
LDT
1.McKinney Jackson
2.Jay Tufele
RDT
1.Kris Jenkins Jr
2.Elijah Roberts
LOLB
1.Logan Wilson
2.Mema Njongmeta
MLB
1.Germaine Pratt
2.Jay Higgins
ROLB
1.Akeem Davis-Gaither
2.Shaka Hayward
LCB
1.Cam Taylor-Britt
2.DJ Ivey
RCB
1.Benjamin Morrison
2.DJ Turner
SLCB
1.Mike Hilton
2.Dax Hill
FS
1.Geno Stone
2.Tycen Anderson
SS
1.Jordan Battle
2.Tashaun Gipson
K
1.Evan McPherson
P
1.Ryan Rekhow
Goals:
1.Joe Burrow wins MVP.
2.Ja'Marr Chase wins OPOY.
3.Trey Hendrickson wins DPOY.
4.Tee Higgins earns an All-Pro nod.
5.Chase Brown, Cam Taylor-Britt, Geno Stone, and Logan Wilson all earn Pro Bowl nods.
6.Al Golden turns the upgraded defense into a top 12 unit.
7.The Bengals earn the #1 Seed in the AFC and win the Super Bowl.