Stewart recorded 11 total tackles (five solo), including 1.0 sacks, and one pass defensed across eight games in 2025. Stewart, a 2025 first-round pick from Texas A&M, didn't participate in the Bengals' offseason program and failed to report to training camp on time due to a post-draft contract dispute. This may have contributed to his slow start in the NFL, as he recorded just six total tackles over his first five games. Stewart also struggled to stay healthy, missing nine contests due to a lingering knee injury. Despite the setbacks, 22-year-old will likely operate as one of the Bengals' top edge rushers during the 2026 season.
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name GP CMP ATT CMP% YDS YDS/G TD INT SACK SYL RTG J. Burrow,QB817325966.8%1,809226.117517113100.7J. Flacco,QB915825661.7%1,664184.913496491.0B. Rypien,QB1000.0%00.000120.0J. Browning,QB58112564.8%771154.26896071.1Rushing
name GP CAR YDS AVG LNG YDS/G TD FUM LST FD K. Williams,WR32105.093.30000D. Sample,TE17133.030.20000J. Burrow,QB814412.995.10005A. Iosivas,WR173144.750.80000J. Flacco,QB915221.5132.41107T. Brooks,RB1616452.872.80001K. Milton,RB1221.022.00000C. Brown,RB172321,0194.43759.9623652S. Perine,RB15843824.53225.533532J. Browning,QB59394.3137.81105J. Chase,WR163144.790.90130Receiving
name GP REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LNG YDS/G YAC FD M. Tinsley,WR17824116152276.816.06M. Gesicki,TE1328423071123723.663.019K. Williams,WR31155051.70.00D. Sample,TE17152010671276.2109.05T. Hudson,TE151924168923311.283.08A. Iosivas,WR1733584351323725.6103.024C. Ford,OT171121210211.217.01T. Higgins,WR15599884614114456.4166.041T. Brooks,RB161299090.611.00C. Grandy,TE52274061.413.00C. Jones,WR140100000.00.00N. Fant,TE153441288832519.2174.013C. Brown,RB176988437652325.7450.018S. Perine,RB1517218750165.8109.05J. Chase,WR161251851,4121186488.3640.073Defense
TacklesSacksInterceptionsFumblesname GP SOLO AST TOTAL SACK SCKYDS TFL PD INT TD FF FR FTD M. Jackson, DT9 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Mims, OT17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Wilson, LB8 18 26 44 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 H. Cross III, DT4 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 M. Gesicki, TE13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Lux, CB2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Sample, TE17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Sample, DE14 9 8 17 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 P. Jules, SAF14 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Wilson, CB4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Hendrickson, DE7 11 5 16 4 20 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 D. Hill, CB17 54 31 85 0 0 2 11 1 0 0 0 0 D. Risner, G14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Davis, CB7 7 12 19 1 9 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 B. Hill, DT17 29 37 66 4 32 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Johnson, DE9 7 4 11 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 J. Giles-Harris, LB10 4 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 T. Anderson, SAF17 2 5 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 D. Ivey, CB17 7 2 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 D. Anthony, SAF5 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Heyward, LB12 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Turner II, CB17 28 12 40 0 0 2 18 2 0 2 1 0 S. Stewart, DE8 5 6 11 1 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 T. Slaton Jr., DT17 19 33 52 3 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Pennel, NT8 4 11 15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Brooks, RB16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Taylor-Britt, CB8 12 9 21 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 B. Carter, LB17 52 50 102 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 G. Stone, SAF17 65 39 104 2 11 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 J. Newton, CB14 9 2 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 J. Battle, SAF17 59 53 112 0 0 2 6 4 0 2 0 0 O. Burks, LB17 11 23 34 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 W. Wagner, LS17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I. Foskey, DE8 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Rivers, G16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Brown, RB17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Perine, RB15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Ossai, DE14 21 22 43 5 34 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 D. Knight Jr., LB17 58 48 106 3 14 4 7 2 0 1 0 0 J. Chase, WR16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Murphy, DE17 28 24 52 5.5 28 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 K. Jenkins Jr., DT14 18 18 36 1.5 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Stewart recorded 11 total tackles (five solo), including 1.0 sacks, and one pass defensed across eight games in 2025. Stewart, a 2025 first-round pick from Texas A&M, didn't participate in the Bengals' offseason program and failed to report to training camp on time due to a post-draft contract dispute. This may have contributed to his slow start in the NFL, as he recorded just six total tackles over his first five games. Stewart also struggled to stay healthy, missing nine contests due to a lingering knee injury. Despite the setbacks, 22-year-old will likely operate as one of the Bengals' top edge rushers during the 2026 season.
Davis posted 20 total tackles (seven solo), including 1.0 sacks, one interception and one forced fumble over seven games in 2025. Davis has been with the Bengals' organization since 2020 but had primarily been a special-teamer prior to this season. After being promoted from the practice squad to the active roster in early December, the Utah State product started three of Cincinnati's final seven games and logged a career-high 270 defensive snaps. Now set to enter unrestricted free agency this offseason, Davis could find work with a team in need of secondary depth ahead of the 2026 season.
Johnson tallied 20 total tackles (11 solo), including 2.0 sacks, across nine regular-season games in 2025. Johnson, a 2024 sixth-round pick from Ole Miss, set career highs in total tackles and sacks while logging 207 defensive snaps during his second NFL season. He missed the first eight games of Cincinnati's 2025 campaign but came on strong late in the year, with all of his sacks coming over the final two weeks of the regular season. Under contract through 2027, Johnson is expected to remain one of the Bengals' top reserve defensive ends next season.
Slaton recorded 52 total tackles (19 solo), including 3.0 sacks, across 17 regular-season games in 2025. Slaton continued his iron-man streak this season, having now played five years in the NFL without missing a regular-season game. In his first year with the Bengals, the Florida product set career highs in total tackles and sacks while operating as one of the team's top interior defensive linemen. Entering the second season of his two-year, $14.1 million deal signed last offseason, Slaton is expected to remain an integral part of Cincinnati's defense in 2026.
Flacco completed 251 of 416 passes for 2,479 yards, 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions across 13 regular-season games, including 10 starts, during the 2025 season. Flacco opened the 2025 campaign as the Browns' Week 1 starter but led Cleveland to a 1-3 record and was benched following Week 4 after completing just 58.1 percent of his passes with a miserable 2:6 TD:INT. Flacco was then traded to the division-rival Bengals ahead of Week 6 after Joe Burrow suffered an early-season turf-toe injury. Flacco went on to make six starts for the Bengals and appeared in nine total games for Cincinnati, completing 61.7 percent of his throws with 13 touchdowns to just four interceptions. Flacco was actually fantasy's overall QB9 from Weeks 6 to 12 as the Bengals' starter. Now 41 years old, it's unclear if the free-agent-to-be is interested in continuing his playing career in 2026.
Hudson and the Bengals agreed to a one-year contract extension Monday. Hudson played in 15 games for Cincinnati during the 2025 campaign, posting a 19-168-2 receiving line that was a near carbon copy of his 19-154-1 line from 2024, though he saw action in just 11 regular-season contests during that 2024 campaign. His past two seasons have paled in comparison to his 2023 campaign when he recorded 39 catches on 50 targets for 352 yards a touchdown across 12 regular-season games, but the Bengals value his contributions enough to keep in the fold for at least another season. Mike Gesicki will likely remain Cincinnati's No. 1 tight end next year, but Hudson could fill a bigger role if Noah Fant, who is slated to be a free agent, doesn't return.
Hudson finished the 2025 season with 19 catches for 168 yards and two touchdowns on 24 targets. Hudson recorded exactly 19 catches for a second consecutive season while setting career highs in both games played (15) and touchdowns (two). The seven-year NFL veteran will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason after spending the last three seasons in Cincinnati.
Sample caught 15 of 20 targets for 106 yards and one touchdown and added a three-yard run during the 2025 regular season. Sample played in all 17 regular-season games for a third consecutive campaign, all of which he finished with between 106 and 163 receiving yards. His three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Bengals runs through Sample's age-30 season in 2026.