Comparing Cincinnati Bengals 2012 Depth Chart To Previous Seasons

GEORGETOWN KY - JULY 31: Dhani Jones #57 of the Cincinnati Bengals is pictured during the Bengals training camp at Georgetown College on July 31 2010 in Georgetown Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

When the roster was released earlier this week, we cautioned not to take it so seriously this early during the preseason. Maybe this is an example. Maybe not. But we wanted to compare this year's depth chart on offense and defense, comparing that over the course of three seasons, dating back to 2010. Obviously you'll notice that things obviously change, such as players changing positions. We also didn't factor the injury list (PUP, NFI) only because that's rarely included as an exclusion when the team releases their depth chart.

The 2011 depth chart was released on August 1 and the the 2010 depth chart which was released roughly on July 31, both from OurLads.com.

QUARTERBACK

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Andy Dalton	Bruce Gradkowski	Zac Robinson	Tyler Hansen
2011	Andy Dalton	Bruce Gradkowski	Jordan Palmer	Dan LeFevour
2010	Carson Palmer	J.T. O'Sullivan	Jordan Palmer

RUNNING BACK

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	BenJarvus Green-Ellis	Bernard Scott	Brian Leonard	Cedric Peerman Aaron Brown Daniel Herron
2011	Cedric Benson*	Bernard Scott	Cedric Peerman	Jay Finley Steven Robinson John Griffin Jonathan Williams
2010	Cedric Benson	Bernard Scott	Brian Leonard	Cedric Peerman Cordera Eason

* Benson was an unsigned free agent and not technically on the roster. We added his name for the sake of completeness.

FULL BACK

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Chris Pressley	James Develin	Jourdan Brooks
2011	Brian Leonard	Chris Pressley	Fui Vakapuna	James Develin
2010	Fui Vakapuna	Joe Tronzo

WIDE RECEIVER

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	A.J. Green	Andrew Hawkins	Jordan Shipley	Vidal Hazelton Marvin Jones
2011	A.J. Green	Jerome Simpson	Quan Cosby	Jamere Holland
2010	Chad Ochocinco	Jerome Simpson	Jordan Shipley	Dezmon Briscoe Maurice Purify

WIDE RECEIVER NO. 2

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Brandon Tate	Armon Binns	Ryan Whalen	Mohamed Sanu Kashif Moore Justin Hilton
2011	Andre Caldwell	Jordan Shipley	Ryan Whalen	Bart Johnson Landon Cox
2010	Terrell Owens	Antonio Bryant	Andre Caldwell	Matt Jones Quan Cosby

TIGHT END

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Jermaine Gresham	Donald Lee	Colin Cochart	Orson Charles
2011	Jermaine Gresham	Chase Coffman	Garrett Mills	Colin Cochart
2010	Reggie Kelly	Jermaine Gresham	Daniel Coats	Chase Coffman Darius Hill

LEFT TACKLE

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Andrew Whitworth	Anthony Collins
2011	Andrew Whitworth	Anthony Collins	Andrew Gardner	Marker Wetterer
2010	Andrew Whitworth	Anthony Collins	Andrew Mitchell

LEFT GUARD

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Travelle Wharton	Otis Hudson	Trevor Robinson
2011	Nate Livings	Clint Boling
2010	Nate Livings	Evan Mathis	Reggie Stephens

CENTER

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Kyle Cook	Reggie Stephens
2011	Kyle Cook	Reggie Stephens	Ryan McKnight
2010	Kyle Cook	Jonathan Luigs

RIGHT GUARD

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Kevin Zeitler	Clint Boling	Matt Murphy
2011	Bobbie Williams	Otis Hudson
2010	Bobbie Williams	Otis Hudson	Isaac Sowells

RIGHT TACKLE

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Andre Smith	Dennis Roland	Matthew O'Donnell
2011	Andre Smith	Dennis Roland	Chris Riley	Matt O'Donnell
2010	Andre Smith	Dennis Roland	Gabriel Manns

LEFT DEFENSIVE END

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Carlos Dunlap	Robert Geathers	Micah Johnson
2011	Robert Geathers	Frostee Rucker	Victor Adeyanju
2010	Robert Geathers	Frostee Rucker

NOSE TACKLE

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Domata Peko	Pat Sims	Brandon Thompson
2011	Domata Peko	Geno Atkins	Jason Shirley	Lolomana Mikaele
2010	Domata Peko	Jonathan Fanene	Geno Atkins	Clinton McDonald

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Geno Atkins	Devon Still	Nick Hayden	Vaughn Meatoga
2011	Tank Johnson	Pat Sims	Clinton McDonald
2010	Tank Johnson	Pat Sims	Orien Harris

RIGHT DEFENSIVE END

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Michael Johnson	Jamaal Anderson	DeQuin Evans
2011	Carlos Dunlap	James Ruffin
2010	Antwan Odom	Carlos Dunlap	Rahim Alem

STRONG-SIDE LINEBACKER

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Manny Lawson	Dan Skuta	Dontay Moch
2011	Michael Johnson	Dontay Moch	Dan Skuta	DeQuin Evans
2010	Rey Maualuga	Rashad Jeanty	Michael Johnson	Dan Skuta

MIDDLE LINEBACKER

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Rey Maualuga	Roddrick Muckelroy	Vontaze Burfict
2011	Rey Maualuga	Roddrick Muckelroy	Stephen Franklin
2010	Dhani Jones	Abdul Hodge	Vincent Rey

WEAK-SIDE LINEBACKER

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Thomas Howard	Vincent Rey	Emmanuel Lamur	Grant Hunter
2011	Keith Rivers	Thomas Howard	Vincent Rey	Keith Darbut
2010	Keith Rivers	Brandon Johnson	Roddrick Muckelroy

RIGHT CORNERBACK

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Leon Hall	Jason Allen	Adam Jones	Chris Lewis-Harris Taveon Rogers
2011	Leon Hall	Fred Bennett	Jonathan Wade	David Pender
2010	Leon Hall	Morgan Trent	Brandon Ghee

LEFT CORNERBACK

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Nate Clements	Terence Newman	Brandon Ghee	Dre Kirkpatrick Shaun Prater T.J. Heath
2011	Nate Clements *	Morgan Trent	Adam Jones	Brandon Ghee Korey Lindsey
2010	Johnathan Joseph	David Jones	Adam Jones	Johnny Sears

* Clements was an unsigned free agent and not technically on the roster. We added his name for the sake of completeness.

STRONG SAFETY

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Taylor Mays	Jeromy Miles	Tony Dye
2011	Reggie Nelson	Gibril Wilson	Jeromy Miles	Brian Lainhart
2010	Roy Williams	Chinedum Ndukwe	Kyries Hebert	Jeromy Miles

FREE SAFETY

	FIRST	SECOND	THIRD	OTHER
2012	Reggie Nelson	Robert Sands	George Iloka
2011	Chris Crocker	Robert Sands	Tom Nelson	Rico Murray
2010	Chris Crocker	Gibril Wilson	Tom Nelson	Rico Murray

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