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Debating the Bengals 53-man roster heading into training camp

We offer our takes on the 53 players who will make the Bengals’ roster come September and share our thoughts on varying bubble players.

Cincinnati Bengals training camp is about to kick off and before it does, we took to Facebook Live to debate the 53 players who will ultimately make the roster in September.

Training Camp Preview: Bengals 53 man roster

Debating the Bengals 53-man roster.

Posted by Cincy Jungle on Wednesday, July 26, 2017

(If you can’t see the above video, click here!)

Though we had some technical difficulties in our first multi-person Facebook Live, we were able to go through each of the positions and share our thoughts on who will make the team.

Check out the above video and roster predictions below to see who made the cut for each of us! In italics, you’ll see players who are differentiated on the two rosters.

LB3PTMan’s quarterbacks:

Andy Dalton

AJ McCarron

Jeff Driskel

Rebecca’s quarterbacks:

Andy Dalton

AJ McCarron

LB3PTMan’s running backs

Joe Mixon

Jeremy Hill

Giovani Bernard

Cedric Peerman

Rebecca’s running backs

Joe Mixon

Jeremy Hill

Giovani Bernard

Rebecca and LB3PTMan’s wide receivers

A.J. Green

John Ross

Brandon Lafell

Tyler Boyd

Cody Core

Alex Erickson

Josh Malone

LB3PTMan’s tight ends

Tyler Eifert

C.J. Uzomah

Tyler Kroft

Rebecca’s tight ends

Tyler Eifert

C.J. Uzomah

Tyler Kroft

Ryan Hewitt (HB/fullback)

Rebecca and LB3PTMan’s offensive tackles

Cedric Ogbuehi

Jake Fisher

Eric Winston

LB3PTMan’s offensive guards

Andre Smith

Clint Boling

Christian Westerman

Alex Redmond

Rebecca’s offensive guards

Andre Smith

Clint Boling

Christian Westerman

LB3PTMan’s centers

Russell Bodine

T.J. Johnson

Rebecca’s centers

Russell Bodine

T.J. Johnson

J.J. Dielman

LB3PTMan’s cornerbacks

Adam Jones (Week 1 suspension - won’t be on the roster until Week 2)

Dre Kirkpatrick

Darqueze Dennard

William Jackson III

Josh Shaw

Keivarae Russell

Tony McRae (first game only while Jones is suspended)

Rebecca’s cornerbacks

Adam Jones (Week 1 suspension - won’t be on the roster until Week 2)

Dre Kirkpatrick

Darqueze Dennard

William Jackson III

Josh Shaw

Keivarae Russell

Bene Benwikere (first game only while Jones is suspended)

LB3PTMan’s safeties

George Iloka

Shawn Williams

Derron Smith

Brandon Wilson

Rebecca’s safeties

George Iloka

Shawn Williams

Clayton Fejedelem

Brandon Wilson

Rebecca and LB3PTMan’s linebackers

Vontaze Burfict

Kevin Minter

Nick Vigil

Vincent Rey

Jordan Evans

Carl Lawson

LB3PTMan’s defensive ends

Carlos Dunlap

Michael Johnson

Will Clarke

Jordan Willis

Rebecca’s defensive ends

Carlos Dunlap

Michael Johnson

Wallace Gilberry

Jordan Willis

LB3PTMan’s defensive tackles

Geno Atkins

Andrew Billings

Marcus Hardison

Ryan Glasgow

Rebecca’s defensive tackles

Geno Atkins

Andrew Billings

Marcus Hardison

Ryan Glasgow

Pat Sims

LB3PTMan and Rebecca’s kicker

Jake Elliott

LB3PTMan and Rebecca’s punter

Kevin Huber

LB3PTMan and Rebecca’s long snapper

Clark Harris

What do you think of our 53-man roster projections? Be sure to check out Jason’s latest 53-man roster here, too!

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