NFL Salary
Pay vs Performance
Cincinnati Bengals roster · each player vs his own position market · APY basis · updated 2026-10-28Contracts
Lens
Whole roster on one map · no position filtering
Roster contracts
48
Roster APY
$292.6M
Rookie-scale deals
28
Top-quartile deals
9
League median APY
$1.5M
Market read
16roster contracts rank above their position market's median in both pay and role.
1top-quartile contracts here sit in the bottom half of their market's role.
4below-median contracts return top-quartile role in their markets.
Pay vs role
Bengals roster · 48 contracts plotted · each vs his own position market
Snap-share percentile
0255075100
League median payLeague median roleRole ahead of payPremium starterLow-cost depthPay ahead of roleBurrowStewartHowellBrown
9
1
5
97
53
6
93
92
88
98
16
64
94
89
66
99
55
23
42
44
90
20
34
63
35
20
29
27
87
49
86
83
74
84
25
28
47
52
81
30
37
80
38
69
11
83
36
12
0255075100
Pay percentile (APY)
Veteran dealRookie scaleLimited sample
Biggest rank gaps
Cincinnati Bengals roster · role lens · gap within each position marketRole ahead of pay
+113
Chase BrownRB
PAY 120
ROLE 7
$1M
71.2% snaps
Rookie scale
+108
Barrett CarterLB
PAY 120
ROLE 12
$1.3M
99% snaps
Rookie scale
+99
Dohnte MeyersWR
PAY 187
ROLE 88
$1M
42.7% snaps
Rookie scale
+88
DJ Turner IICB
PAY 101
ROLE 13
$1.5M
98.2% snaps
Rookie scale
+72
DJ IveyCB
PAY 167
ROLE 95
$980K
37.4% snaps
Rookie scale
+66
Jordan BattleS
PAY 84
ROLE 18
$1.3M
97.5% snaps
Rookie scale
Pay ahead of role
-99
Shemar StewartEDGE
PAY 71
ROLE 170
$4.7M
4.3% snaps
Rookie scale
-67
Oren BurksLB
PAY 73
ROLE 140
$2.5M
9.7% snaps
Veteran
-56
B.J. HillDT
PAY 22
ROLE 78
$11M
22.9% snaps
Veteran
-47
Colbie YoungWR
PAY 140
ROLE 187
$1.3M
7.2% snaps
Rookie scale
-39
Joe FlaccoQB
PAY 33
ROLE 72
$6M
0.8% snaps
One-year
-36
Tacario DavisCB
PAY 84
ROLE 120
$1.8M
18.1% snaps
Rookie scale
OCT 27
2:26 PM
TE
SIGNED
Signed by the Cincinnati Bengals
official transaction · QUOTE“filed 2026-10-27”
OCT 27
1:28 PM
TE
ROSTER MOVE
Placed on injured reserve; right knee injury
OCT 26
3:04 PM
C
INJURY
Status changed to Inactive — Coach's Decision
ACTIVE → INACTIVE
official · QUOTE“status change recorded Oct 25, 11:34 AM ET”
OCT 26
3:04 PM
RT
INJURY
Status changed to Inactive — Coach's Decision
ACTIVE → INACTIVE
official · QUOTE“status change recorded Oct 25, 11:34 AM ET”
OCT 26
3:04 PM
LDE
INJURY
Status changed to Inactive — Coach's Decision
ACTIVE → INACTIVE
official · QUOTE“status change recorded Oct 25, 11:42 AM ET”
OCT 26
3:04 PM
DT2
INJURY
Status changed to Inactive — Coach's Decision
ACTIVE → INACTIVE
official · QUOTE“status change recorded Oct 25, 11:34 AM ET”
