Mike Gesicki holds the TE · Backup spot in Cincinnati Bengals’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Mike Gesicki played 13 games in 2025 with a 39% snap share.

Mike Gesicki is a tight end who was selected by Miami in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft (42nd overall). He spent his first five seasons with the Dolphins before playing for New England in 2023, then joined Cincinnati as an unrestricted free agent in 2024. In 128 career regular-season games with 46 starts, he has compiled 353 catches for 3833 yards and 24 touchdowns. During his first Bengals season, Gesicki posted 65 receptions for 665 yards and two TDs—the second-most catches by a Cincinnati tight end in team history and the most receiving yards since 2012. Through 13 games in 2025, he has 28 receptions for 307 yards and two touchdowns. Gesicki was a two-time All-Big Ten selection at Penn State.

Penn State2014 – 2017

Dolphins2018 – 2022

Patriots2023

Bengals2024 — present

CollegePenn StateDraftRound 2 · No. 42 overall · 2018 · MIAAcquiredAcquired from Miami Dolphins · drafted thereHometownManahawkin, NJ