Bengals Dynasty Fantasy Football Overview: Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase Power Cincy, but Several Others have Value too

Let's continue our dynasty football overview series by checking out the best offensive players on the Cincinnati Bengals.

We already looked at the Eagles, Chiefs, Lions, Bills, Ravens, Vikings, Commanders, Chargers, Packers, Texans, Rams, Steelers, Buccaneers, Broncos, Bears, Colts, Cowboys, Jaguars, Dolphins, Seahawks, Patriots, Giants, Raiders and Cardinals. I plan to cover every NFL team, so keep checking back for more!

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Quarterbacks

Joe Burrow is a franchise quarterback, and still has several years left in him. He's my No. 5 dynasty QB right now. 

Burrow is 28 years old, so he has a better chance to drop down that list than move up it, but he's got a favorable road ahead and should be a top-end fantasy QB for several more seasons yet.

He had 4,918 yards, 43 touchdowns and nine interceptions as a passer in 17 games last season. Burrow had 201 yards and two scores on the ground.

With several seasons left yet, I'd be willing to roster him on a contending or rebuilding dynasty team. If your rebuild is several years in the making, then selling Burrow high also makes some sense.

Jake Browning and Desmond Ridder are a couple notable backup quarterbacks on the roster.

Browning is a career backup, but has shown he's a serviceable starter too. He's 29 years old, so his dynasty value is pretty low. Only roster him in deep leagues if you need to protect Burrow.

Ridder is 26 years old, but seems like a career backup. He's unlikely to get a chance to start in Cincy, so a change of scenery is his best route to future fantasy relevance. He should only be stashed in the deepest of dynasty leagues.

Running Backs

Chase Brown is the team's top running back. Samaje Perine and rookie Tahj Brooks are the top backups. None of those guys are top-10 dynasty backs, and for one reason or another, I don't see any of them getting there.

Brown is 25 years old and coming off a 1,350-yard and 11-touchdown season, but his age is likely to keep him off the top-10 list. He's a very capable weekly starting option and should star in this offense for as long as he holds the lead role.

I'd be fine rostering him on a contending or rebuilding dynasty squad, but I'd also be tempted to sell him high if I was set at running back otherwise.

Perine is 29 years old, and will be 30 soon, so he's just a veteran depth option. He has at least 400 total yards in each of the past four seasons, so there's some fantasy value in deeper setups.

Perine is worth rostering by contending dynasty owners, especially because he could take on a much larger role if Brown were to get injured. I'd sell Perine for a younger or future asset if my team wasn't contending.

Brooks was a sixth-round pick this offseason, and in time, I could see him becoming something in Cincy. He's already 23 years old, so that works against him, as does having Brown ahead of him.

Brooks is worth stashing in a good amount of fantasy leagues, but I only see him really contributing this season if Brown gets injured.

Wide Receivers

Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins form one of the top 1-2 receiver duos in the league. Andrei Iosivas is the other projected starter, while Jermaine Burton, Isaiah Williams and Charlie Jones are the top backup options.

Chase is my top dynasty wide receiver right now. The 25-year-old is entering his fifth season, and already has 5,480 yards and 46 touchdowns in the NFL.

Chase is a top-end fantasy talent, and I expect that to be the case for several more seasons yet. Roster him in any dynasty setup and with any dynasty team, and build around him. We're a few years off yet of possibly selling him high and only rostering him on contending dynasty squads.

Higgins could be a No. 1 receiver on a lot of teams, but he plays second fiddle to Chase in Cincy. Higgins is another good dynasty asset as just a 26-year-old.

Higgins has dealt with injuries over the past two seasons, so that also works against him. He's a weekly starting option when he's healthy, but if you are looking for more, then maybe trading Higgins makes some sense.

He's closing in on being a better dynasty asset on contending teams only, so if he builds up some value early this season, I'd consider moving him for a possible No. 1 wideout on another team. I'm always a fan of getting younger and expanding my potential, but with guys like Higgins, you need to make sure the deal you're getting is truly worth it, and probably is an overpay.

Iosivas did some solid things in his second NFL season, going for 479 yards and six scores over 17 games. Even as a No. 3 receiver, Iosivas could put up decent numbers this season.

He's worth rostering in some deeper dynasty setups, but should be viewed as more of a secondary piece, not a guy who is going to help weekly. Iosivas can be rostered by rebuilding or contending teams as a 25-year-old.

Burton was a third-round pick last season, but only had 107 yards and no scores over 14 games played. In time, he could still become something in Cincy, but he probably needs to show up this season to retain his dynasty value.

He's already 24 years old, and after the Bengals locked up Chase and Higgins, Burton's long-term value took a hit. He's a buy-low target if you still believe in him, but he also could just be a bust.

Jones is 26 years old and has just 82 scrimmage yards over his first 19 NFL games. He's just an extra body in the team's wideout room and will help out on returns, but that doesn't translate to most fantasy leagues. Only roster Jones in the deepest dynasty leagues out there.

Williams is another depth option who would only get serious playing time after several injuries. He has 12 yards over eight games in his first two years in the league. Williams is 24, but barely has any dynasty value left.

Tight Ends

Mike Gesicki has been the team's top tight end, but Noah Fant was recently signed to possibly help out. Drew Sample, Erick All Jr. and Tanner Hudson are also worth mentioning.

None of those guys are top-10 dynasty tight ends, and I don't ever see any of them getting there.

Gesicki is 29 years old, and will turn 30 this season, so he's too old to ever make that list. He had 665 yards and two scores last season, so he's a capable fantasy asset.

He is a good secondary option on a contending dynasty team. Otherwise, I'd sell Gesicki while his value is high.

Fant is 27 years old and has produced at least 400 yards in his first six years in the league. He only scored once over the past two seasons in Seattle, but he'll push Gesicki for playing time, and could help out as an additional pass-catching option on an offense lacking great options after Chase and Higgins.

Fant should probably just be rostered by contending teams. Maybe you could wait a bit and hope his value rises, but with Gesicki around, I'm not sure if Fant will ever star for the Bengals.

All is 24 years old and is a fourth-round pick from 2024. He's on the physically unable to perform list though, which is part of the reason why Fant was added.

All had 158 yards across nine games. He could one day become the team's top tight end, but his dynasty value never figures to really explode, and already being 24 years old, he'd have to erupt this season to make that top-10 list.

Sample has less than 165 yards in each of his past four seasons, despite only missing extended time in one of those years. Sample is 29 years old and doesn't have much value while in Cincy - a change of scenery could help him out a bit, but he's unlikely to ever be a big fantasy asset.

Hudson could be on the cut list as he's buried on the depth chart now. He had 352 yards in 2023, but only produced 155 yards last season. Hudson is 30 years old, so his dynasty value is miniscule, especially while being so far down the depth chart.