One of the biggest surprises on the chart is second-year defensive end Carl Lawson listed as third string behind Michael Johnson and Jordan Willis despite recording 8.5 sacks last year.
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The main reason for that is the depth chart is constructed to reflect the base defense when in actuality the Bengals will be in their nickel defense (five defensive backs instead of four) for more than two-thirds of the snaps.
When the Bengals are nickel, Lawson is the rush defensive end and Darqueze Dennard, who is listed as a backup corner, is the extra defensive back.
The same goes on offense, with the team listing H-back Ryan Hewitt as a starter with just two wide receivers, A.J. Green and Tyler Boyd.
Look for Green, Boyd and John Ross to be on the field most of the time, with Hewitt continuing in his limited role that saw him play just 11 percent of the snaps in 2017.
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Here is the full break down of the depth chart:
OFFENSE
QB: Andy Dalton, Matt Barkley, Jeff Driskel, Logan Woodside
RB: Joe Mixon, Giovani Bernard, Mark Walton, Tra Carson, Brian Hill, Jarveon Williams, Quinton Flowers, Ray Lawry
H-B: Ryan Hewitt, Cethan Carter, Jordan Franks
WR: A.J. Green, Josh Malone, Cody Core, Auden Tate, Devonte Boyd, Kayaune Ross
WR: Tyler Boyd, John Ross, Alex Erickson, Kermit Whitfield, Ka’Raun White, Jared Murphy
TE: Tyler Eifert, Tyler Kroft, C.J. Uzomah, Mason Schreck, Moritz Bohringer
LT: Cordy Glenn, Jake Fisher, Justin Murray, Austin Fleer
LG: Clint Boling, Christian Westerman, Cory Helms
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C: Billy Price, T.J. Johnson, Brad Lundblade
RG: Trey Hopkins, Alex Redmond
RT: Bobby Hart, Cedric Ogbuehi, Kent Perkins
DEFENSE
LDE: Carlos Dunlap, Sam Hubbard
NT: Andrew Billings, Chris Baker, Josh Tupou, Chris Okoye
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DT: Geno Atkins, Ryan Glasgow, Andrew Brown, Eddy Wilson
RDE: Michael Johnson, Jordan Willis, Carl Lawson
SAM: Nick Vigil, Vinny Rey, Brandon Bell
MIKE: Preston Brown, Hardy Nickerson, Junior Joseph
WIL: Vontaze Burfict, Jordan Evans, Malik Jefferson, Chris Worley
LCB: Dre Kirkpatrick, Darqueze Dennard, Davontae Harris, Sojourn Shelton, C.J. Goodwin
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RCB: William Jackson, KeiVarae Russell, Tony McRae, Darius Phillips
SS: Shawn Williams, Clayton Fejedelem, Brandon Wilson, Trayvon Henderson
FS: George Iloka, Jessie Bates, Josh Shaw, Tyrice Beverette
SPECIAL TEAMS
K: Randy Bullock, Jonathan Brown
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P: Kevin Huber
LS: Clark Harris
H: Kevin Huber
KR: Alex Erickson, Darius Phillips, Brandon Wilson
PR: Alex Erickson, Tyler Boyd, Jessie Bates
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