Bengals 2026 Practice Squad Tracker: Big Group of Names Returning to Franchise Following Roster Cuts

Cincinnati cut its main roster from 90 down to 53 this past weekend.

Sep 14, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; A general view of the helmet of Cincinnati Bengals running back Chase Brown (30) during warmups before the game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

The Bengals trimmed the roster down to 53 men on Sunday and the practice squad names are rolling out after missing the final roster.

Zac Taylor and the team played their final preseason game on Friday night and spent the weekend parsing names to trim the roster to its final form.

“This will easily be the hardest 48 hours we face in terms of letting guys go and figuring out the practice squad," Taylor said about the process. "It's a big credit to [Bengals Director of Player Personnel] Duke [Tobin] and his staff for the depth that we have overall. It's a big credit to the coaching staff for how they've built a lot of these guys that have gotten in these competitions and made things hard for us. I think you're starting to see, especially year two in the defensive scheme, a lot of guys made huge jumps.

"On offense, we've been together for a long time now and I think the coaches have gotten the most out of these guys and [Bengals Offensive Coordinator] Dan [Pitcher] with these specialists have been outstanding. So I think that's a credit to the whole building and we just got to keep it going.”

Cincinnati has a regular-season practice schedule in place for the rest of 2026, as all focus shifts toward the Open In Orange outing against Tampa Bay in front of home fans on Sept. 13.

The team finished undefeated in the preseason for the first time since 2006 (4-0) and has strong depth at many positions on the roster. Two big areas of need remain at backup offensive tackle and running back.

Cincinnati confirmed all 16 players for its initial practice squad on Tuesday. Check them out below:

--HB Kentrel Bullock

--QB Sean Clifford

--DT Howard Cross III

--DE Isaiah Foskey

--LB Joe Giles-Harris

--LB Shaka Heyward

--CB Bralyn Lux

--HB Kendall Milton

--WR Jordan Moore

--WR Noah Thomas

--S Russ Yeast

--TE Tanner Hudson Cincinnati released him on Monday and he is the 12th addition.

--QB Josh Johnson (reported by Adam Schefter).

--CB Trikweze Bridges. Bridges

Dallas too him in the seventh round in 2025. He played in 16 games with two starts for the Cowboys last season, recording 21 tackles (16 solos), three pass breakups and one INT.

--OT Blake Freeland.

The fourth-year BYU product played in 25 games with nine starts for the Colts during the 2023-24 seasons, then spent all of last year on the Reserve/Injured list due to a leg injury. He posted a 59.7 Pro Football Focus grade in 2024 and a 44.2 grade in 2023 across 724 career snaps.

--DE Garmon Randolph.

The second year player spent all of last season on the Chargers practice squad.

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