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Bengals final 53-man roster prediction after third preseason game

The Cincinnati Bengals now enter crunch mode as the coaching staff attempts to formulate a final 53-man roster ahead of the NFL’s deadline early next week.

Coming out of the preseason finale against the Washington Commanders, quite a bit seems easy enough to figure out when it comes to the final roster.

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What’s tricky is how the team handles number of players at certain positions. Do they keep just three running backs or tight ends in order to slip through more players elsewhere? Do they get risky by trying to slip a guy they like to the practice squad as a stash? What about injured guys like La’el Collins?

As things stand now, here’s our final attempt at a 53-man outlook before the team makes an official one soon.

QB Joe Burrow

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QB Jake Browning

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RB Joe Mixon

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RB Chase Brown

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RB Chris Evans

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Note: Trayveon Williams to IR or practice squad.

WR Ja’Marr Chase

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WR Tee Higgins

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WR Tyler Boyd

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WR Charlie Jones

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WR Trenton Irwin

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WR Andrei Iosivas

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TE Irv Smith Jr.

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TE Drew Sample

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TE Tanner Hudson

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OL Orlando Brown Jr.

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OL D'Ante Smith

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OL Cordell Volson

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OL Max Scharping

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OL Ted Karras

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OL Alex Cappa

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OL La'el Collins

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OL Jonah Williams

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OL Cody Ford

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DL Sam Hubbard

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DL Cam Sample

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DL Jeff Gunter

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DL Zach Carter

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DL B.J. Hill

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DL DJ Reader

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DL Josh Tupou

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DL Trey Hendrickson

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DL Myles Murphy

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DL Joseph Ossai

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DL Raymond Johnson III

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LB Logan Wilson

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LB Markus Bailey

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LB Germaine Pratt

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LB Akeem Davis-Gaither

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CB Chidobe Awuzie

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CB DJ Turner

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CB Allan George

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CB Cam Taylor-Britt

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CB Mike Hilton

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CB Jalen Davis

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CB DJ Ivey

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S Nick Scott

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S Jordan Battle

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S Michael Thomas

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S Dax Hill

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S Tycen Anderson

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K Evan McPherson

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P Brad Robbins

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LS Cal Adomitis

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