Big Board
BoardTargetsCompareBriefs
Board
RB · CIN · Cincinnati Bengals · Bye 6

Chase Brown

ADP 2.03 · 14.9 · Underdog / consensus 2026-08-18

12-team, half PPR, redraft, 1QB

Compare

Last three years

Regular season. College years are labeled NCAA.

YearTeamGAttRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
2025NFLCIN172321,0196694375
2024NFLCIN162299907543604
2023NFLCIN1244179—141561

NFL from nflverse regular-season totals. College from ESPN. Target share is of team targets in the games the player played (NFL WR/TE only).

HoldPriced inConviction highData high

Chase Brown is the projected Bengals lead back.

Staff and depth chart are unchanged.

ADP
2.03 (14.9)
Target
2.03
Move
0
As of
2026-08-25

What changed

1 real change. The rest held.

Backfield

neutralmedium

Was Chase Brown

Now Chase Brown remains the lead; pass-game RB usage is the relevant split

Pass-game RB usage is the relevant split.

Continuity

Quarterback

neutralnone

Was Joe Burrow

Now Joe Burrow

Locked starter.

Play caller

neutralnone

Was 2025 Bengals staff

Now Same caller structure

Continuity year.

Head coach

neutralnone

Was Zac Taylor

Now Zac Taylor

Same HC.

Scheme & pace

neutrallow

Was 2025 2nd in plays, 6th in yards

Now Projected ~55% pass, 65 plays/game

No regression expected in pace or identity.

Pass blocking

neutrallow

Was 2025 Bengals five

Now All five starters return

First time since Burrow arrived that all five return. Health is the variable.

Run blocking

neutrallow

Was Same five

Now Same five

Run-block continuity.

Pass catchers

neutrallow

Was Chase / Higgins

Now Chase remains WR1; Higgins WR2

No WR1-level addition or departure in public reporting.

Tight end

neutrallow

Was 2025 TE room

Now 2026 TE room

No headline TE change.

Team environment

neutrallow

Was AFC North slog

Now Same

Competitive scripts.

Vacated volume

Targets
—
Carries
—
Red zone
—
Air yards
—

No high-confidence vacated-volume number published. Role change matters more than a target count.

Competition added

No meaningful new competition sourced.

This player

Projected role
Chase Brown is the projected Bengals lead back.
Usage
Projected lead-back volume for the Bengals.
Injury
No Week 1 absence reported as of August 20, 2026.
Contract
Not flagged as a 2026 hold-in.
Camp
Training camp underway as of August 2026. Week 1 is September.

Upside

Run-block continuity. Pass-game RB usage is the relevant split.

Downside

Camp could still change the job before Week 1.

Risks

  • Most of this looks like last year. Watch for a quiet camp role change.low

Sources

No source URLs were returned with this brief.

Notes come from the 2026 coaching and roster board (team sites, NFL.com, ESPN, The Athletic). Hold is the default when ADP already has the news.