Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2023 revision of our top 50 Cincinnati Bengals.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Bengals were unable to make the playoffs, though did have a winning record (9-8).  2023 still saw four new names enter the Top 50 with two elevations.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:

1. Anthony Munoz
2. Ken Anderson
3. Geno Atkins
4. Ken Riley
5. Boomer Esiason 

You can find the entire list here.

Running Back Joe Mixon, now with the Houston Texans, moved up from #35 to #30.

Quarterback Joe Burrow advanced to #36 from #48.

The four new entries are:

Wide Receiver Tyler Boyd, now a Tennessee Titan, enters at #43.

Linebacker Germaine Pratt debuts at #44.

Three-time Pro Bowler (in only three years) Wide Receiver Ja’Marr Chase comes in at #49.

The last entry is defensive end Trey Hendrickson, another three-time Pro Bowler (again, in only three seasons).

Offensive Lineman Rich Braham, Wide Receiver Darnay Scott, Defensive End Michael Johnson, and Defensive Tackle Mike Reid fell off the Top 50.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

We have added more names on the Notinhalloffame.com site on the 2026 Football Futures.  These football players will first be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2026.  We encourage you to vote and give your opinions on their respective HOF credentials.

The added names are:

Alshon Jeffery:  The Wide Receiver helped the Philadelphia Eagles win a Super Bowl, and individually, he was a one-time Pro Bowl Selection.  He had over 6,000 Receiving Yards.

Dan Bailey: Bailey played most of his career with the Dallas Cowboys, where he was a Place Kicker and was once named to the Pro Bowl.

David DeCastro:  DeCastro played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Right Guard twice as a First Team All-Pro and a six-time Pro Bowl Selection.

Dwayne Harris:  Harris was twice a Pro Bowl Selection in Special Teams.

Ezekiel Ansah:  Ansah played at Defensive End, and was a Pro Bowl Selection with Detroit.

Geno Atkins:  Atkins is one of the best defensive players in Bengals history; where he went to eight Pro Bowls and was twice named a First Team All-Pro.  The Defensive Tackle recorded 75.5 Sacks over his career.

Kawaan Short:  Short played his entire NFL career with the Carolina Panthers and the Defensive Tackle was twice named to the Pro Bowl.

Kelechi Osemele: Osemele went to the Pro Bowl twice with Baltimore and was also a First-Team All-Pro.

Lamar Miller:  A Pro Bowl Selection in 2018, Miller rushed for nearly 6,000 Yards.

Olivier Vernon:  Vernon played at Defensive End and was a Pro Bowler once.

Russell Okung:  Okung was a two-time Pro Bowler and won a Super Bowl ring with the Seattle Seahawks.

Tyler Eifert:  The Tight End played most of his career with Cincinnati and was a Pro Bowl once.

These names join Alex Smith, Anthony Costanzo, Anthony Sharman, Dez Bryant, Don Muhlbach, Dontari Poe, Drew Brees, Frank Gore, Golden Tate, Greg Olsen, Jason Witten, Johnathan Joseph, Jordan Reed, Julian Edelman, Jurrell Casey, Larry Fitzgerald, LeSean McCoy, L.P. Ladoucer, Malcolm Butler, Marshawn Lynch, Matt Schaub, Maurkice Pouncey Mike Iupati, Mitchell Schwartz, Philip Rivers, Richie Incognito, Sean Lee, Stephen Gostkowski, Thomas Davis, Todd Gurley and Tramon Williams

You can find the entire list of 2026 eligible football players here.

As always, we here at Notinhalloffame.com thank you for your support!

Geno Atkins, who had a dominant run at the University of Georgia, was considered small for a Defensive Tackle and fell to the fourth round in the 2010 Draft. However, this turned out to be a steal for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Atkins began his career as a bench player, but he started at Right Defensive Tackle in his second year and held that position until 2019. His quick jump off the snap was unmatched, and he established himself as an excellent edge creator. His speed was impressive, as he was often seen chasing down runners. Atkins was named to eight Pro Bowls with Cincinnati and was a First Team All-Pro in 2012 and 2015. It is worth noting that Atkins achieved all this without much support in the Jungle.

After the 2019 Season, Atkins was named to the All-Decade Team, but he underwent major shoulder surgery and was only able to play eight games in 2020, recording only one tackle. Unfortunately, this ended his career in the NFL, which had been a very successful one, with 75.5 sacks, 100 tackles for loss, and 384 combined tackles.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Cincinnati Bengals.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:

1. Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Bengals made it to their second straight AFC Championship Game, though could not make their second consecutive Super Bowl. 2022 brought us one new entrant and one elevation.

As always, we present our top five, which had no changes.

1. Anthony Munoz

2. Ken Anderson

3. Geno Atkins

4. Ken Riley

5. Boomer Esiason

You can find the entire list here.

Running Back, Joe Mixon went up ten spots to #35.

The lone new entrant is Quarterback, Joe Burrow, who debuts at #48.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Cincinnati Bengals. 

If you want you to name a team that exemplifies hard luck in the National Football League, it would have to be the Cincinnati Bengals. 

Formed in 1968 as the last member of the American Football League, the Bengals joined the NFL with the official merger two years later.  Cincinnati always seems to be a team that struggles, but they have appeared in two Super Bowls, losing both to the San Francisco 49ers.  While they have never been a champion, two Super Bowl appearances are the envy of a few teams in the NFL.  

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NFL.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2019 Season.

The complete list can be found here, but as always, we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Antony Munoz

2. Ken Anderson

3. Geno Atkins

4. Boomer Esiason

5. Ken Riley

We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.  

Look for our more material coming soon!

Up next, will be the top 50 Cincinnati Bengals.

As always we thank you for your support.

Geno Atkins played the first eleven seasons of his NFL career with the Cincinnati Bengals, where he has been the brightest part of their defense for most of that duration.