The Cincinnati Bengals are known throughout their history to find diamonds in the rough at the wide receiver position. Former CFL star Dohnte Meyers appears to be next in line. After yet another excellent preseason performance in Saturday's win over the Chicago Bears, Meyers has a real path to the 53-man roster.
Whether he's running crisp routes as a receiver, toting the rock as a ball-carrier, or contributing as a return man on kickoffs or punts, there's little that this man can't do on the gridiron. Charlie Jones should be watching his six.
At this point, if the Bengals don't keep Dohnte Meyers, it's not only malpractice by the personnel department, but it could be an awful blunder that leads another team to benefit from acquiring him.
Bengals can't afford to be precious about prior draft picks over keeping Dohnte Meyers on the roster
Dohnte Meyers brings a different skill set to the table than most of the wideouts on the Bengals roster. Ja’Marr Chase is arguably the best wide receiver on the planet, and he can do it all. Tee Higgins, Colbie Young, and Andrei Iosivas are all bigger-bodied targets who are better suited to play on the boundary.
Problem is, Iosivas is the apparent beyond-reproach WR3. Young is also a better fit on the perimeter, standing at a towering 6 ‘5”. The rookie fourth-round pick had his first NFL touchdown in week two of the preseason, showing off how dangerous he can be in the red zone.
The 5’11”, 186-pound Meyers’ big advantage is that he’s much better suited for a slot role. Not that Meyers can't play on the outside, but he'd fit a lot better as a predominant slot guy.
While Chase and Higgins can both get open on critical downs to extend possessions, it'd be ideal for someone like Meyers to fill the role of a guy who can stretch the field up the seam, or be a dynamic pass-catcher on option routes on the inside. He can capitalize when Chase and Higgins draw double teams, and in turn, Joe Burrow can attack one-on-one matchups for the Bengals’ dynamic duo if Meyers is a viable threat and isn’t left alone.
As far as Meyers roster outlook, as I mentioned before, Jones has contributed so little on offense through three full seasons that it's nonsense to keep him in the fold based on supposed special teams upside.
Mitchell Tinsley was an excellent preseason and training camp player last year, yet when the games actually counted, he only managed to haul in eight of his 24 targets in 2025. Tinsley flashed some good play again versus Chicago. He has strong ball skills, too. In terms of his fit in the offense, though, Tinsley doesn't compare favorably to Meyers, again, because of the latter’s chops and quickness in the slot.
Fans are crushing on Meyers hard right now. You won't find many of the most credible Bengals content creators arguing against the notion that he belongs on this team. And how sweet it is for yours truly to have hyped Meyers up since June as a player to watch.
Still, I couldn't have anticipated Meyers breaking out like this. And what a pleasant surprise it's been to see him become the new darling of Bengals preseason football.
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