Cincinnati Bengals
1 roto title · 57 seasons (1970–2026)
One Roto Champ title sits in the Cincinnati Bengals record, from 1988, across 57 seasons. That was 37 seasons ago, and it remains the only time the franchise has topped the standings. Their average finish is 14.0 all time, against 15.0 over the last ten seasons, essentially unchanged from its historical level.
The best single roto season in franchise history belongs to Rodney Holman in 1989, worth a 4.0 z-score. Chad Johnson is the franchise’s most persistent roto presence, owning 5 of its 50 best seasons. The All-Franchise Team below is strictly positional, which is hard on Joe Burrow, Carson Palmer and Tyler Boyd: each rates above somebody who made a team, but every slot at their position was already spoken for.
Roto championships
Roto finish by season
Where Cincinnati Bengals placed in each season’s Roto Champ standings (1st at the top). Gold dots are championship seasons; hover a point for detail.
Season by season
Where they finished each year, with a link to that season’s best-lineup roster (QB · RB · RB · WR · WR · WR · TE · FLEX by ½PPR points).
| Season | Finish | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7th of 32live | View roster → |
| 2025 | 14th of 32 | View roster → |
| 2024 | 3rd of 32 | View roster → |
| 2023 | 21st of 32 | View roster → |
| 2022 | 4th of 32 | View roster → |
| 2021 | 5th of 32 | View roster → |
| 2020 | 25th of 32 | View roster → |
| 2019 | 24th of 32 | View roster → |
All-Franchise Team
Cincinnati Bengals’ all-time First, Second, and Third teams, a full skill lineup by ½PPR fantasy points.
🏆 First Team
Second Team
Third Team
Who just missed
- QBJoe Burrowposition full7 seasons1594.3
- QBCarson Palmerposition full7 seasons1359.7
- WRTyler Boydposition full8 seasons1056.5
- WRDarnay Scottposition full7 seasons1022.3
- QBJeff Blakeposition full6 seasons1021.3
- WRTim McGeeposition full8 seasons763.1
- RBEssex Johnsonposition full6 seasons649.8
- RBBoobie Clarkposition full6 seasons649.2
- RBCedric Bensonposition full4 seasons631.2
- RBArchie Griffinposition full7 seasons625.1
Closest to making it, by ½PPR points. Position full: rated above someone who did make a team, but every slot at their position was already taken.
Best roto seasons
The franchise’s top individual player-seasons by z-score, all-time (each measured against his own position that year).
| # | Player | Season | Z |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIN1989 | 4.0 | |
50Rec736Rec Yds9Rec TD | |||
| 2 | CIN2024 | 4.0 | |
127Rec1,708Rec Yds17Rec TD | |||
| 3 | CIN2025 | 3.0 | |
125Rec1,412Rec Yds8Rec TD | |||
| 4 | CIN2021 | 2.9 | |
81Rec1,455Rec Yds13Rec TD | |||
| 5 | CIN2021 | 2.8 | |
1,205Rush Yds13Rush TD42Rec314Rec Yds | |||
| 6 | CIN1974 | 2.7 | |
2,667Pass Yds18Pass TD314Rush Yds2Rush TD | |||
| 7 | CIN1975 | 2.7 | |
3,169Pass Yds21Pass TD188Rush Yds2Rush TD | |||
| 8 | CIN2005 | 2.7 | |
97Rec1,432Rec Yds9Rec TD | |||
| 9 | CIN2012 | 2.6 | |
97Rec1,350Rec Yds11Rec TD | |||
| 10 | CIN2013 | 2.6 | |
98Rec1,426Rec Yds11Rec TD | |||
| 11 | CIN2003 | 2.6 | |
90Rec1,355Rec Yds10Rec TD | |||
| 12 | CIN1995 | 2.5 | |
99Rec1,234Rec Yds17Rec TD | |||