Dohnte Meyers gave the Bengals one last strong push before roster cuts, and he did it when it mattered most.
In Cincinnati’s preseason finale win over the Philadelphia Eagles, the wide receiver turned in his best showing of camp and helped the Bengals get out to a 9-3 lead. Meyers finished the first half with a season-high 51 yards, putting himself squarely in the conversation as the team heads toward Sunday’s 53-man roster deadline.
That performance only added to the buzz he has built all summer. Meyers has been one of the Bengals’ most talked-about camp standouts, and head coach Zac Taylor pointed to the way he handled the entire preseason grind after the game.
“There's a lot of guys that come out to training camp, kind of in Dohnte’s shoes,” Taylor said during postgame media interaction. “You know, it's the first chance to make an impression in a camp.
Taylor says Dohnte Meyers has continued to make an impression throughout camp and has taken full advantage of every opportunity he’s been given.
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And in the first week, ten days, they make a splash, and then they fizzle out. He's been consistent throughout, and so I think that says a lot about him.
He's trying to take advantage of the opportunity. He's done a great job of that.”
For a player trying to force his way onto the roster, consistency has clearly been the selling point. Meyers has kept his momentum from camp into the preseason finale, and now he’s waiting to see whether the Bengals reward that stretch with a place on the 53-man roster.
The next few days will reveal whether he made the cut and what role, if any, he could have in Cincinnati’s offense in 2026.
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