Andrei Iosivas

Petraglia reported that while Joe Burrow was limited for a second straight day, he did much more during the media observation period of practice. Burrow himself said “If I’m not getting surgery, I’ll be out there.” when asked about his status Sunday due to the back tightness bothering him.

Burrow can be expected to play against the Texans on Sunday. While the Texans have a tough defense, they did allow 36 points to the Bills last week – so you shouldn’t fade Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins or Chase Brown despite the matchup. Fantasy football manager’s should keep an eye on Burrow’s practice participation tomorrow to see if there are any setbacks. Joe Flacco would get the start in the unlikely event Burrow is unable to play.

Dohnte Meyers dominated first-team reps by operating efficiently from the slot on in-breaking and corner routes, proving his versatile target-earning profile and locking up the WR4 role in Cincinnati. Meanwhile, fourth-round rookie Colbie Young pairs a 4.49 40-yard dash with an elite 6-foot-5, 218-pound frame, flashing high-end contested-catch ability despite opening as the WR5.

Stash Meyers in deep dynasty formats for immediate contingent volume behind the starters, but keep Young pinned to your watch list as a raw, high-ceiling athletic specimen.

Rookie Colbie Young is flashing splash playmaking, while contract-year wideout Andrei Iosivas relies on a 9.68 Athleticism Score despite registering a modest 8.5-percent Target Share last season. Neither receiver offers standalone FLEX viability behind elite volume earners Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, capping their fantasy utility to late-round best-ball dart throws unless an injury hits the starting pair.

Iosivas is a cardboard cutout No. 3 WR, and Young’s fourth-round draft capital creates a reasonable pathway to usurp Iosivas for WR3 snaps in Cincinnati’s offense. While neither Iosivas or Young are fantasy football redraft options, Young is now a strong pick in the fourth round of dynasty rookie drafts. Meanwhile CFL import Dohnte Meyers has been the “talk of camp” and remains an intriguing deep sleeper after posting 1,056 receiving yards for Saskatchewan in 2025.

Pitcher predicts that Colbie Young will “fight and battle” this summer, and he believes Young “can do [things] quickly and help us.” This report indicates that the Bengals are searching for answers at their No. 3 receiving spot as Andrei Iosivas—who managed just 435 receiving yards on 56 targets last season—and tight end Mike Gesicki compete secondary targets.

If Young can consistently out-earn Gesicki and Iosivas in training camp, he would become a clever late-round fantasy football best ball option and priority dynasty league stash with direct access to an elite passing offense.

The Cincinnati Bengals came out with their first depth chart ahead of their first preseason game.  One will see the obvious which is Joe Burrow as the starting quarterback, as well as Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins as the top two wide outs.  After a running back one finish last season make another no surprise that Chase Brown is labeled as their starter at running back.

Some surprises on the depth chart though are perhaps that Andrei Iosivas is still holding onto the number three wideout over last year’s rookie Jermain Burton.  But this is not the most surprising part when looking at this depth chart, that belongs to Drew Sample being labeled as the starter over Mike Gesicki and newly signed free agent Noah Fant.  I don’t believe this will last long into the season but is does raise some eyes and must be monitored going into the season.  Last little bit that I believe will shake out is Samaje Perine as the backup running back to Brown.  Earlier this week Zach Moss was released but I would fully expect rookie Tahj Brooks to grip ahold of the backup duties to Brown once the season starts.

Author:  Jake Lewis (@Lewylewis5)