Jay Morrison· Sep 23, 2026
Morrison expects the Bengals to promote tight end Tanner Hudson from the practice squad to the active roster to fill the spot opened by Andrei Iosivas going on Injured Reserve.
“The Bengals likely will activate pass-catching tight end Tanner Hudson from the practice squad to fill the open roster spot.”
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- Roster Spot CallsTanner HudsonCincinnati BengalsSep 23, 2026
Tanner Hudson to make the roster
“The Bengals likely will activate pass-catching tight end Tanner Hudson from the practice squad to fill the open roster spot.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-189 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- CIN
- skill:
- -189
- player:
- Tanner Hudson
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he lands on the practice squad
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- first week on the53:
- 1
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 2
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