Dohnte Meyers\u2019 production and experience with the CFL\u2019s Saskatchewan Roughriders makes him a serious player to break through Cincinnati\u2019s deep room of wide receivers.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNov 16, 2025; Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Dohnte Meyers (88) runs with the ball during the first quarter against the Montreal Alouettes during the 112th Grey Cup Championship at Princess Auto Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images
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We\u2019re 81 days away from the Cincinnati Bengals\u2019 preseason finale against the Philadelphia Eagles. We\u2019re profiling every single player on the Bengals\u2019 90-man roster before final cuts reduces it to 53. Check out previous player profiles here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cincinnati\u2019s first external addition to its roster didn\u2019t come in March, nor February. It happened mere days after the 2025 season ended, and it brought in a player from another professional league. <\/p>\n Dohnte Meyers Player Profile<\/p>\n Age: 25 Dohnte Meyers was signed by the Bengals<\/a> on Jan. 8. Meyers spent five years in college, playing two years at Presbyterian (2018-19) and then three years at Delta State (2020-22). He was First Team All-Gulf South Conference in 2022 when he recorded 43 receptions for 491 yards and five touchdowns. He went undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, but attended rookie minicamp with the Atlanta Falcons as a tryout player.<\/p>\n Meyers ended up in the CFL later in 2023, signing a futures contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in October of that year. His debut came almost a year later in which he caught eight passes for 101 yards. He played in 19 games and two playoff contests over the last two seasons for the Roughriders, totaling 89 receptions for 1,405 yards and nine touchdowns. He was also featured on special teams as a kickoff and punt returner during the 2025 season, racking up 319 kickoff return yards on 11 run-backs, and 94 punt return yards on nine attempts.<\/p>\n Contract details<\/p>\n Meyers signed a three-year, $3,110,000 deal with the Bengals as he was classified as a college free agent. His base salary for 2026 is the minimum $885,000. He\u2019s also getting $10,000 as a signing bonus. His cash figure for the year is $895,000, and his salary cap hit will be $888,333.<\/p>\n Roster outlook<\/p>\n Cincinnati didn\u2019t waste very much time bringing Meyers into the building this offseason. He was incredibly productive in the CFL for two years, and also has special teams promise as a returner. He turns 26 right before training camp, and is quite cheap to roster for the next few seasons.<\/p>\n Meyers isn\u2019t technically a rookie, but he\u2019s never been on an NFL roster this far into the offseason before. His background makes him a fascinating player in a receivers room that\u2019s currently 12-deep. <\/p>\n Half the room is likely fighting for one spot, but Meyers\u2019 production and experience at his previous stop makes him a serious player to break through if there\u2019s room.<\/p>\n Roster odds: 15%<\/p>\n \t\t\t Cincinnati Bengals News<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t Xavier Johnson is buried underneath plenty of receivers on Cincinnati\u2019s depth chart, but he\u2019s the only one who\u2019s played here since his early days.<\/p>\n Bengals Player Profiles<\/a> Cincinnati Bengals<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dohnte Meyers\u2019 production and experience with the CFL\u2019s Saskatchewan Roughriders makes him a serious player to break through…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":727159,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[262320,49,48,521,522,520,1740,82],"class_list":["post-727158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-bengals-player-profiles","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=727158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727158\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/727159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=727158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=727158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=727158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Year: 1
Position: Wide receiver
College: Delta State University
Jersey Number: 81<\/p>\n![\"Cincinnati](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/USATSI_22819565-200x200.jpg\")
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBengals Player Profile: Xavier Johnson trying to become the next hometown hero in Cincinnati\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n