CINCINNATI, Ohio — The Bengals open their 2026 preseason on Thursday night when they host the Detroit Lions. While Zac Taylor confirmed that the starters including Joe Burrow will play, one of the other intriguing parts of the preseason is which young players flash.

The Athletic's Paul Dehner Jr. reports that WR Colbie Young and WR Andrei Iosivas are still competing for the Bengals' WR3 role.

Young ran with Joe Flacco and the second-team offense in the rookie fourth-round pick's NFL debut. Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins are entrenched in the top two spots on Cincinnati's wide receiver depth chart,

It's been a strong start to his NFL career for Binghamton native Colbie Young.  According to reports from Cincinnati, Young is putting on an impressive performance during his first NFL training camp with the Cincinnati Bengals.

After the Cincinnati Bengals struck an NFL draft trade with the Jets, they used the 140th pick acquired in the trade on Georgia wideout Colbie Young. Earlier in the round, the Bengals drafted center Connor Lew, attacking a long-term problem on the ...

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The fourth-round pick has quickly earned attention in training camp and believes building trust could be the key to earning a role as a rookie.

If Ja'Marr Chase says these guys are on the rise for the Bengals...everyone needs to pay attention.