Who is the best defensive back in Bengals history? Here are the top 12, ranked by their rating in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can go a perfect 17-0 season. Jessie Bates III (2020s) tops the list at 85.
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Best Bengals defensive backs ever · rating out of 100
- 1Jessie Bates III
Bengals · 2020s85 - 2Ken Riley
Bengals · 1980s84 - 3David Fulcher
Bengals · 1980s82 - 4Reggie Nelson
Bengals · 2010s82 - 5Leon Hall
Bengals · 2010s80 - 6Chidobe Awuzie
Bengals · 2020s80 - 7Tommy Casanova
Bengals · 1970s80 - 8Deltha O'Neal
Bengals · 2000s79 - 9Louis Breeden
Bengals · 1980s78 - 10Lemar Parrish
Bengals · 1970s76 - 11Mike Hilton
Bengals · 2020s76 - 12Adam Jones
Bengals · 2010s76
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