Pair of Bengals Free Agents Named Top Fits For AFC Teams

Pro Football Focus's Gordon McGuinness came up with top free agent fits for all 32 teams two teams have Bengals free agents as No. 1 options.

Cornerback Chidobe Awuzie slotted with the Chargers and Tee Higgins fit with the Jaguars.

"Styles win fights, but they also help round out passing attacks," McGuinness wrote about Higgins. "And that’s exactly what Higgins would do in Jacksonville. Calvin Ridley saw 22 contested targets for the Jaguars in 2023, a facet in which Higgins has proven he can win as an NFL wideout. He caught 57.6% of his contested targets in 2022 and has proven himself to be a borderline No. 1 receiver when healthy."

Awuzie feels like an unlikely return candidate for Cincinnati given how many young cornerbacks are in the fold.

"The Chargers need to get better in the secondary in 2024," McGuinness wrote. "Awuzie is a more-than-capable coverage player who has just one season with a PFF coverage grade below 60.0 and is coming off a year during which he allowed just 38 receptions from 446 coverage snaps."

Check out all 32 free agent fits here.