Cincinnati signed Mitchell Tinsley, also known as Mitch Tinsley, from Houston’s practice squad on September 29. The move brought him back to the Bengals’ active roster after he spent the opening three games of 2026 with the Texans’ practice squad.
Tinsley had been with Cincinnati in 2025 and through the 2026 offseason before being waived at final cuts. The Bengals’ receiving-group reshuffle also included Tanner Hudson’s promotion. The Houston entry below remains an earlier, dated observation.
Earlier roster observation
Mitchell Tinsley is listed at WR on the Houston Texans roster checked September 20, 2026. The official source lists the roster status as Practice squad (DEV).
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Roster observations
UPDATEDUpdated Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT
Selected report: Cincinnati Bengals · Active roster · Season 2026
Dated roster observations; not a complete career or transaction history
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Record date
Team
Roster status
Effective date
Record
Season 2026 · Week 4
Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated
Cincinnati Bengals
Active roster
Not supplied
Weekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 3
Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated
Houston Texans
Practice squad
Not supplied
Weekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 2
Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated
Houston Texans
Practice squad
Not supplied
Weekly roster
Season 2026 · Week 1
Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT Updated
Houston Texans
Practice squad
Not supplied
Weekly roster
Dated observation
Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT Observed
Houston Texans
Practice squad
Not supplied
Dated roster
Weekly rows describe the supplied week, not a dated transaction. Observed dates show when a record was checked, not when a contract or roster move took effect. Conflicting records remain separate. Only retained observations are shown; game-day status belongs to the availability report.
Reported transactions
These recorded moves do not form a complete career history. Current membership and effective time are not inferred from these moves.
Regular-season records. Totals use each recorded season once, even when team splits and a combined row are both shown. Rates are recalculated from the counted totals. A dash means a value is missing or cannot be calculated reliably; these records do not establish complete career coverage. The current-season row is as of the update time above and can differ from the season statistics section, which adds up box scores through the latest recorded final.
Receiving by season
Season
Team
GP
REC
TGTS
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
FD
FUM
LST
2025
CIN
17
8
24
116
14.5
2
27
6
0
0
2026
CIN
1
3
7
49
16.3
0
29
3
0
0
Recorded total
1 known team
18
11
31
165
15.0
2
29
9
0
0
Passing by season
Season
Team
GP
CMP
ATT
CMP%
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
LNG
SACK
RTG
QBR
2025
CIN
17
0
0
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
—
—
2026
CIN
1
0
0
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
—
—
Recorded total
1 known team
18
0
0
—
0
—
0
0
0
0
—
—
Defense by season
Season
Team
GP
TOT
SOLO
AST
SACK
FF
FR
YDS
INT
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
PD
STF
STFYDS
KB
2026
CIN
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
0
Recorded total
1 known team
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
—
0
0
0
0
0
0
2026 splits
2026 splits
Split
Rec
Rec Yds
Home
3
49
2nd half
3
49
4th quarter
3
49
Close games, 4th quarter
1
29
Losses
3
49
Checked Oct 5, 2026. Rows with no recorded production are omitted.
Depth-chart listings
Dated source rankings, not confirmation of starting status or game-day availability.
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Zac Taylor said Chase is still in the concussion protocol and Higgins is day-to-day with an adductor problem, with both to be re-evaluated on Wednesday before the last game ahead of Cincinnati's bye.
