WR · #86 · Cincinnati Bengals · week 9 vs Tennessee Titans · Sun Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ET
Mitchell Tinsley
ROLE in the rotation
EXP 3 seasons
AGE 25-28
DEPTH WR5
As of week 9, Mitchell Tinsley was a WR for CIN, age 27, 3 seasons of experience. In 2026 through week 8 he had played 3 games on 36% of snaps; his line was 28 receiving yards a game, 4 targets a game and a 9.9% target share. Before 2026 he played 19 games (postseason included) over 2 seasons. No injury episode was on file.
The full read
In short
In short
Mitchell Tinsley is in the rotation at wide receiver for CIN — 53% of the snaps in his best week of 3. He has a not stated injury. His team named him inactive in week 8. His team has not listed him on the final report.
Our call
Injury report
His team's word: Out
This is the TEAM'S OWN ANNOUNCEMENT, not a reading of ours. His team filed him on the injury report and we are restating it so the record is complete. There is nothing early about repeating an announcement — what we say ahead of one is on the week's page. Source: his team's published inactive list, on the day.
No dated practice report for him in week 9
The team has not published one we can date, or the window has not reached it. Not the same as his having practiced.
The evidence behind his current call
We have not read the news for this player this week.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Rec yds / game28 range 7.0–49
wk 4–7 · 2 games
Targets / game4.0 range 1.0–7.0
wk 4–7 · 2 games
Target share9.9% range 4–13
wk 4–7 · 2 games
Snap share35.7% range 20–53
wk 4–7 · 3 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
53%wk 4
20%wk 5
34%wk 7
Role
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.