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Mike Gesicki Cincinnati Bengals · #88

Tight End · 6' 6", 245 lbs · Manahawkin, NJ · Age 31

Mike Gesicki is a Tight End for the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted 42nd overall, 2018. In 2026 he caught 11 passes for 155 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 42nd overall9-yr veteran
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Cincinnati Bengals · #88 · Tight End
Mike Gesicki
Season avg11 rec · 155 yds · 3 td
Career avg364 rec · 3,988 yds · 27 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

Mike Gesicki — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Mike Gesicki is a Tight End for the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted 42nd overall, 2018. In 2026 he caught 11 passes for 155 yards and 3 touchdowns.
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Act II

Where Mike Gesicki stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #16 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
294Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Mike Gesicki — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
155 YDS
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Volume
11 REC
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Big-play
14.1 Y/R
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Scoring
3 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Mike Gesicki

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
23
rec
1–44
256
rec yds
52–460
2
td
2–3
31
targets
4–58
9
games
3–14
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 9-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 11 → projected 23 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+14.7
Age curve
-3.1
Net vs last season+11.6 rec
Everything it reads
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9 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 31 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 13 / 3
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Mike Gesicki career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
201816222020329.2
2019165157058911.2
2020155370368513.3
20211773780211210.7
2022173236255211.3
202317292442458.4
2024176566528310.2
2025132830724211.0
2026 in progress · 3 games31115531514.1
Career1313643,98827555
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Cincinnati Bengals built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

10–7proj record
95off index
55def index
+16net
63%playoff odds
27roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A+ (95), defense C- (55) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 93, pass rush 50, coverage 60.
How his role moves
Projected 10–7 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Mike Gesicki

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1995-10-03

The beginning

Mike Gesicki is a Tight End for the Cincinnati Bengals, in his 9th NFL season.

Cincinnati Bengals

Turning pro

Drafted 42nd overall, 2018 as a Tight End.

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Mike Gesicki is a Cincinnati Bengals tight end, drafted 42nd overall, 2018.

Chapter

Across 9 seasons (2018–2026) he has caught 364 passes for 3,988 yards and 27 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 11 passes for 155 yards and 3 touchdowns in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 6"
Weight
245 lbs
Draft
42nd overall, 2018
Born
Manahawkin, NJ
Age
31
Jersey
#88
Background

Mike Gesicki is from Manahawkin, NJ and is 31 years old. He was drafted 42nd overall, 2018 and plays tight end at 6' 6", 245 lbs.

Over 9 seasons (2018–2026) he has caught 364 passes for 3,988 yards and 27 touchdowns. Gesicki is currently on the Cincinnati Bengals roster.

The person

Mike Gesicki is a starting tight end who has caught 364 passes for 3,988 yards and 27 touchdowns across 9 seasons (2018–2026).

Receiving364 career receptions for 3,988 yards and 27 touchdowns.
Best season73 catches for 780 yards in 2021.
Draft pedigree42nd overall, 2018.
Durability131 career games played.
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FAQ

Mike Gesicki — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Mike Gesicki, answered.

What position does Mike Gesicki play?
Mike Gesicki is a Tight End for the Cincinnati Bengals.
When was Mike Gesicki drafted?
Mike Gesicki was drafted 42nd overall, 2018.
How many seasons has Mike Gesicki played?
9 (2018–2026).
What are Mike Gesicki's career stats?
He has caught 364 passes for 3,988 yards and 27 touchdowns.
Mike Gesicki career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE1
listed starter
Snap share
45%
of offensive snaps
Target share
10%
WOPR 0.24
Listed as the starter (TE1) on the current depth chart

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
vs TB
Week 1 · Plus
Season outlook
58
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
3 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
52
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 vs TBW2 @ HOUW3 @ PITW4 vs JAXW5 @ MIAW6 · BYEW7 @ BALW8 vs TENW9 @ ATLW10 vs PITW11 @ WASW12 vs NOW13 @ CLEW14 vs KCW15 @ CARW16 @ INDW17 vs BALW18 vs CLE

Each week grades Mike Gesicki's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
7
since 2018
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
3
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk12 · Pectoral2025 Wk7 · Pectoral (Out)2024 Wk6 · Hamstring2024 Wk3 · Calf2020 Wk17 · Shoulder2020 Wk16 · Shoulder (Questionable)

Home surface: fieldturf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 5 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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