Jalen Davis is BACK: Why That's Great News for the Bengals

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🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Jalen Davis is back with the Cincinnati Bengals. His return is more significant than some fans realize. James Rapien and Jake Liscow break down why Davis’ return is important for the Bengals’ secondary, how he fits into Al Golden's defense, and what this move says about the team’s depth heading into 2026. They also discuss how Davis fits with Dax Hill, DJ Turner II, his leadership and more!

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0:00.0	The Cincinnati Bengals got a deal done with one of their own Jalen Davis returning to the Cincinnati Bengals in 2026.
0:14.0	You are Locked on Bengals, your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast.
0:19.4	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.1	What up Bengals fans and welcome to another episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast.
0:29.0	Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day and the number one sports
0:33.3	podcast network in the land.
0:34.7	He's James Rapine.
0:35.4	I'm Jake Liscoe.
0:35.9	We've had you covered here on Lockdown Bengals since 2016. Your best one-stop shop for all the news, everything going on with
0:43.7	your Cincinnati Bengals, and a whole lot of analysis too for your second show of the day. Or maybe
0:50.3	this is your first show of the day, your shorter form show. We're launching these 10-minute episodes here this week. Well, we're going to talk about an extension that
0:59.1	a player himself broke on social media, and that is Jalen Davis, returning for the Cincinnati
1:07.4	Bengals, signs an extension, announces it himself. And the question eventually becomes, will he be a starter for the Bengals after coming
1:15.0	off the practice squad in 2025 and playing quite well in that spell?
1:19.2	But good for JD getting that additional time with the Bengals after coming off the practice
1:24.5	squad in 25.
1:25.8	Yeah, it's good for JD, good for the Bengals.
1:29.6	It's good in a bunch of ways.
1:31.2	First things, first, he's the type of guy that it's cool to see them get an opportunity.
1:38.1	And when he was elevated from the practice squad last year initially, it was like, oh, that's good.
1:41.9	Jalen's getting some run.
1:43.9	And then he was productive. And he was out there and that's good. Jaylon's getting some run. And then he was
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