The Bengals are picking themselves up off the floor after a 1-4 start to open the year, earning their fourth win of the season to take them to 4-5 today. Today’s win over the Raiders, though, came with an unfortunate development as there are fears that tight end Erick All suffered a torn ACL that will end his 2024 rookie campaign, per Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports. Head coach Zac Taylor has since confirmed the news. 
All was a fourth-round pick for the Bengals out of Iowa, who has become a virtual tight end factory for the NFL after producing players like George Kittle, T.J. Hockenson, Noah Fant, and Sam LaPorta. All was the latest of this group, spending just one year in the Hawkeyes’ system after transferring from Michigan, where he spent his first four years of college as a Wolverine. His time in Iowa City yielded 21 catches for 299 yards and three touchdowns.
In his rookie season, All has shown flashes of promise as the TE2 in Cincinnati. Though veteran Mike Gesicki leads the position room in targets (30), catches (25), and yards (253), All (18 catches on 20 targets for 134 yards) is not far behind. No tight ends had caught touchdowns for the Bengals this year until Week 9, with Gesicki recording two. The veteran addition is on a one-year deal in Cincinnati, which created an easy path for All to take over the TE1 job in 2025 if he showed enough promise as a rookie.
Instead, the remainder of All’s rookie season is likely to be spent in recovery. He should have enough time to be ready for the 2025 regular season, though there’s little room for setbacks. In the meantime, Gesicki will find himself alone atop the tight end depth chart while the Bengals look for a replacement well-equipped to handle All’s run blocking duties.