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Dre Kirkpatrick listed as starter on Bengals' first depth chart

Dre Kirkpatrick has held off Darqueze Dennard atop the depth chart at left corner. AP Photo/AJ Mast

CINCINNATI -- Just as he intimated in May, cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick was listed as a starter on the Cincinnati Bengals' initial depth chart that was released Monday afternoon.

The fourth-year corner had been taking the bulk of first-team reps at the left corner position during organized team activities, minicamp and the first two weeks of training camp. Second-year standout Darqueze Dennard was listed behind him, but he has had his share of starter's opportunities this year, too.

There were relatively few other surprises on the depth chart. At receiver, Mohamed Sanu edged Marvin Jones for the starting receiver's job opposite A.J. Green. Jones missed four practices last week after dealing with some hamstring soreness. Previous to the start of camp, he hadn't practiced for multiple consecutive days since the end of the 2013 season, due to a series of injuries that caused him to miss all of 2014.

Here's how the rest of the Bengals' roster appeared Monday:

QUARTERBACK

1 -- Andy Dalton

2 --AJ McCarron

Josh Johnson

Keith Wenning

RUNNING BACK

1 - Jeremy Hill

2 - Giovani Bernard

Cedric Peerman

Rex Burkhead

James Wilder Jr.

Terrell Watson

Mark Weisman

H-BACK

1 - Ryan Hewitt

TIGHT END

1 - Tyler Eifert

Tyler Kroft

C.J. Uzomah

Jake Murphy

Matt Lengel

John Peters

RECEIVER

1 - A.J. Green

Brandon Tate

Denarius Moore

Tevin Reese

Mario Alford

RECEIVER

1 - Mohamed Sanu

Marvin Jones

Greg Little

Onterio McCalebb

Jake Kumerow

Desmond Lawrence

LEFT OFFENSIVE TACKLE

1 - Andrew Whitworth

2 - Jake Fisher

Cedric Ogbuehi (on active/PUP list)

RIGHT OFFENSIVE TACKLE

1 - Andre Smith

2 - Eric Winston

Matthew O'Donnell

LEFT OFFENSIVE GUARD

1 - Clint Boling

2 - Trey Hopkins

Tanner Hawkinson

RIGHT OFFENSIVE GUARD

1 - Kevin Zeitler

2 - Dan France

CENTER

1 - Russell Bodine

2 - T.J. Johnson

Chris Jasperse

Jake Smith

LEFT DEFENSIVE END

1 - Carlos Dunlap

2 - Margus Hunt

Sam Montgomery

RIGHT DEFENSIVE END

1 - Michael Johnson

2 - Wallace Gilberry

Will Clarke

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

1 - Geno Atkins

2 - Brandon Thompson

Devon Still

Marcus Hardison

DeShawn Williams

NOSE TACKLE

1 - Domata Peko

2 - Pat Sims

Kwame Geathers

Kalafitoni Pole

SAM OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

1 - Emmanuel Lamur

2 - Marquis Flowers

Jayson DiManche

Chris Carter

MIDDLE LINEBACKER

1 - Rey Maualuga (just came off active/PUP on Monday)

2 - Vincent Rey

Nico Johnson

Trevor Roach

WILL OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

1 - Vontaze Burfict (on active/PUP list)

2 - A.J. Hawk

P.J. Dawson

Sean Porter (on active/PUP list)

LEFT CORNERBACK

1 - Dre Kirkpatrick

2 - Darqueze Dennard

Brandon Ghee

Josh Shaw

RIGHT CORNERBACK

1 - Adam Jones

2 - Leon Hall

Chris Lewis-Harris

Troy Hill

STRONG SAFETY

1 - George Iloka

2 - Shiloh Keo

Derron Smith

Floyd Raven Sr.

FREE SAFETY

1 - Reggie Nelson

2 - Shawn Williams

Erick Dargan

PUNTER

Kevin Huber

KICKER

1 - Mike Nugent

2 - Tom Obarski

LONG SNAPPER

Clark Harris

HOLDER

Kevin Huber

KICK RETURNER

1 - Brandon Tate

2 - Adam Jones

Mario Alford

Onterio McCalebb

PUNT RETURNER

1 - Adam Jones

2 - Brandon Tate

Giovani Bernard

Mario Alford