Bengals sign 15 undrafted college players

The Bengals this afternoon announced to the independent media the signing of 15 college free agents.

The signings of many of these players had been reported Tuesday and Wednesday in The Cincinnati Enquirer.

The list includes four players with local/regional connections. Tight end Ryan Hamby is a Cincinnati native who played at Ohio State and Moeller High School. Linebacker Wyatt Gayer played at Anderson (Ind.) University and is from Leopold, Ind. Safety John Busing is from Georgia but played in college at Miami University. Defensive tackle Marcus Lewis is from Georgia but played in college at Urbana (Ohio) University.

All 15 players signed two-year contracts:

NAME, POSITION, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, COLLEGE; HOMETOWN
--Danny Baugher, P, 5-10, 194, Arizona; Phoenix, Ariz.
--A.J. Bennett, WR, 5-9, 190, Eastern Michigan; Delray Beach, Fla.
--Jesse Boone, C, 6-5, 297, Utah; Fillmore, Utah
--John Busing, S, 6-3, 231, Miami (Ohio); Alpharetta, Ga.
--DeDe Dorsey, HB, 5-10, 194, Lindenwood; Broken Arrow, Okla.
--Greg Estandia, TE, 6-8, 264, Nevada-Las Vegas; Moorpark, Calif.
--Wyatt Gayer, LB, 6-0, 259, Anderson; Leopold, Ind.
--Ryan Hamby, TE, 6-3, 246, Ohio State; Cincinnati, Ohio
--David Jones, TE, 6-3, 259, Louisiana State; Silver Springs, Md.
--Marcus Lewis, DT, 6-2, 296, Urbana; Lithonia, Ga.
--Nate Livings, G, 6-4, 309, Louisiana State; Lake Charles, La.
--Chris Manderino, FB, 6-0, 231, California; Newport Beach, Calif.
--Erik Meyer, QB, 6-1, 210, Eastern Washington; La Mirada, Calif.
--Bristol Olomua, TE, 6-5, 268, Texas Tech; Laie, Hawaii
--Naufahu Tahi, FB, 6-0, 254, Brigham Young; West Valley City, Utah

More college free agents signings may be announced upon completion of contract signings.

The CFA signees will have their first work with the team during the May 13-15 minicamp for rookies and first-year players at Paul Brown Stadium.

The Bengals also have arranged for a number of unsigned players to work with the team during minicamp on a tryout basis. Two of these players with local/regional connections are WR Andy Wellendorf (Mount Saint Joseph College and Cincinnati’s Elder High School) and S Tez Morris of Pittsburgh (from Hamilton, Ohio and Hamilton High School).

-- Mark Curnutte