List of Cincinnati Bengals first-round draft picks
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference North Division.[2] Founded as an expansion team of the American Football League (AFL) in 1968, they joined the NFL as a result of the 1970 AFL–NFL merger.[3][4][2] The team's home games have been held in downtown Cincinnati at Paycor Stadium since 2000.[5]
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Since the team's first draft in 1968, the Bengals have selected 67 players in the first round. The team's first-round pick in their inaugural draft was Bob Johnson, a center from the University of Tennessee; he was the second overall selection.[2][11] In the most recent draft, held in 2023, the Bengals chose Clemson defensive end Myles Murphy.[12] The Bengals have drafted number one overall four times and selected Dan Wilkinson in 1994, Ki-Jana Carter in 1995, Carson Palmer in 2003, and Joe Burrow in 2020.[12]
The Bengals have drafted at least one player in the first round every year except for 1989.[12] Only one of the team's first-round picks—Anthony Muñoz—have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[13]
Player selections
† | Indicates the player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
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* | Selected number one overall |
Position abbreviations | |
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C | Center |
DB | Defensive back |
DE | Defensive end |
DL | Defensive line
|
DT | Defensive tackle |
G | Guard |
LB | Linebacker |
NT | Nose tackle
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QB | Quarterback |
RB | Running back |
T | Tackle |
TE | Tight end |
WR | Wide receiver |
See also
- Cincinnati Bengals draft history
- History of the Cincinnati Bengals
- List of Cincinnati Bengals seasons
Notes
- ^ Cincinnati received the second and last selections in the first-round due to their status as an incoming expansion team (Nos. 2 and 26 overall).[15]
- ^ Cincinnati traded a 1968 first-round selection (No. 27 overall) to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for quarterback John Stofa.[15]
- ^ Cincinnati traded quarterback Mike Boryla to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for their 1975 sixth-round selection (No. 143 overall), their 1976 first-round selection (No. 11 overall), and cash.[15]
- ^ Cincinnati traded defensive end Sherman White to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for their 1977 first-round selection (No. 3 overall).[16]
- ^ a b Cincinnati traded linebacker Bill Bergey to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for their 1977 first-round selection (No. 8 oveall) and 1978 first- and second-round selections (Nos. 8 and 35 overall).[15]
- Washington Redskins in exchange for their 1979 first-round selection (No. 12 overall).[17]
- ^ a b c Cincinnati traded quarterback Jack Thompson to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for their 1984 first-round selection (No. 1 overall).[18]
- ^ a b Cincinnati traded a 1984 first-round selection (No. 1 overall, received from Tampa Bay Buccaneers)[G] to the New England Patriots in exchange for two 1984 first-round selections, a tenth-round selection (Nos. 16, 28, and 265 overall), and a 1985 fifth-round selection (No. 129 overall).[15]
- ^ Cincinnati traded center Blair Bush to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for their 1985 first-round selection (No. 25 overall).[19]
- ^ Cincinnati traded the rights to linebacker Ricky Hunley to the Denver Broncos in exchange for their 1986 first- and third-round selection (Nos. 21 and 78 overall) and 1987 fifth-round selection (No. 139 overall).[15]
- ^ Cincinnati traded their 1989 second-, fourth-, and tenth-round selections (Nos. 35, 89, and 256) to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for their 1989 first-round selection (No. 27 overall).[15]
- ^ Washington Redskins in exchange for their 1992 third- and two first-round selections (Nos. 6, 28, and 84 overall).[15]
- ^ Cincinnati traded their 1995 first- and second-round selections (Nos. 5 and 36 overall) to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for their 1995 first-round selection (No. 1 overall).[20]
- Washington Redskins in exchange for their 1998 first- and third-round selections (Nos. 17 and 78 overall).[21]
- ^ a b Cincinnati traded their 2004 first-round selection (No. 17 overall) to the Denver Broncos in exchange for their 2004 first- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 24 and 117 overall).[22]
- ^ Cincinnati traded a 2004 first-round selection (No. 24 overall, received from the Denver Broncos)[O] to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for their 2004 first- and fourth-round selections (Nos. 26 and 123 overall).[22]
- ^ Cincinnati traded quarterback Carson Palmer to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for their 2012 first-round selection (No. 17 overall) and 2013 second-round selection (No. 37 overall).[23]
- ^ Cincinnati traded their 2012 first-round selection (No. 21 overall) to the New England Patriots in exchange for their 2011 first-round selection (No. 27 overall) and 2012 third-round selection (No. 93 overall).[23]
- ^ Cincinnati traded their 2018 first- and sixth-round selections (No. 12 and 187 overall) to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for their 2018 first- and fifth-round selections (Nos. 21 and 158 overall).[24]
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- ^ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved December 2, 2023.