Cincinnati Bengals
Draft Profile · 2006–2025 · 176 picks analyzed
Avg Value Over Expected
-3.6
Across 176 graded picks
Hit Rate
22%
Picks outperforming draft slot
Avg Pick Movement
-7 spots
Average redraft position change
Positional Drafting
▲DT12p
+80.8▼LB23p
-254.4Total value over expected
Draft Range Rank
▲Round 2
4th▼Rounds 6-7
28thBest / worst rank vs. league
Draft Class Performance
Year-by-year draft class rank among all teams. Color reflects relative performance.
Early grade — career still developing
Draft Investment Returns
Each circle is a draft pick, sized by capital invested. Position shows value generated versus expectations.
Biggest Steals & Busts
Top 5 picks that most outperformed or underperformed their draft slot.
Biggest Steals
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geno AtkinsTop Steal 2010 · DT · Georgia | 121.5 | #120→#3 | +103.6 | |
| Andrew WhitworthTop Steal 2006 · OL · LSU | 123.0 | #55→#2 | +89.7 | |
| Carlos DunlapTop Steal 2010 · DE · Florida | 94.6 | #54→#13 | +60.9 | |
| Marvin JonesTop Steal 2012 · WR · California | 71.9 | #166→#27 | +59.1 | |
| Jessie Bates IIITop Steal 2018 · S · Wake Forest | 88.9 | #54→#10 | +55.2 |
Biggest Busts
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shemar StewartBust 2025 · DE · Texas A&M | -2.8 | #17→#238 | -53.9 | |
| John RossBust 2017 · WR · Washington | 4.3 | #9→#169 | -52.2 | |
| Billy PriceBust 2018 · OL · Ohio St. | -1.3 | #21→#243 | -50.0 | |
| Jonah WilliamsBust 2019 · OL · Alabama | 14.6 | #11→#100 | -40.5 | |
| Demetrius KnightBust 2025 · LB · South Carolina | -3.8 | #49→#255 | -39.2 |
Pick Range Performance
How Cincinnati Bengals performs in each draft slot range compared to the league average.
Range
Picks
vs. League Avg
Rank
Complete Draft History
Every draft pick since 2006.
176 picks
Pick | Player | Rd | Year | Value | Diff | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20256 picks-164.332nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Shemar StewartEarly DE · Texas A&M | 1 | 2025 | -2.8 | -53.9 | 8 |
| Demetrius KnightEarly LB · South Carolina | 2 | 2025 | -3.8 | -39.2 | 17 |
| Dylan FairchildEarly OL · Georgia | 3 | 2025 | 5.5 | -19.8 | 15 |
| Barrett CarterEarly LB · Clemson | 4 | 2025 | -3.6 | -21.6 | 17 |
| Jalen RiversEarly OL · Miami (FL) | 5 | 2025 | -3.7 | -18.1 | 16 |
| Tahj BrooksEarly RB · Texas Tech | 6 | 2025 | -1.5 | -11.7 | 16 |
202410 picks-166.024th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Amarius MimsEarly OL · Georgia | 1 | 2024 | 19.4 | -31.1 | 32 |
| Kris JenkinsEarly DE · Michigan | 2 | 2024 | -2.9 | -38.3 | 29 |
| Jermaine BurtonEarly WR · Alabama | 3 | 2024 | 4.8 | -20.8 | 14 |
| McKinnley JacksonEarly DE · Texas A&M | 3 | 2024 | 2.9 | -18.5 | 22 |
| Erick AllEarly TE · Iowa | 4 | 2024 | -0.4 | -18.9 | 9 |
| Josh NewtonEarly DB · TCU | 5 | 2024 | 7.9 | -7.0 | 31 |
| Tanner McLachlanEarly TE · Arizona | 6 | 2024 | 0.1 | -10.1 | 2 |
| Cedric JohnsonEarly DE · Mississippi | 6 | 2024 | 2.1 | -6.6 | 18 |
| Daijahn AnthonyEarly S · Mississippi | 7 | 2024 | -1.7 | -9.9 | 18 |
| Matt LeeEarly OL · Miami (FL) | 7 | 2024 | 2.6 | -5.0 | 22 |
20238 picks-48.58th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Myles MurphyLikely Bust DE · Clemson | 1 | 2023 | 7.3 | -37.4 | 47 |
| DJ Turner DB · Michigan | 2 | 2023 | 23.4 | -8.4 | 45 |
| Jordan Battle DB · Alabama | 3 | 2023 | 19.2 | -2.6 | 51 |
| Charlie Jones WR · Purdue | 4 | 2023 | 1.8 | -15.0 | 33 |
| Chase BrownLikely Steal RB · Illinois | 5 | 2023 | 44.3 | +31.1 | 45 |
| Andrei Iosivas WR · Princeton | 6 | 2023 | 1.6 | -7.6 | 50 |
| Brad Robbins P · Michigan | 6 | 2023 | 0.4 | -8.1 | 18 |
| DJ Ivey DB · Miami (FL) | 7 | 2023 | 7.0 | -0.4 | 36 |
20226 picks-86.428th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Daxton Hill DB · Michigan | 1 | 2022 | 17.1 | -26.0 | 54 |
| Cam Taylor-Britt DB · Nebraska | 2 | 2022 | 17.6 | -14.2 | 47 |
| Zachary Carter DE · Florida | 3 | 2022 | -2.5 | -24.3 | 49 |
| Cordell Volson OL · North Dakota St. | 4 | 2022 | 4.2 | -12.1 | 50 |
| Tycen Anderson S · Toledo | 5 | 2022 | 12.4 | -0.4 | 41 |
| Jeff Gunter LB · Coastal Carolina | 7 | 2022 | -2.1 | -9.3 | 10 |
202110 picks-96.725th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Ja'Marr ChaseTop Steal WR · LSU | 1 | 2021 | 98.8 | +39.2 | 78 |
| Jackson CarmanBust OL · Clemson | 2 | 2021 | -1.3 | -37.7 | 30 |
| Joseph Ossai LB · Texas | 3 | 2021 | 9.9 | -19.0 | 61 |
| Cameron Sample DE · Tulane | 4 | 2021 | 5.7 | -13.3 | 61 |
| Tyler Shelvin DT · LSU | 4 | 2021 | -2.6 | -20.3 | 5 |
| D'Ante Smith OL · East Carolina | 4 | 2021 | -0.8 | -16.8 | 3 |
| Evan McPherson K · Florida | 5 | 2021 | 6.7 | -8.2 | 78 |
| Trey Hill OL · Georgia | 6 | 2021 | -2.2 | -12.7 | 25 |
| Chris Evans RB · Michigan | 6 | 2021 | 9.3 | -0.2 | 34 |
| Wyatt Hubert DE · Kansas St. | 7 | 2021 | 0.0 | -7.7 | |
20207 picks+61.93rd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Joe BurrowTop Steal QB · LSU | 1 | 2020 | 111.8 | +48.7 | 77 |
| Tee HigginsTop Steal WR · Clemson | 2 | 2020 | 81.2 | +39.1 | 85 |
| Logan Wilson LB · Wyoming | 3 | 2020 | 40.0 | +9.8 | 83 |
| Akeem Davis-Gaither LB · Appalachian St. | 4 | 2020 | 5.1 | -14.4 | 88 |
| Khalid Kareem DE · Notre Dame | 5 | 2020 | 14.8 | -0.3 | 34 |
| Hakeem Adeniji OL · Kansas | 6 | 2020 | -2.2 | -13.6 | 55 |
| Markus Bailey LB · Purdue | 7 | 2020 | 1.3 | -7.4 | 61 |
201910 picks-154.531st of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Jonah WilliamsBust OL · Alabama | 1 | 2019 | 14.6 | -40.5 | 74 |
| Drew SampleBust TE · Washington | 2 | 2019 | -0.4 | -34.7 | 95 |
| Germaine Pratt LB · North Carolina St. | 3 | 2019 | 42.2 | +14.2 | 112 |
| Ryan Finley QB · North Carolina St. | 4 | 2019 | -2.1 | -22.1 | 8 |
| Renell Wren DT · Arizona St. | 4 | 2019 | -2.5 | -19.9 | 13 |
| Michael Jordan OL · Ohio St. | 4 | 2019 | -2.9 | -19.2 | 78 |
| Trayveon Williams RB · Texas A&M | 6 | 2019 | 6.7 | -4.5 | 75 |
| Deshaun Davis LB · Auburn | 6 | 2019 | -0.6 | -9.6 | |
| Rodney Anderson RB · Oklahoma | 6 | 2019 | 0.1 | -8.8 | |
| Jordan Brown DB · South Dakota St. | 7 | 2019 | -1.1 | -9.3 | |
201811 picks-35.922nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Billy PriceBust OL · Ohio St. | 1 | 2018 | -1.3 | -50.0 | 69 |
| Jessie Bates IIITop Steal S · Wake Forest | 2 | 2018 | 88.9 | +55.2 | 130 |
| Sam Hubbard DE · Ohio St. | 3 | 2018 | 34.6 | +8.1 | 104 |
| Malik Jefferson LB · Texas | 3 | 2018 | 8.6 | -17.6 | 38 |
| Mark Walton RB · Miami (FL) | 4 | 2018 | 4.1 | -14.7 | 21 |
| Davontae Harris DB · Illinois St. | 5 | 2018 | -0.2 | -14.8 | 42 |
| Andrew Brown DE · Virginia | 5 | 2018 | 0.6 | -13.2 | 28 |
| Darius Phillips DB · Western Michigan | 5 | 2018 | 22.5 | +10.1 | 56 |
| Logan Woodside QB · Toledo | 7 | 2018 | 6.7 | -0.6 | 13 |
| Rod Taylor OL · Mississippi | 7 | 2018 | 0.0 | -7.2 | |
| Auden Tate WR · Florida St. | 7 | 2018 | 16.0 | +8.8 | 35 |
201711 picks-48.028th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| John RossBust WR · Washington | 1 | 2017 | 4.3 | -52.2 | 38 |
| Joe MixonTop Steal RB · Oklahoma | 2 | 2017 | 74.5 | +38.8 | 111 |
| Jordan Willis LB · Kansas St. | 3 | 2017 | 33.5 | +5.8 | 69 |
| Carl Lawson LB · Auburn | 4 | 2017 | 37.9 | +19.6 | 90 |
| Josh Malone WR · Tennessee | 4 | 2017 | -0.9 | -18.0 | 26 |
| Ryan Glasgow DT · Michigan | 4 | 2017 | 13.1 | -3.0 | 26 |
| Jake Elliott K · Memphis | 5 | 2017 | 10.7 | -3.7 | 147 |
| JJ Dielman OL · Utah | 5 | 2017 | 0.7 | -11.1 | |
| Jordan Evans LB · Oklahoma | 6 | 2017 | 1.2 | -9.0 | 65 |
| Brandon Wilson RB · Houston | 6 | 2017 | 2.6 | -6.6 | 60 |
| Mason Schreck TE · Buffalo | 7 | 2017 | -1.3 | -8.6 | 26 |
20167 picks+57.98th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| William Jackson III DB · Houston | 1 | 2016 | 51.2 | +4.3 | 75 |
| Tyler BoydTop Steal WR · Pittsburgh | 2 | 2016 | 64.0 | +30.6 | 136 |
| Nick Vigil LB · Utah St. | 3 | 2016 | 10.0 | -13.7 | 113 |
| Andrew BillingsSteal DT · Baylor | 4 | 2016 | 42.0 | +24.3 | 109 |
| Christian Westerman OL · Arizona St. | 5 | 2016 | 17.3 | +3.9 | 16 |
| Cody Core WR · Mississippi | 6 | 2016 | 5.9 | -3.9 | 51 |
| Clayton Fejedelem S · Illinois | 7 | 2016 | 19.8 | +12.4 | 107 |
20159 picks-141.832nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Cedric OgbuehiBust OL · Texas A&M | 1 | 2015 | 10.4 | -38.3 | 67 |
| Jake FisherBust OL · Oregon | 2 | 2015 | -1.1 | -35.1 | 48 |
| Tyler Kroft TE · Rutgers | 3 | 2015 | 9.4 | -14.8 | 100 |
| Paul Dawson LB · TCU | 3 | 2015 | 5.3 | -15.7 | 16 |
| Josh Shaw DB · USC | 4 | 2015 | 4.9 | -13.0 | 55 |
| Marcus Hardison DE · Arizona St. | 4 | 2015 | -0.4 | -16.8 | |
| C.J. Uzomah TE · Auburn | 5 | 2015 | 12.4 | -1.5 | 113 |
| Derron Smith S · Fresno St. | 6 | 2015 | 11.3 | +1.4 | 38 |
| Mario Alford WR · West Virginia | 7 | 2015 | -0.4 | -8.0 | 4 |
20148 picks-61.230th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Darqueze Dennard DB · Michigan St. | 1 | 2014 | 36.6 | -10.3 | 87 |
| Jeremy Hill RB · LSU | 2 | 2014 | 15.0 | -18.4 | 55 |
| Will Clarke DE · West Virginia | 3 | 2014 | 2.6 | -20.8 | 53 |
| Russell Bodine OL · North Carolina | 4 | 2014 | 29.1 | +10.1 | 74 |
| A.J. McCarron QB · Alabama | 5 | 2014 | 5.6 | -7.5 | 19 |
| Marquis Flowers LB · Arizona | 6 | 2014 | 4.4 | -4.4 | 53 |
| James Wright WR · LSU | 7 | 2014 | 5.3 | -2.3 | 24 |
| Lavelle Westbrooks DB · Georgia Southern | 7 | 2014 | -0.4 | -7.6 | |
201310 picks+16.413th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Tyler Eifert TE · Notre Dame | 1 | 2013 | 60.1 | +11.4 | 74 |
| Giovani Bernard RB · North Carolina | 2 | 2013 | 53.3 | +13.1 | 135 |
| Margus Hunt DE · SMU | 2 | 2013 | 29.4 | -4.6 | 114 |
| Shawn WilliamsSteal DB · Georgia | 3 | 2013 | 45.5 | +21.0 | 125 |
| Sean Porter LB · Texas A&M | 4 | 2013 | 1.1 | -17.0 | 3 |
| Tanner Hawkinson OL · Kansas | 5 | 2013 | -1.2 | -15.2 | 4 |
| Rex Burkhead RB · Nebraska | 6 | 2013 | 28.5 | +18.0 | 115 |
| Cobi Hamilton WR · Arkansas | 6 | 2013 | 5.8 | -4.1 | 14 |
| Reid Fragel OL · Ohio St. | 7 | 2013 | 3.0 | -4.5 | 1 |
| T.J. Johnson OL · South Carolina | 7 | 2013 | 5.6 | -1.7 | 45 |
201210 picks+56.113th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Dre Kirkpatrick DB · Alabama | 1 | 2012 | 26.6 | -24.5 | 119 |
| Kevin ZeitlerTop Steal OL · Wisconsin | 1 | 2012 | 96.4 | +51.1 | 214 |
| Devon StillBust DT · Penn St. | 2 | 2012 | 1.5 | -32.5 | 33 |
| Mohamed SanuTop Steal WR · Rutgers | 3 | 2012 | 59.3 | +34.5 | 136 |
| Brandon Thompson DT · Clemson | 3 | 2012 | 1.5 | -20.7 | 39 |
| Orson Charles TE · Georgia | 4 | 2012 | 0.7 | -17.6 | 49 |
| Shaun Prater DB · Iowa | 5 | 2012 | 4.2 | -9.8 | 21 |
| Marvin JonesTop Steal WR · California | 5 | 2012 | 71.9 | +59.1 | 151 |
| George IlokaSteal DB · Boise St. | 5 | 2012 | 34.0 | +21.3 | 103 |
| Dan Herron RB · Ohio St. | 6 | 2012 | 5.7 | -4.7 | 35 |
20118 picks+62.98th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| A.J. GreenTop Steal WR · Georgia | 1 | 2011 | 106.8 | +46.4 | 158 |
| Andy DaltonTop Steal QB · TCU | 2 | 2011 | 92.9 | +51.7 | 179 |
| Dontay MochBust LB · Nevada | 3 | 2011 | -2.0 | -31.9 | 8 |
| Clint BolingTop Steal OL · Georgia | 4 | 2011 | 56.6 | +36.0 | 111 |
| Robert Sands DB · West Virginia | 5 | 2011 | 0.0 | -16.5 | 1 |
| Ryan Whalen WR · Stanford | 6 | 2011 | 3.9 | -8.8 | 17 |
| Korey Lindsey DB · Southern Illinois | 7 | 2011 | 2.6 | -6.6 | |
| Jay Finley RB · Baylor | 7 | 2011 | 0.0 | -7.4 | |
20109 picks+84.17th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Jermaine Gresham TE · Oklahoma | 1 | 2010 | 39.4 | -9.3 | 132 |
| Carlos DunlapTop Steal DE · Florida | 2 | 2010 | 94.6 | +60.9 | 197 |
| Jordan Shipley WR · Texas | 3 | 2010 | 12.1 | -12.4 | 24 |
| Brandon Ghee DB · Wake Forest | 3 | 2010 | 8.5 | -13.1 | 29 |
| Geno AtkinsTop Steal DT · Georgia | 4 | 2010 | 121.5 | +103.6 | 161 |
| Roddrick Muckelroy LB · Texas | 4 | 2010 | -0.1 | -16.9 | 19 |
| Otis Hudson OL · Eastern Illinois | 5 | 2010 | 0.6 | -13.9 | |
| Dezmon Briscoe WR · Kansas | 6 | 2010 | 4.1 | -6.3 | 25 |
| Reggie Stephens OL · Iowa St. | 7 | 2010 | -0.6 | -8.6 | |
200911 picks-3.914th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Andre Smith OL · Alabama | 1 | 2009 | 59.7 | +0.9 | 121 |
| Rey Maualuga LB · USC | 2 | 2009 | 35.4 | -4.4 | 120 |
| Michael JohnsonTop Steal DE · Georgia Tech | 3 | 2009 | 60.0 | +31.4 | 155 |
| Chase Coffman TE · Missouri | 3 | 2009 | 8.1 | -13.1 | 39 |
| Jonathan Luigs OL · Arkansas | 4 | 2009 | 0.4 | -19.3 | 8 |
| Kevin Huber P · Cincinnati | 5 | 2009 | 10.2 | -5.5 | 216 |
| Morgan Trent DB · Michigan | 6 | 2009 | 9.6 | -1.9 | 36 |
| Bernard Scott RB · Abilene Christian | 6 | 2009 | 7.7 | -1.3 | 49 |
| Fui Vakapuna RB · BYU | 7 | 2009 | 0.0 | -8.7 | |
| Clinton McDonaldSteal DT · Memphis | 7 | 2009 | 32.4 | +25.1 | 121 |
| Freddie Brown WR · Utah | 7 | 2009 | 0.0 | -7.2 | |
200810 picks-69.625th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Keith RiversBust LB · USC | 1 | 2008 | 25.1 | -31.4 | 74 |
| Jerome Simpson WR · Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2008 | 26.2 | -10.2 | 63 |
| Pat Sims DT · Auburn | 3 | 2008 | 27.9 | +1.4 | 130 |
| Andre Caldwell WR · Florida | 3 | 2008 | 20.0 | -1.4 | 105 |
| Anthony Collins OL · Kansas | 4 | 2008 | 34.5 | +15.7 | 69 |
| Jason Shirley DT · Fresno St. | 5 | 2008 | 2.0 | -13.3 | 7 |
| Corey Lynch DB · Appalachian St. | 6 | 2008 | 5.3 | -6.4 | 76 |
| Matt Sherry TE · Villanova | 6 | 2008 | 0.0 | -9.2 | |
| Angelo Craig LB · Cincinnati | 7 | 2008 | 0.0 | -7.4 | |
| Mario Urrutia WR · Louisville | 7 | 2008 | 0.0 | -7.4 | |
20077 picks-27.618th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Leon HallTop Steal DB · Michigan | 1 | 2007 | 80.5 | +30.0 | 152 |
| Kenny IronsBust RB · Auburn | 2 | 2007 | 0.0 | -35.4 | |
| Marvin White DB · TCU | 4 | 2007 | 1.5 | -17.1 | 43 |
| Jeff Rowe QB · Nevada | 5 | 2007 | 0.0 | -14.6 | |
| Matt Toeaina DT · Oregon | 6 | 2007 | 6.8 | -3.9 | 36 |
| Dan Santucci OL · Notre Dame | 7 | 2007 | 0.0 | -7.9 | 2 |
| Nedu NdukweSteal DB · Notre Dame | 7 | 2007 | 28.5 | +21.3 | 55 |
20068 picks+124.14th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Johnathan JosephTop Steal DB · South Carolina | 1 | 2006 | 80.7 | +33.8 | 211 |
| Andrew WhitworthTop Steal OL · LSU | 2 | 2006 | 123.0 | +89.7 | 239 |
| Frostee Rucker DE · USC | 3 | 2006 | 23.1 | +0.4 | 157 |
| Domata PekoTop Steal DT · Michigan St. | 4 | 2006 | 57.7 | +40.1 | 214 |
| A.J. Nicholson LB · Florida St. | 5 | 2006 | 0.0 | -13.9 | 2 |
| Reggie McNeal QB · Texas A&M | 6 | 2006 | -0.4 | -10.6 | 7 |
| Ethan Kilmer WR · Penn St. | 7 | 2006 | 1.6 | -7.4 | 16 |
| Bennie Brazell WR · LSU | 7 | 2006 | 0.0 | -7.9 | |
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Cincinnati Bengals's draft history.
Who is the best draft pick in Cincinnati Bengals history?
Geno Atkins (DT), drafted #120 overall in 2010, is the Cincinnati Bengals's best value pick with +104 points over expected. In a redraft, Geno Atkins would go #3 overall.
Who is the biggest draft bust in Cincinnati Bengals history?
Shemar Stewart (DE), picked #17 in 2025, underperformed by 54 points vs. expected. Redraft value places Shemar Stewart at #238 overall.
How well do the Cincinnati Bengals draft?
From 2006–2025, the Cincinnati Bengals average -3.6 value over expected per pick across 176 graded selections. 22% of their picks outperform their draft slot.
What was the Cincinnati Bengals's best draft class?
The 2020 class ranks 3rd among all teams that year, with 7 picks averaging +8.8 value over expected.
How many draft steals and busts have the Cincinnati Bengals had?
Since 2006, the Cincinnati Bengals have found 25 draft steals and had 21 busts or significant disappointments out of 176 graded picks.
