Cincinnati Bengals
Draft Profile · 2006–2025 · 176 picks analyzed
Avg Value Over Expected
-4.7
Across 176 graded picks
Hit Rate
17%
Picks outperforming draft slot
Avg Pick Movement
-7 spots
Average redraft position change
Positional Drafting
▲S11p
+46.1▼LB23p
-254.1Total value over expected
Draft Range Rank
▲Round 2
3rd▼Late 1st
30thBest / 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 | 91.4 | #120→#4 | +78.8 | |
| Andrew WhitworthTop Steal 2006 · OL · LSU | 92.3 | #55→#2 | +67.9 | |
| Carlos DunlapTop Steal 2010 · DE · Florida | 67.7 | #54→#13 | +43.0 | |
| Marvin JonesTop Steal 2012 · WR · California | 50.4 | #166→#28 | +41.7 | |
| Joe BurrowTop Steal 2020 · QB · LSU | 88.3 | #1→#1 | +40.9 |
Biggest Busts
| Pick | Player | Value | Redraft | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John RossBust 2017 · WR · Washington | 1.1 | #9→#149 | -41.4 | |
| Shemar StewartBust 2025 · DE · Texas A&M | -1.1 | #17→#239 | -39.4 | |
| Jonah WilliamsBust 2019 · OL · Alabama | 3.2 | #11→#111 | -38.2 | |
| Billy PriceBust 2018 · OL · Ohio St. | -0.7 | #21→#228 | -37.1 | |
| Cedric OgbuehiBust 2015 · OL · Texas A&M | 4.7 | #21→#113 | -31.7 |
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-116.432nd of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Shemar StewartEarly DE · Texas A&M | 1 | 2025 | -1.1 | -39.4 | 8 |
| Demetrius KnightEarly LB · South Carolina | 2 | 2025 | -1.5 | -27.5 | 17 |
| Dylan FairchildEarly OL · Georgia | 3 | 2025 | 1.6 | -16.6 | 15 |
| Barrett CarterEarly LB · Clemson | 4 | 2025 | -1.5 | -14.2 | 17 |
| Jalen RiversEarly OL · Miami (FL) | 5 | 2025 | -1.5 | -11.4 | 16 |
| Tahj BrooksEarly RB · Texas Tech | 6 | 2025 | -0.4 | -7.2 | 16 |
202410 picks-133.625th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Amarius MimsEarly OL · Georgia | 1 | 2024 | 11.9 | -26.0 | 32 |
| Kris JenkinsEarly DE · Michigan | 2 | 2024 | -1.2 | -27.2 | 29 |
| Jermaine BurtonEarly WR · Alabama | 3 | 2024 | -0.2 | -18.6 | 14 |
| McKinnley JacksonEarly DE · Texas A&M | 3 | 2024 | -0.4 | -15.7 | 22 |
| Erick AllEarly TE · Iowa | 4 | 2024 | 0.3 | -12.8 | 9 |
| Josh NewtonEarly DB · TCU | 5 | 2024 | 0.4 | -9.9 | 31 |
| Tanner McLachlanEarly TE · Arizona | 6 | 2024 | 0.0 | -6.8 | 2 |
| Cedric JohnsonEarly DE · Mississippi | 6 | 2024 | -0.4 | -6.1 | 18 |
| Daijahn AnthonyEarly S · Mississippi | 7 | 2024 | -0.1 | -5.5 | 18 |
| Matt LeeEarly OL · Miami (FL) | 7 | 2024 | -0.1 | -5.1 | 22 |
20238 picks-49.48th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Myles MurphyLikely Bust DE · Clemson | 1 | 2023 | 3.2 | -30.2 | 47 |
| DJ Turner DB · Michigan | 2 | 2023 | 13.5 | -9.6 | 45 |
| Jordan Battle S · Alabama | 3 | 2023 | 16.0 | +0.4 | 51 |
| Charlie Jones WR · Purdue | 4 | 2023 | 0.3 | -11.5 | 33 |
| Chase BrownLikely Steal RB · Illinois | 5 | 2023 | 26.8 | +17.8 | 45 |
| Andrei Iosivas WR · Princeton | 6 | 2023 | -1.0 | -7.1 | 50 |
| Brad Robbins P · Michigan | 6 | 2023 | 0.0 | -5.6 | 18 |
| DJ Ivey DB · Miami (FL) | 7 | 2023 | 1.2 | -3.6 | 36 |
20226 picks-81.931st of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Daxton HillBust DB · Michigan | 1 | 2022 | 4.5 | -27.6 | 54 |
| Cam Taylor-Britt DB · Nebraska | 2 | 2022 | 10.7 | -12.4 | 47 |
| Zachary Carter DE · Florida | 3 | 2022 | -1.1 | -16.7 | 49 |
| Cordell Volson OL · North Dakota St. | 4 | 2022 | 0.5 | -10.9 | 50 |
| Tycen Anderson S · Toledo | 5 | 2022 | -0.3 | -9.0 | 41 |
| Jeff Gunter LB · Coastal Carolina | 7 | 2022 | -0.5 | -5.2 | 10 |
202110 picks-72.618th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Ja'Marr ChaseTop Steal WR · LSU | 1 | 2021 | 79.1 | +34.2 | 78 |
| Jackson CarmanBust OL · Clemson | 2 | 2021 | -0.7 | -27.5 | 30 |
| Joseph Ossai LB · Texas | 3 | 2021 | 3.2 | -17.7 | 61 |
| Cameron Sample DE · Tulane | 4 | 2021 | -0.2 | -13.7 | 61 |
| Tyler Shelvin DT · LSU | 4 | 2021 | -0.7 | -13.2 | 5 |
| D'Ante Smith OL · East Carolina | 4 | 2021 | 0.9 | -10.2 | 3 |
| Evan McPherson K · Florida | 5 | 2021 | 2.3 | -8.0 | 78 |
| Trey Hill OL · Georgia | 6 | 2021 | -0.3 | -7.3 | 25 |
| Chris Evans RB · Michigan | 6 | 2021 | 2.2 | -4.1 | 34 |
| Wyatt Hubert DE · Kansas St. | 7 | 2021 | 0.0 | -5.0 | |
20207 picks+34.84th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Joe BurrowTop Steal QB · LSU | 1 | 2020 | 88.3 | +40.9 | 77 |
| Tee HigginsTop Steal WR · Clemson | 2 | 2020 | 59.8 | +28.5 | 85 |
| Logan Wilson LB · Wyoming | 3 | 2020 | 25.0 | +3.1 | 83 |
| Akeem Davis-Gaither LB · Appalachian St. | 4 | 2020 | -0.7 | -14.6 | 88 |
| Khalid Kareem DE · Notre Dame | 5 | 2020 | 1.7 | -8.7 | 34 |
| Hakeem Adeniji OL · Kansas | 6 | 2020 | -1.3 | -8.9 | 55 |
| Markus Bailey LB · Purdue | 7 | 2020 | 0.4 | -5.3 | 61 |
201910 picks-125.830th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Jonah WilliamsBust OL · Alabama | 1 | 2019 | 3.2 | -38.2 | 74 |
| Drew SampleBust TE · Washington | 2 | 2019 | -0.9 | -26.1 | 95 |
| Germaine Pratt LB · North Carolina St. | 3 | 2019 | 22.5 | +2.3 | 112 |
| Ryan Finley QB · North Carolina St. | 4 | 2019 | -0.8 | -15.1 | 8 |
| Renell Wren DT · Arizona St. | 4 | 2019 | -0.4 | -12.6 | 13 |
| Michael Jordan OL · Ohio St. | 4 | 2019 | -1.4 | -12.8 | 78 |
| Trayveon Williams RB · Texas A&M | 6 | 2019 | 1.4 | -6.1 | 75 |
| Deshaun Davis LB · Auburn | 6 | 2019 | 0.0 | -5.9 | |
| Rodney Anderson RB · Oklahoma | 6 | 2019 | 0.0 | -5.9 | |
| Jordan Brown DB · South Dakota St. | 7 | 2019 | 0.0 | -5.4 | |
201811 picks-48.118th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Billy PriceBust OL · Ohio St. | 1 | 2018 | -0.7 | -37.1 | 69 |
| Jessie Bates IIITop Steal S · Wake Forest | 2 | 2018 | 64.4 | +39.7 | 130 |
| Sam Hubbard DE · Ohio St. | 3 | 2018 | 26.2 | +7.1 | 104 |
| Malik Jefferson LB · Texas | 3 | 2018 | 0.0 | -18.8 | 38 |
| Mark Walton RB · Miami (FL) | 4 | 2018 | 1.8 | -11.6 | 21 |
| Davontae Harris DB · Illinois St. | 5 | 2018 | -1.1 | -11.2 | 42 |
| Andrew Brown DE · Virginia | 5 | 2018 | -0.7 | -10.1 | 28 |
| Darius Phillips DB · Western Michigan | 5 | 2018 | 8.0 | -0.4 | 56 |
| Logan Woodside QB · Toledo | 7 | 2018 | 0.1 | -4.7 | 13 |
| Rod Taylor OL · Mississippi | 7 | 2018 | 0.0 | -4.7 | |
| Auden Tate WR · Florida St. | 7 | 2018 | 8.4 | +3.7 | 35 |
201711 picks-72.427th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| John RossBust WR · Washington | 1 | 2017 | 1.1 | -41.4 | 38 |
| Joe MixonTop Steal RB · Oklahoma | 2 | 2017 | 53.3 | +27.0 | 111 |
| Jordan Willis LB · Kansas St. | 3 | 2017 | 9.3 | -10.7 | 69 |
| Carl Lawson LB · Auburn | 4 | 2017 | 19.7 | +6.7 | 90 |
| Josh Malone WR · Tennessee | 4 | 2017 | -0.7 | -12.7 | 26 |
| Ryan Glasgow DT · Michigan | 4 | 2017 | 4.3 | -6.9 | 26 |
| Jake Elliott K · Memphis | 5 | 2017 | 3.1 | -6.8 | 147 |
| JJ Dielman OL · Utah | 5 | 2017 | 0.0 | -7.9 | |
| Jordan Evans LB · Oklahoma | 6 | 2017 | -0.9 | -7.7 | 65 |
| Brandon Wilson RB · Houston | 6 | 2017 | -0.8 | -6.9 | 60 |
| Mason Schreck TE · Buffalo | 7 | 2017 | -0.4 | -5.1 | 26 |
20167 picks+3.416th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| William Jackson III DB · Houston | 1 | 2016 | 34.6 | -0.5 | 75 |
| Tyler BoydTop Steal WR · Pittsburgh | 2 | 2016 | 45.2 | +20.8 | 136 |
| Nick Vigil LB · Utah St. | 3 | 2016 | -1.1 | -18.1 | 113 |
| Andrew Billings DT · Baylor | 4 | 2016 | 23.2 | +10.7 | 109 |
| Christian Westerman OL · Arizona St. | 5 | 2016 | 2.8 | -6.4 | 16 |
| Cody Core WR · Mississippi | 6 | 2016 | -0.6 | -7.1 | 51 |
| Clayton Fejedelem S · Illinois | 7 | 2016 | 8.7 | +3.9 | 107 |
20159 picks-124.531st of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Cedric OgbuehiBust OL · Texas A&M | 1 | 2015 | 4.7 | -31.7 | 67 |
| Jake FisherBust OL · Oregon | 2 | 2015 | -0.7 | -25.6 | 48 |
| Tyler Kroft TE · Rutgers | 3 | 2015 | 3.0 | -14.4 | 100 |
| Paul Dawson LB · TCU | 3 | 2015 | 0.5 | -14.5 | 16 |
| Josh Shaw DB · USC | 4 | 2015 | 0.9 | -11.7 | 55 |
| Marcus Hardison DE · Arizona St. | 4 | 2015 | 0.0 | -11.5 | |
| C.J. Uzomah TE · Auburn | 5 | 2015 | 5.4 | -4.1 | 113 |
| Derron Smith S · Fresno St. | 6 | 2015 | 0.6 | -6.0 | 38 |
| Mario Alford WR · West Virginia | 7 | 2015 | 0.1 | -4.9 | 4 |
20148 picks-63.529th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Darqueze Dennard DB · Michigan St. | 1 | 2014 | 19.3 | -15.8 | 87 |
| Jeremy Hill RB · LSU | 2 | 2014 | 7.1 | -17.3 | 55 |
| Will Clarke DE · West Virginia | 3 | 2014 | -0.2 | -17.0 | 53 |
| Russell Bodine OL · North Carolina | 4 | 2014 | 21.9 | +8.4 | 74 |
| A.J. McCarron QB · Alabama | 5 | 2014 | 1.6 | -7.3 | 19 |
| Marquis Flowers LB · Arizona | 6 | 2014 | -0.3 | -6.1 | 53 |
| James Wright WR · LSU | 7 | 2014 | 1.3 | -3.6 | 24 |
| Lavelle Westbrooks DB · Georgia Southern | 7 | 2014 | 0.0 | -4.7 | |
201310 picks-32.216th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Tyler Eifert TE · Notre Dame | 1 | 2013 | 26.8 | -9.6 | 74 |
| Giovani Bernard RB · North Carolina | 2 | 2013 | 31.5 | +1.7 | 135 |
| Margus Hunt DE · SMU | 2 | 2013 | 17.8 | -7.1 | 114 |
| Shawn Williams S · Georgia | 3 | 2013 | 28.9 | +11.3 | 125 |
| Sean Porter LB · Texas A&M | 4 | 2013 | 0.0 | -12.8 | 3 |
| Tanner Hawkinson OL · Kansas | 5 | 2013 | 0.0 | -9.6 | 4 |
| Rex Burkhead RB · Nebraska | 6 | 2013 | 14.8 | +7.8 | 115 |
| Cobi Hamilton WR · Arkansas | 6 | 2013 | 1.9 | -4.7 | 14 |
| Reid Fragel OL · Ohio St. | 7 | 2013 | 0.3 | -4.6 | 1 |
| T.J. Johnson OL · South Carolina | 7 | 2013 | 0.2 | -4.5 | 45 |
201210 picks+20.313th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Dre KirkpatrickBust DB · Alabama | 1 | 2012 | 12.6 | -25.7 | 119 |
| Kevin ZeitlerTop Steal OL · Wisconsin | 1 | 2012 | 66.7 | +32.9 | 214 |
| Devon StillBust DT · Penn St. | 2 | 2012 | 0.0 | -24.9 | 33 |
| Mohamed SanuTop Steal WR · Rutgers | 3 | 2012 | 39.5 | +21.7 | 136 |
| Brandon Thompson DT · Clemson | 3 | 2012 | -0.5 | -16.5 | 39 |
| Orson Charles TE · Georgia | 4 | 2012 | -0.2 | -13.2 | 49 |
| Shaun Prater DB · Iowa | 5 | 2012 | 1.0 | -8.6 | 21 |
| Marvin JonesTop Steal WR · California | 5 | 2012 | 50.4 | +41.7 | 151 |
| George IlokaSteal S · Boise St. | 5 | 2012 | 26.9 | +18.3 | 103 |
| Dan Herron RB · Ohio St. | 6 | 2012 | 1.6 | -5.3 | 35 |
20118 picks+39.28th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| A.J. GreenTop Steal WR · Georgia | 1 | 2011 | 79.6 | +34.1 | 158 |
| Andy DaltonTop Steal QB · TCU | 2 | 2011 | 61.8 | +31.2 | 179 |
| Dontay MochBust LB · Nevada | 3 | 2011 | -0.6 | -22.3 | 8 |
| Clint BolingTop Steal OL · Georgia | 4 | 2011 | 40.2 | +25.5 | 111 |
| Robert Sands DB · West Virginia | 5 | 2011 | 0.0 | -11.6 | 1 |
| Ryan Whalen WR · Stanford | 6 | 2011 | 1.7 | -6.9 | 17 |
| Korey Lindsey DB · Southern Illinois | 7 | 2011 | 0.0 | -6.1 | |
| Jay Finley RB · Baylor | 7 | 2011 | 0.0 | -4.8 | |
20109 picks+56.66th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Jermaine Gresham TE · Oklahoma | 1 | 2010 | 25.4 | -11.0 | 132 |
| Carlos DunlapTop Steal DE · Florida | 2 | 2010 | 67.7 | +43.0 | 197 |
| Jordan Shipley WR · Texas | 3 | 2010 | 7.5 | -10.1 | 24 |
| Brandon Ghee DB · Wake Forest | 3 | 2010 | 2.9 | -12.6 | 29 |
| Geno AtkinsTop Steal DT · Georgia | 4 | 2010 | 91.4 | +78.8 | 161 |
| Roddrick Muckelroy LB · Texas | 4 | 2010 | 0.1 | -11.7 | 19 |
| Otis Hudson OL · Eastern Illinois | 5 | 2010 | 0.0 | -10.0 | |
| Dezmon Briscoe WR · Kansas | 6 | 2010 | 2.3 | -4.6 | 25 |
| Reggie Stephens OL · Iowa St. | 7 | 2010 | 0.0 | -5.2 | |
200911 picks-37.215th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Andre Smith OL · Alabama | 1 | 2009 | 41.0 | -3.3 | 121 |
| Rey Maualuga LB · USC | 2 | 2009 | 20.5 | -9.0 | 120 |
| Michael JohnsonSteal DE · Georgia Tech | 3 | 2009 | 39.3 | +18.6 | 155 |
| Chase Coffman TE · Missouri | 3 | 2009 | 1.1 | -14.1 | 39 |
| Jonathan Luigs OL · Arkansas | 4 | 2009 | 0.2 | -13.9 | 8 |
| Kevin Huber P · Cincinnati | 5 | 2009 | 0.4 | -10.5 | 216 |
| Morgan Trent DB · Michigan | 6 | 2009 | 5.0 | -2.7 | 36 |
| Bernard Scott RB · Abilene Christian | 6 | 2009 | 3.8 | -2.2 | 49 |
| Fui Vakapuna RB · BYU | 7 | 2009 | 0.0 | -5.7 | |
| Clinton McDonald DT · Memphis | 7 | 2009 | 14.9 | +10.1 | 121 |
| Freddie Brown WR · Utah | 7 | 2009 | 0.0 | -4.7 | |
200810 picks-75.926th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Keith RiversBust LB · USC | 1 | 2008 | 12.9 | -29.6 | 74 |
| Jerome Simpson WR · Coastal Carolina | 2 | 2008 | 16.0 | -10.8 | 63 |
| Pat Sims DT · Auburn | 3 | 2008 | 11.7 | -7.4 | 130 |
| Andre Caldwell WR · Florida | 3 | 2008 | 7.1 | -8.2 | 105 |
| Anthony Collins OL · Kansas | 4 | 2008 | 25.3 | +11.9 | 69 |
| Jason Shirley DT · Fresno St. | 5 | 2008 | 1.3 | -9.3 | 7 |
| Corey Lynch S · Appalachian St. | 6 | 2008 | 1.1 | -6.8 | 76 |
| Matt Sherry TE · Villanova | 6 | 2008 | 0.0 | -6.1 | |
| Angelo Craig LB · Cincinnati | 7 | 2008 | 0.0 | -4.8 | |
| Mario Urrutia WR · Louisville | 7 | 2008 | 0.0 | -4.8 | |
20077 picks-23.618th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Leon HallTop Steal DB · Michigan | 1 | 2007 | 58.9 | +21.0 | 152 |
| Kenny IronsBust RB · Auburn | 2 | 2007 | 0.0 | -26.0 | |
| Marvin White S · TCU | 4 | 2007 | -0.2 | -13.4 | 43 |
| Jeff Rowe QB · Nevada | 5 | 2007 | 0.0 | -10.1 | |
| Matt Toeaina DT · Oregon | 6 | 2007 | 4.1 | -3.1 | 36 |
| Dan Santucci OL · Notre Dame | 7 | 2007 | 0.0 | -5.2 | 2 |
| Nedu Ndukwe S · Notre Dame | 7 | 2007 | 17.8 | +13.1 | 55 |
20068 picks+80.04th of 32 View draft → | ||||||
| Johnathan JosephTop Steal DB · South Carolina | 1 | 2006 | 57.2 | +22.1 | 211 |
| Andrew WhitworthTop Steal OL · LSU | 2 | 2006 | 92.3 | +67.9 | 239 |
| Frostee Rucker DE · USC | 3 | 2006 | 12.3 | -4.0 | 157 |
| Domata PekoTop Steal DT · Michigan St. | 4 | 2006 | 33.0 | +20.6 | 214 |
| A.J. Nicholson LB · Florida St. | 5 | 2006 | 0.0 | -9.5 | 2 |
| Reggie McNeal QB · Texas A&M | 6 | 2006 | -0.2 | -7.0 | 7 |
| Ethan Kilmer WR · Penn St. | 7 | 2006 | 1.0 | -5.0 | 16 |
| Bennie Brazell WR · LSU | 7 | 2006 | 0.0 | -5.1 | |
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 +79 points over expected. In a redraft, Geno Atkins would go #4 overall.
Who is the biggest draft bust in Cincinnati Bengals history?
John Ross (WR), picked #9 in 2017, underperformed by 41 points vs. expected. Redraft value places John Ross at #149 overall.
How well do the Cincinnati Bengals draft?
From 2006–2025, the Cincinnati Bengals average -4.7 value over expected per pick across 176 graded selections. 17% of their picks outperform their draft slot.
What was the Cincinnati Bengals's best draft class?
The 2006 class ranks 4th among all teams that year, with 8 picks averaging +10.0 value over expected.
How many draft steals and busts have the Cincinnati Bengals had?
Since 2006, the Cincinnati Bengals have found 21 draft steals and had 30 busts or significant disappointments out of 176 graded picks.
