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Bengals

Cincinnati · rank #17 of 32

C
DraftLedger grade
At a 40% bust line
Rounds 1–3 · 2000–2025 drafts. Change settings
88
Picks graded
22%
Hit rate
33%
Bust rate
95%
Value vs slot (100% = par)
By draft class
Grade for each year
D
C
C
D
C
F
A
D
C
B
D
C
C
B
F
F
B
D
B
B
B
C
B
B
F
C
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Each bar compares this class with the other 31 teams’ classes that same year.

The ledger
Every pick, scored against its slot
Year
Player
Pick
Pos
Value vs slot
Status
Grade
2025
Shemar Stewart
Round 1 · Texas A&M
#17
DE
12%
BUST
F
2025
Demetrius Knight
Round 2 · South Carolina
#49
LB
99%
FAIR
C
2025
Dylan Fairchild
Round 3 · Georgia
#81
OL
127%
FAIR
B
2024
Amarius Mims
Round 1 · Georgia
#18
OL
74%
FAIR
C
2024
Kris Jenkins
Round 2 · Michigan
#49
DL
33%
BUST
D
2024
Jermaine Burton
Round 3 · Alabama
#80
WR
19%
BUST
F
2024
McKinnley Jackson
Round 3 · Texas A&M
#97
DL
33%
BUST
D
2023
Myles Murphy
Round 1 · Clemson
#28
DE
47%
FAIR
C
2023
DJ Turner
Round 2 · Michigan
#60
DB
123%
FAIR
C
2023
Jordan Battle
Round 3 · Alabama
#95
DB
99%
FAIR
C
2022
Daxton Hill
Round 1 · Michigan
#31
DB
56%
FAIR
C
2022
Cam Taylor-Britt
Round 2 · Nebraska
#60
CB
96%
FAIR
C
2022
Zachary Carter
Round 3 · Florida
#95
DE
71%
FAIR
C
2021
Ja'Marr Chase
Round 1 · LSU
#5
WR
109%
FAIR
C
2021
Jackson Carman
Round 2 · Clemson
#46
T
12%
BUST
F
2021
Joseph Ossai
Round 3 · Texas
#69
LB
51%
FAIR
C
2020
Joe Burrow
Round 1 · LSU
#1
QB
66%
FAIR
C
2020
Tee Higgins
Round 2 · Clemson
#33
WR
94%
FAIR
C
2020
Logan Wilson
Round 3 · Wyoming
#65
LB
104%
FAIR
C
2019
Jonah Williams
Round 1 · Alabama
#11
G
60%
FAIR
C
2019
Drew Sample
Round 2 · Washington
#52
TE
108%
FAIR
C
2019
Germaine Pratt
Round 3 · North Carolina St.
#72
LB
187%
HIT
B
2018
Billy Price
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#21
C
51%
FAIR
C
2018
Jessie Bates III
Round 2 · Wake Forest
#54
S
201%
HIT
A
2018
Sam Hubbard
Round 3 · Ohio St.
#77
DE
184%
HIT
B
2018
Malik Jefferson
Round 3 · Texas
#78
OLB
21%
BUST
D
2017
John Ross
Round 1 · Washington
#9
WR
17%
BUST
F
2017
Joe Mixon
Round 2 · Oklahoma
#48
RB
153%
HIT
B
2017
Jordan Willis
Round 3 · Kansas St.
#73
OLB
33%
BUST
D
2016
William Jackson III
Round 1 · Houston
#24
CB
69%
FAIR
C
2016
Tyler Boyd
Round 2 · Pittsburgh
#55
WR
140%
FAIR
B
2016
Nick Vigil
Round 3 · Utah St.
#87
ILB
160%
HIT
B
2015
Cedric Ogbuehi
Round 1 · Texas A&M
#21
T
40%
BUST
D
2015
Jake Fisher
Round 2 · Oregon
#53
T
20%
BUST
F
2015
Tyler Kroft
Round 3 · Rutgers
#85
TE
106%
FAIR
C
2015
Paul Dawson
Round 3 · TCU
#99
ILB
10%
BUST
F
2014
Darqueze Dennard
Round 1 · Michigan St.
#24
DB
25%
BUST
D
2014
Jeremy Hill
Round 2 · LSU
#55
RB
73%
FAIR
C
2014
Will Clarke
Round 3 · West Virginia
#88
DE
31%
BUST
D
2013
Tyler Eifert
Round 1 · Notre Dame
#21
TE
48%
FAIR
C
2013
Giovani Bernard
Round 2 · North Carolina
#37
RB
69%
FAIR
C
2013
Margus Hunt
Round 2 · SMU
#53
DE
64%
FAIR
C
2013
Shawn Williams
Round 3 · Georgia
#84
DB
167%
HIT
B
2012
Dre Kirkpatrick
Round 1 · Alabama
#17
DB
83%
FAIR
C
2012
Kevin Zeitler
Round 1 · Wisconsin
#27
G
233%
HIT
A
2012
Devon Still
Round 2 · Penn St.
#53
DT
14%
BUST
F
2012
Mohamed Sanu
Round 3 · Rutgers
#83
WR
196%
HIT
B
2012
Brandon Thompson
Round 3 · Clemson
#93
DT
23%
BUST
D
2011
A.J. Green
Round 1 · Georgia
#4
WR
143%
FAIR
B
2011
Andy Dalton
Round 2 · TCU
#35
QB
208%
HIT
A
2011
Dontay Moch
Round 3 · Nevada
#66
LB
3%
BUST
F
2010
Jermaine Gresham
Round 1 · Oklahoma
#21
TE
146%
FAIR
B
2010
Carlos Dunlap
Round 2 · Florida
#54
DE
219%
HIT
A
2010
Jordan Shipley
Round 3 · Texas
#84
WR
14%
BUST
F
2010
Brandon Ghee
Round 3 · Wake Forest
#96
DB
17%
BUST
F
2009
Andre Smith
Round 1 · Alabama
#6
T
90%
FAIR
C
2009
Rey Maualuga
Round 2 · USC
#38
LB
160%
HIT
B
2009
Michael Johnson
Round 3 · Georgia Tech
#70
DE
217%
HIT
A
2009
Chase Coffman
Round 3 · Missouri
#98
TE
25%
BUST
D
2008
Keith Rivers
Round 1 · USC
#9
LB
51%
FAIR
C
2008
Jerome Simpson
Round 2 · Coastal Carolina
#46
WR
68%
FAIR
C
2008
Pat Sims
Round 3 · Auburn
#77
DT
134%
FAIR
B
2008
Andre Caldwell
Round 3 · Florida
#97
WR
65%
FAIR
C
2007
Leon Hall
Round 1 · Michigan
#18
DB
102%
FAIR
C
2007
Kenny Irons
Round 2 · Auburn
#49
RB
0%
BUST
F
2006
Johnathan Joseph
Round 1 · South Carolina
#24
DB
251%
HIT
A
2006
Andrew Whitworth
Round 2 · LSU
#55
T
448%
HIT
A
2006
Frostee Rucker
Round 3 · USC
#91
DE
211%
HIT
A
2005
David Pollack
Round 1 · Georgia
#17
LB
4%
BUST
F
2005
Odell Thurman
Round 2 · Georgia
#48
LB
22%
BUST
D
2005
Chris Henry
Round 3 · West Virginia
#83
WR
32%
BUST
D
2004
Chris Perry
Round 1 · Michigan
#26
RB
10%
BUST
F
2004
Keiwan Ratliff
Round 2 · Florida
#49
DB
30%
BUST
D
2004
Madieu Williams
Round 2 · Maryland
#56
DB
167%
HIT
B
2004
Caleb Miller
Round 3 · Arkansas
#80
LB
22%
BUST
D
2004
Landon Johnson
Round 3 · Purdue
#96
LB
183%
HIT
B
2003
Carson Palmer
Round 1 · USC
#1
QB
136%
FAIR
B
2003
Eric Steinbach
Round 2 · Iowa
#33
G
133%
FAIR
B
2003
Kelley Washington
Round 3 · Tennessee
#65
WR
39%
BUST
D
2002
Levi Jones
Round 1 · Arizona St.
#10
T
83%
FAIR
C
2002
Lamont Thompson
Round 2 · Washington St.
#41
DB
75%
FAIR
C
2002
Matt Schobel
Round 3 · TCU
#67
TE
60%
FAIR
C
2001
Justin Smith
Round 1 · Missouri
#4
DE
188%
HIT
B
2001
Chad Johnson
Round 2 · Oregon St.
#36
WR
238%
HIT
A
2001
Sean Brewer
Round 3 · San Jose St.
#66
TE
5%
BUST
F
2000
Peter Warrick
Round 1 · Florida St.
#4
WR
47%
FAIR
C
2000
Mark Roman
Round 2 · LSU
#34
DB
127%
FAIR
B
2000
Ron Dugans
Round 3 · Florida St.
#66
WR
20%
BUST
F
Takes on Bengals
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Cincinnati Bengals draft history, graded

At DraftLedger's default 40% bust line, the Bengals grade C for their first-three-round picks from 2000 through 2025, ranking #17 of 32 teams. Of 88 picks, 22% were hits (at least 150% of what the slot usually produces) and 33% were busts. Move the bust line on the page above to see the ranking change.

Best picks for the slot: Andrew Whitworth, Johnathan Joseph, Kevin Zeitler, Chad Johnson. Biggest misses: John Ross, David Pollack, Chris Perry, Peter Warrick.

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