Cincinnati Bengals draft history

This page is a list of the Cincinnati Bengals NFL Draft selections. The first draft the Bengals participated in was the 1968 NFL Draft, in which they made Bob Johnson of Tennessee their first ever selection.

1995 Draft
The Bengals made a blockbuster trade in this draft, sending their first (overall pick number five) and second round (overall pick number 36) picks to the expansion Carolina Panthers for the first overall selection, which the Bengals used to select star Penn State running back Ki-Jana Carter. Unfortunately for the Bengals, Carter suffered a very serious knee injury in his first preseason game and never fulfilled the potential he showed in college.