Cincinnati Bengals First Round Draft Choices
| Year | Rnd | Pick | Name | College | Pos |
| 1968 | 1 | 2 | Bob Johnson | Tennessee | C |
| 1969 | 1 | 5 | Greg Cook | Cincinnati | QB |
| 1970 | 1 | 7 | Mike Reid | Penn State | DT |
| 1971 | 1 | 15 | Vernon Holland | Tennessee State | T |
| 1972 | 1 | 2 | Sherman White | California | DE |
| 1973 | 1 | 15 | Isaac Curtin | San Diego State | WR |
| 1974 | 1 | 23 | Bill Kollar | Montana State | DT |
| 1975 | 1 | 14 | Glen Cameron | Florida | LB |
| 1976 | 1 | 24 | Archie Griffin | Ohio State | RB |
| 1977 | 1 | 3 | Eddie Edwards | Miami (FL) | DE |
| 1978 | 1 | 8 | Ross Browner | Notre Dame | DE |
| 1979 | 1 | 3 | Jack Thompson | Washington State | QB |
| 1980 | 1 | 3 | Anthony Munoz | USC | T |
| 1981 | 1 | 10 | David Verser | Kansas | WR |
| 1982 | 1 | 26 | Glen Collins | Mississippi State | DE |
| 1983 | 1 | 25 | Dave Rimington | Nebraska | C |
| 1984 | 1 | 7 | Ricky Hunley | Arizona | LB |
| 1985 | 1 | 13 | Eddie Brown | Miami (FL) | WR |
| 1986 | 1 | 11 | Joe Kelly | Washington | LB |
| 1987 | 1 | 17 | Jason Buck | Brigham Young | DE |
| 1988 | 1 | 5 | Rickey Dixon | Oklahoma | DB |
| 1989 | 2 | 7 | Eric Ball | UCLA | RB |
| 1990 | 1 | 12 | James Francis | Baylor | LB |
| 1991 | 1 | 18 | Alfred Williams | Colorado | LB |
| 1992 | 1 | 6 | David Klingler | Houston | QB |
| 1993 | 1 | 5 | John Copeland | Alabama | DE |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | Dan Wilkinson | Ohio State | DT |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | Ki-Jana Carter | Penn State | RB |
| 1996 | 1 | 10 | Willie Anderson | Auburn | T |
| 1997 | 1 | 14 | Reinard Wilson | Florida State | DE |
| 1998 | 1 | 13 | Takeo Spikes | Auburn | LB |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | Akili Smith | Oregon | QB |
| 2000 | 1 | 4 | Peter Warrick | Florida State | WR |
| 2001 | 1 | 4 | Justin Smith | Missouri | DE |
| 2002 | 1 | 10 | Levi Jones | Arizona State | T |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | Carson Palmer | USC | QB |
| 2004 | 1 | 24 | Chris Perry | Michigan | RB |
| 2005 | 1 | 17 | David Pollack | Georgia | DE |
| 2006 | 1 | 24 | Jonathan Joseph | South Carolina | CB |
| 2007 | 1 | 18 | Leon Hall | Michigan | S |
| 2008 | 1 | 9 | Keith Rivers | USC | LB |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 | Andre Smith | Alabama | OT |
