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Cincinnati in the NFL draft.
Every NFL draft selection since 1980 from this college.
Cincinnati has produced 74 NFL draft picks since 1980, most recently Jake Golday (2026, round 2). 1 went in the first round (1% of its picks). Its busiest decade was the 2020s, with 23 picks. The Cleveland Browns have drafted from Cincinnati most often (6 times).
- Draft picks
- 74 since 1980
- First round
- 1
- Top-10 picks
- 1
- No. 1 overall
- None
- Most recent
- Jake Golday · 2026, round 2, pick 51
- Drafted most by
- CLE 6 · MIN 4 · KC 4 · IND 4 · ARI 4
- By decade
- 2020s 23 · 2010s 14 · 2000s 18 · 1990s 11 · 1980s 8
Every selection
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | Position | Drafted by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 51 · 2026 draft | Jake Golday | LB | MIN |
| 2026 | 5 | 170 · 2026 draft | Joe Royer | TE | CLE |
| 2026 | 5 | 176 · 2026 draft | Cyrus Allen | WR | KC |
| 2026 | 7 | 235 · 2026 draft | Gavin Gerhardt | OL | MIN |
| 2025 | 7 | 250 · 2025 draft | John Williams | OL | GB |
| 2024 | 7 | 243 · 2024 draft | Jowon Briggs | DE | CLE |
| 2023 | 3 | 100 · 2023 draft | Tre Tucker | WR | LV |
| 2023 | 4 | 133 · 2023 draft | Tyler Scott | WR | CHI |
| 2023 | 5 | 147 · 2023 draft | Josh Whyle | TE | TEN |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 · 2022 draft | Sauce Gardner | CB | NYJ |
| 2022 | 2 | 53 · 2022 draft | Alec Pierce | WR | IND |
| 2022 | 2 | 62 · 2022 draft | Bryan Cook | S | KC |
| 2022 | 3 | 74 · 2022 draft | Desmond Ridder | QB | ATL |
| 2022 | 3 | 100 · 2022 draft | Myjai Sanders | DE | ARI |
| 2022 | 4 | 109 · 2022 draft | Coby Bryant | CB | SEA |
| 2022 | 5 | 156 · 2022 draft | Jerome Ford | RB | CLE |
| 2022 | 6 | 182 · 2022 draft | Darrian Beavers | LB | NYG |
| 2022 | 6 | 216 · 2022 draft | Curtis Brooks | DT | IND |
| 2021 | 4 | 110 · 2021 draft | James Hudson | OL | CLE |
| 2021 | 5 | 163 · 2021 draft | Darrick Forrest | S | WAS |
| 2021 | 7 | 243 · 2021 draft | James Wiggins | S | ARI |
| 2021 | 7 | 244 · 2021 draft | Gerrid Doaks | RB | MIA |
| 2020 | 3 | 94 · 2020 draft | Josiah Deguara | TE | GB |
| 2019 | 7 | 242 · 2019 draft | Cortez Broughton | DT | LAC |
| 2018 | 7 | 254 · 2018 draft | Korey Cunningham | T | ARI |
| 2017 | 6 | 187 · 2017 draft | Michael Tyson | S | SEA |
| 2016 | 4 | 105 · 2016 draft | Parker Ehinger | G | KC |
| 2016 | 4 | 107 · 2016 draft | Chris Moore | WR | BAL |
| 2013 | 3 | 63 · 2013 draft | Travis Kelce | TE | KC |
| 2012 | 2 | 36 · 2012 draft | Derek Wolfe | DT | DEN |
| 2012 | 2 | 50 · 2012 draft | Isaiah Pead | RB | STL |
| 2012 | 3 | 87 · 2012 draft | John Hughes | DT | CLE |
| 2012 | 4 | 127 · 2012 draft | Adrien Robinson | TE | NYG |
| 2011 | 6 | 191 · 2011 draft | Jason Kelce | C | PHI |
| 2010 | 4 | 99 · 2010 draft | Mardy Gilyard | WR | STL |
| 2010 | 6 | 204 · 2010 draft | Tony Pike | QB | CAR |
| 2010 | 7 | 238 · 2010 draft | Ricardo Mathews | DT | IND |
| 2009 | 2 | 46 · 2009 draft | Connor Barwin | DE | HOU |
| 2009 | 5 | 142 · 2009 draft | Kevin Huber | P | CIN |
| 2009 | 5 | 143 · 2009 draft | DeAngelo Smith | DB | DAL |
| 2009 | 6 | 187 · 2009 draft | Brandon Underwood | DB | GB |
| 2009 | 7 | 227 · 2009 draft | Mike Mickens | DB | DAL |
| 2009 | 7 | 254 · 2009 draft | Trevor Canfield | G | ARI |
| 2008 | 6 | 206 · 2008 draft | Haruki Nakamura | DB | BAL |
| 2008 | 7 | 244 · 2008 draft | Angelo Craig | LB | CIN |
| 2007 | 4 | 110 · 2007 draft | John Bowie | DB | OAK |
| 2007 | 5 | 162 · 2007 draft | Brent Celek | TE | PHI |
| 2005 | 5 | 146 · 2005 draft | Trent Cole | DE | PHI |
| 2005 | 5 | 173 · 2005 draft | Tyjuan Hagler | LB | IND |
| 2005 | 7 | 215 · 2005 draft | Daven Holly | DB | SF |
| 2003 | 3 | 67 · 2003 draft | Antwan Peek | LB | HOU |
| 2003 | 5 | 159 · 2003 draft | Jon Olinger | WR | ATL |
| 2003 | 7 | 220 · 2003 draft | Blue Adams | DB | DET |
| 2002 | 7 | 212 · 2002 draft | LaVar Glover | DB | PIT |
| 2001 | 6 | 186 · 2001 draft | Mario Monds | DT | WAS |
| 1999 | 6 | 204 · 1999 draft | Chad Plummer | WR | DEN |
| 1998 | 2 | 43 · 1998 draft | Artrell Hawkins | DB | CIN |
| 1998 | 3 | 79 · 1998 draft | Brad Jackson | LB | MIA |
| 1998 | 4 | 111 · 1998 draft | Jason Fabini | T | NYJ |
| 1998 | 6 | 181 · 1998 draft | Derrick Ransom | DT | KAN |
| 1998 | 7 | 237 · 1998 draft | Rodrick Monroe | TE | DAL |
| 1997 | 5 | 136 · 1997 draft | Sam Garnes | DB | NYG |
| 1997 | 6 | 183 · 1997 draft | Robert Tate | DB | MIN |
| 1994 | 4 | 119 · 1994 draft | Mike Davis | DB | HOU |
| 1994 | 6 | 183 · 1994 draft | Jocelyn Borgella | DB | DET |
| 1993 | 6 | 165 · 1993 draft | Ronnie Dixon | DT | NOR |
| 1989 | 4 | 107 · 1989 draft | Andrew Stewart | DE | CLE |
| 1989 | 8 | 201 · 1989 draft | Chris Asbeck | DT | PIT |
| 1988 | 11 | 281 · 1988 draft | Danny McCoin | QB | DET |
| 1987 | 2 | 42 · 1987 draft | Alex Gordon | LB | NYJ |
| 1987 | 11 | 280 · 1987 draft | Reggie Taylor | RB | TAM |
| 1982 | 8 | 222 · 1982 draft | Kari Yli-Renko | T | CIN |
| 1982 | 12 | 318 · 1982 draft | Hobson Milner | RB | MIN |
| 1980 | 6 | 155 · 1980 draft | Farley Bell | LB | WAS |
Selected and organized by WHYNFL. Dataset updated Sep 30, 2026, 6:49 am EDT. Historical selections do not establish a player’s current team.
Drafting teams are shown as current clubs from 2002; earlier selections keep their recorded team code.