For the first time since 2011 and the pick of Pro Bowl wideout A.J. Green, the Cincinnati Bengals will have a top ten selection in the NFL Draft. The Bengals finished their 2016 campaign with a 6-9-1 record, slotting them at number nine in the 2017 NFL Draft.
The only other time the Bengals held the ninth overall pick was in 2008 when they selected linebacker Keith Rivers out of USC.
2017 Top 10 NFL Draft Order:
DRAFT PICK
TEAM
2016 RECORD
1
Cleveland Browns
1-15
2
San Francisco 49ers
2-14
3
Chicago Bears
3-13
4
Jacksonville Jaguars
3-13
5
Tennessee Titans (From L.A. Rams)
9-7
6
New York Jets
5-11
7
Los Angeles Chargers
5-11
8
Carolina Panthers
6-10
9
Cincinnati Bengals
6-9-1
10
Buffalo Bills
7-9
Past Ten Draft Selections with the 9th Overall Pick:
DRAFT YEAR
PLAYER
POSITION
TEAM
2007
Ted Ginn, Jr. (OSU)
WR
Miami Dolphins
2008
Keith Rivers (USC)
LB
Cincinnati Bengals
2009
B.J. Raji (BC)
NT
Green Bay Packers
2010
C.J. Spiller (CLEM)
RB
Buffalo Bills
2011
Tyron Smith (USC)
OT
Dallas Cowboys
2012
Luke Kuechly (BC)
LB
Carolina Panthers
2013
Dee Milliner (ALA)
CB
New York Jets
2014
Anthony Barr (UCLA)
OLB
Minnesota Vikings
2015
Ereck Flowers (MIA)
OT
New York Giants
2016
Leonard Floyd (UGA)
OLB
Chicago Bears
The 2017 NFL Draft will take place from April 27-29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bengals.com's Draft Central will have all your Bengals related coverage as the event approaches.
Cincinnati Bengals 2016 Draft Class
Willliam Jackson III, CB, Houston
Tyler Boyd, WR, Pittsburgh
Nick Vigil, LB, Utah State
Andrew Billings, DT, Baylor
Christian Westerman, G, Arizona State
Cody Core, WR, Ole Miss
Clayton Fejedelem, S, Illinois
