Cincinnati Bengals 2024 NFL Draft Guide: What you need to know

Attention Bengals fans! Prepare for the 2024 NFL Draft with our exclusive team insights and analysis.

Get a glimpse of Cincinnati’s predicted selections, positional necessities, drafting history, General Manager’s draft notes, and more below. This information is provided by the NFL’s research team.

And don’t forget to tune in on Thursday, April 25th at 8:00 p.m. ET for live coverage of the draft on NFL Network and NFL+.

Cincinnati Bengals Draft Overview

2023 record: 9-8
Fourth in AFC North; missed playoffs

Bengals 2024 draft picks (10):

Round 1, pick 18
Round 2, pick 49
Round 3, pick 80
Round 3, pick 97 (compensatory pick)
Round 4, pick 115
Round 5, pick 149
Round 6, pick 194
Round 6, pick 214 (compensatory pick)
Round 7, pick 224 (acquired from Houston Texans in Joe Mixon trade)
Round 7, pick 237

Bengals team needs (according to Chad Reuter): Offensive Tackle, Defensive Tackle, Cornerback, Wide Receiver, Tight End

Projected Bengals first-round selection, via NFL.com draft analysts:

(See all projections at Mock Draft Central)

Bengals 2024 Opponents

Home

Patriots, Commanders, Eagles, Raiders, Broncos, Steelers, Browns, Ravens

Away

Browns, Chargers, Chiefs, Cowboys, Giants, Panthers, Ravens, Steelers, Titans

Bengals Notable Activity Tracker (2024 offseason):

Bengals Decision Makers

Owner and President: Mike Brown

Executive Vice President: Katie Blackburn

Vice President – Player Personnel: Paul Brown

Director of Player Personnel: Duke Tobin

Head Coach: Zac Taylor

Mike Brown

Since 1991, Brown has served as the Principal Owner & President of the Bengals.

Bengals Draft Notes

Since 1991

– 289 total players drafted

– 19 Bengals Pro Bowlers selected

– 4 First-Team All-Pros selected

Chose Joe Burrow as the first overall pick for QB in 2020.

Over the past seven drafts (2017-2023), the Cincinnati Bengals (CIN) have chosen three offensive players who have made it to the Pro Bowl.

Wide Receiver Ja’Marr Chase, who was the 5th overall pick in 2021, Quarterback Joe Burrow, the 1st overall pick in 2020, and Running Back Joe Mixon, the 48th overall pick in 2017.

Since drafting DE Carlos Dunlap in the 2nd round and DT Geno Atkins in the 4th round of the 2010 Draft, both of whom made the Pro Bowl with the Bengals, Brown has not chosen a defensive player who achieved the same feat.

After a dry spell from 1991-2020 without a playoff victory, the Bengals have managed to secure 5 playoff wins in the last 3 seasons.

Burrow is responsible for 5 out of the Bengals’ 10 playoff victories in their franchise history.

In 2023, the Bengals ended up at the bottom of the AFC North with a 9-8 win-loss record, following their back-to-back conference championships in 2021 and 2022.

Burrow was absent for the last 7 games in 2023 due to a wrist injury.

CIN experienced a losing season every year from 2016 to 2020.

– Mike Brown has selected a first-round player at every offensive/defensive position

Highest drafted Bengals player by position, since 1991

Last time Bengals picked each position in first round:

Compiled by the NFL Research team. All data current as of April 16, 2024.