Answering The Question: How Many Multiple First Round Drafts Have The Bengals Had

by Josh Kirkendall on Oct 25, 2011 9:00 AM EDT

Curiosity is often a motivator. In our case the motivator is information, driven by our very own readers asking the questions inside various posts wondering how many times the Cincinnati Bengals have had multiple first round picks during the Mike Brown era. Prompted by Cincinnati acquiring Oakland's first round pick for the 2012 NFL Draft, the Bengals will have two first round selections next year. The answer is twice. And both as a result of the Washington Redskins.

The Cincinnati Bengals have had two NFL drafts during the Mike Brown era with multiple first round picks. The Washington Redskins traded both of their first round picks to acquire Cincinnati's first and third round picks in 1992, which enabled the Redskins to move up and select wide receiver Desmond Howard fourth overall. The Cincinnati Bengals selected quarterback David Klingler sixth overall and free safety Darryl Williams 28th. You know about Klingler. But Williams played four seasons with the Bengals before signing with the Seattle Seahawks and finishing out his career with the Bengals in 2000 and 2001, posting 31 career interceptions and 9.5 quarterback sacks between the two teams.

Washington once again helped Cincinnati with two first round picks in 1998, through a trade that sent defensive tackle Dan Wilkinson to the Redskins for Washington's first and third round selections. Cincinnati used both of their first round draft picks on linebackers, selecting Auburn's Takeo Spikes 13th overall and North Carolina's Brian Simmons 17th.

The Cincinnati Bengals have had nine drafts with multiple first round selections ('98, '92, '86, '85, '84, '79 '78, '77 and '76). Additionally the Bengals held three first round selections in 1984 and 1977. A complete list:

'98 - LB Takeo Spikes, LB Brian Simmons
'92 - QB David Klingler, FS Darryl Williams
'86 - LB Joe Kelly, WR Tim McGee
'85 - WR Eddie Brown, LB Emanuel King
'84 - LB Rickey Hunley, NT Pete Koch NT, Brian Blados OT
'79 - QB Jack Thompson, RB Charles Alexander
'78 - DE Ross Browner, C Blair Bush
'77 - DE Eddie Edwards, DT Wilson Whitley, TE Mike Cobb
'76 - WR Billy Brooks, RB Archie Griffin

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for any bengals fan wanting to dream

si posted a 2012 draft prospect card featuring the top 50 prospects.

" Mike Brown is the owner that Cincy doesn't deserve, not the one it needs..."

by palewook on Oct 25, 2011 9:40 AM EDT reply actions

lots of interesting choices in 2012.

Some good O lineman to be had.

With 2 picks in the first, we could really create a monster.

Wrong! Conan! What is best in life?

To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

by UpStateMike on Oct 25, 2011 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Hmmm

looking at that list of prospects, they’ve got DeCastro listed mid first round at # 17 with Cordy Glenn listed at #41. Those are the Guards I have heard most people talking about. In between those 2 is Jonathan Cooper, a G out of NC at # 31 and also Peter Konz, a C out of Wisconsin at #36. Now Cook is a serviceable starter and has done well, but isn’t a Pro Bowl C. He played G in college however. Just curious on people’s thoughts on us drafting Konz as opposed to a G and possibly moving Cook to G. Ideally, we would want to get a G, but it might be something to look at.

by Oregonbengalsfan on Oct 25, 2011 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions

One thing I know is the Andy Dalton pick

Landed us the next ken anderson!

by Hoke Hogan on Oct 25, 2011 9:41 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

kenny had rough spots in cincy

fans didn’t always love him. kenny’s history in cincy reminds me of how philly treated mcnabb. kenny was a pro about it though.

" Mike Brown is the owner that Cincy doesn't deserve, not the one it needs..."

by palewook on Oct 25, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions

not a quitter

even when fans cheered as he lay prone with an injury on the Riverfront turf.

"At the very end, somebody took a dump right where I stood in the dugout every day." Dusty Baker

by featherman on Oct 25, 2011 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm not sure what picks we will get

but it looks like we are going to need to draft BPA.

We need help at RB, S, and OL that we know of. Foreseeing where we might be drafting I don’t want to reach or trade up to get somebody like Richardson. We should just go BPA!

by TCfromDubVee on Oct 25, 2011 10:54 AM EDT reply actions

It sure would be nice to replace the Nates (Livings & Clements) with elite players from the 1st round.

by ephram on Oct 25, 2011 12:34 PM EDT reply actions

Only 1 year did they do it right

And go for quality in the trenches – ‘84 with Browner and Bush. But I would be very happy with a G and CB. Don’t reach for a RB beyond Richardson.

Joel, get off the babysitter

by LookingDeep on Oct 25, 2011 12:40 PM EDT reply actions

'77 they got Whitley and Edwards

"At the very end, somebody took a dump right where I stood in the dugout every day." Dusty Baker

by featherman on Oct 25, 2011 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm familiar with all of those player except

Mike Cobb?

What’s the story of Mike Cobb??

by PeteRoseJr on Oct 25, 2011 2:01 PM EDT reply actions

back up TE for most of his Bengal career

"At the very end, somebody took a dump right where I stood in the dugout every day." Dusty Baker

by featherman on Oct 25, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions

a review

’98 – LB Takeo Spikes, LB Brian Simmons

Spikes was a very good player. Neither of these guys helped the defense be anything but suck.

’92 – QB David Klingler, FS Darryl Williams

Klingler is one of the all time busts.
Williams was a decent player who was not retained… and made the Pro Bowl in Seattle. That was a typical MB move (see Smith, Justin for similar)

’86 – LB Joe Kelly, WR Tim McGee

McGee was really good. Kelly never had the big impact though he played for years. Like so so many Bengals picks at LB!

’85 – WR Eddie Brown, LB Emanuel King

Brown was awesome. King was a huge bust.

’84 – LB Rickey Hunley, NT Pete Koch NT, Brian Blados OT

Hunley never signed and in the NFL was a bust.
Koch was a bust.
Blados was never that good. A terrible draft in the first round. They got Boomer with their fourth pick.

’79 – QB Jack Thompson, RB Charles Alexander

Thompson = bust.
Alexander = bust (considering where he was taken)

’78 – DE Ross Browner, C Blair Bush

Both really solid players

’77 – DE Eddie Edwards, DT Wilson Whitley, TE Mike Cobb

The defensive linemen were good. Cobb didn’t do much.

’76 – WR Billy Brooks, RB Archie Griffin

Brooks was a bust. Griffin had a couple good years but never lived up to the hype.

All in all, 77 was the best of these years, and 84 the worst (for first round). Lots of busts!

by occams_tiger_teeth on Oct 25, 2011 3:19 PM EDT reply actions

i'd love to disagree with you on this point.

i can’t. you nailed these drafts to perfection.

they only caveat i can offer, the bengals traded j thompson to the bucs for their #1 pick the following year. which turned out to be the #1 draft pick in all of the draft. which the bengals then turned and traded away to the pats for two 1st round draft picks. both of which (koch and blados) were busts as well.

jack thompson. considered to be one of the biggest busts at qb in nfl history. the only qb in the history of the nfl to cost two number 1 draft picks (ours at#3 in 1979 and tampas #1 in 1984).

the bucs are also the only team in the history of the nfl (still?) to have screwed up and traded away the overall #1 pick in the draft for the upcoming season.

" Mike Brown is the owner that Cincy doesn't deserve, not the one it needs..."

by palewook on Oct 25, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions

the thing about 1984 is you change those three picks

to Wilber Marshall, John Alt, and Sean Jones and the Bengals win a couple Super Bowls (even with just two of those guys). It’s incredibly rare for a team with a lot of talent to get a chance at a haul like that.

What people don’t remember though is the Bengals would have picked Steve Young at #1 but he didn’t want to play in Cincy. Where have we heard that?

by occams_tiger_teeth on Oct 25, 2011 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Dissagree about Billy Brooks

He had a decent rookie year then had a good and improving second year on a realy awful Bengal squad. He got a knee injury (either the end of his second year or beginning of his third year) and couldn’t come back.

"At the very end, somebody took a dump right where I stood in the dugout every day." Dusty Baker

by featherman on Oct 25, 2011 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions