On Thursday, the Bengals waived Ethan Kilmer from injury reserve. This goes back to the Marvin Lewis era draft. Of the 53 men selected through six NFL drafts:
- 11 are starters.
- 27 are no longer with the team.
- 3 on Injured Reserve.
In bold, are players that have started this season.
| Year | No. | Round | Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | Keith Rivers | LB | Starting outside linebacker. |
| 2 | 2 | Jerome Simpson | WR | Backup wide receiver. No snaps taken. | |
| 3 | 3 | Pat Sims | DT | Backup defensive tackle. No snaps taken. | |
| 4 | 3 | Andre Caldwell | WR | Backup wide receiver. No snaps taken. | |
| 5 | 4 | Anthony Collins | T | Backup tackle. No snaps taken. | |
| 6 | 5 | Jason Shirley | DT | Backup defensive tackle. Projected as "reshirt freshmen" with legal issues. | |
| 7 | 6 | Corey Lynch | DB | Backup safety. | |
| 8 | 6 | Matt Sherry | TE | On IR. | |
| 9 | 7 | Angelo Craig | LB | Gone. | |
| 10 | 7 | Mario Urrutia | WR | Practice squad. | |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | Leon Hall | DB | Starting cornerback. |
| 2 | 2 | Kenny Irons | RB | Gone. | |
| 3 | 4 | Marvin White | DB | Starting safety. | |
| 4 | 5 | Jeff Rowe | QB | Gone. | |
| 5 | 6 | Matt Toeaina | DT | Gone. | |
| 6 | 7 | Dan Santucci | G | On IR. | |
| 7 | 7 | Nedu Ndukwe | DB | Starting safety. | |
| 2006s | 1 | 3 | Ahmad Brooks | LB | Gone. |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | Johnathan Joseph | DB | Starting cornerback. |
| 2 | 2 | Andrew Whitworth | T | Starting guard. | |
| 3 | 3 | Frostee Rucker | DE | Backup defensive end. | |
| 4 | 4 | Domata Peko | DT | Starting defensive tackle. | |
| 5 | 5 | A. J. Nicholson | LB | Gone. | |
| 6 | 6 | Reggie McNeal | QB | Gone. | |
| 7 | 7 | Ethan Kilmer | WR | Gone. | |
| 8 | 7 | Bennie Brazell | WR | Gone. | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | David Pollack | DE | Gone. |
| 2 | 2 | Odell Thurman | LB | Gone. | |
| 3 | 3 | Chris Henry | WR | Backup wide receiver. | |
| 4 | 4 | Eric Ghiaciuc | C | Starting center. | |
| 5 | 5 | Adam Kieft | T | Gone. | |
| 6 | 6 | Tab Perry | WR | Gone. | |
| 7 | 7 | Jonathan Fanene | DE | Backup defensive end. | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | Chris Perry | RB | Starting running back. |
| 2 | 2 | Keiwan Ratliff | DB | Gone. | |
| 3 | 2 | Madieu Williams | DB | Gone. | |
| 4 | 3 | Caleb Miller | LB | Gone. | |
| 5 | 3 | Landon Johnson | LB | Gone. | |
| 6 | 4 | Matthias Askew | DT | Gone. | |
| 7 | 4 | Robert Geathers | DE | Starting defensive end. | |
| 8 | 4 | Stacy Andrews | T | Starting right tackle. | |
| 9 | 5 | Maurice Mann | WR | Gone. | |
| 10 | 6 | Greg Brooks | DB | Gone. | |
| 11 | 7 | Casey Bramlet | QB | Gone. | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | Carson Palmer | QB | Teams starting quarterback. |
| 2 | 2 | Eric Steinbach | G | Gone. | |
| 3 | 3 | Kelley Washington | WR | Gone. | |
| 4 | 4 | Dennis Weathersby | DB | Gone. | |
| 5 | 4 | Jeremi Johnson | RB | Teams starting fullback; now on Injured Reserve. | |
| 6 | 5 | Khalid Abdullah | LB | Gone. | |
| 7 | 6 | Langston Moore | DT | Gone. | |
| 8 | 7 | Scott Kooistra | T | Team's utility backup lineman. | |
| 9 | 7 | Elton Patterson | DE | Gone. |