- Chris Henry
Chris Henry (born May 17, 1983) is a wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. Born to Carolyn Lee and David Henry, Henry attended Belle Chasse High School in Louisiana where he was named New Orleans Small Schools Offensive Player of the Year during his senior year and also excelled in basketball and track. Chris was a student at West Virginia University, where he majored in athletic coaching.
- Chad Johnson
Chad Johnson (born January 9, 1978 in Miami, Florida), is an American football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. The Bengals drafted Johnson from Oregon State University in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft.
- Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer (born December 27, 1979 in Fresno, California) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Cincinnati Bengals franchise. He attended the University of Southern California, where he won the Heisman Trophy Award in 2002 in his senior season. He was drafted by the Bengals with the first overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft and signed a 9-year, $118.75 million contract extension on December 29, 2005.
- Odell Thurman
Odell Lamar Thurman (born July 9, 1983 in Monticello, Georgia), is a linebacker with the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals. Thurman played college football at the University of Georgia and was drafted in the second round of the 2005 NFL draft, the 48th player taken overall. Football pundits are in near consensus that Odell Thurman is similar to Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis and was a legitimate first round draft pick, …
- T. J. Houshmandzadeh
Touraj (T.J.) Houshmandzadeh, Jr. (born September 26, 1977 in Victorville, California) is an American-born wide receiver for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals. He was a seventh-round pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Bengals. He was a third alternate to the 2007 Pro Bowl.
- A. J. Nicholson
A.J. Nicholson (born June 25, 1983) is an American football linebacker who was drafted by the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft (the 157th overall selection) from Florida State University. He was cut from the team in 2007 amid allegations of grand theft and burglary stemming from a break-in at the Tallahassee apartment of a former teammate. Recently, Nicholson, along with second-year receiver Chris Henry (who, …
- Quincy Wilson
Quincy Wilson (born April 26, 1981 in Weirton, West Virginia) is an American football running back, currently on the Cincinnati Bengals for the 2006-07 season. He was one of the top college running backs to ever play for the West Virginia University Mountaineers. He is the son of Otis Wilson, starting linebacker for the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears.
- Rudi Johnson
Burudi Ali Johnson aka Rudi Johnson(born October 1, 1979 in Petersburg, Virginia) is an American football running back who currently plays for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals. He was drafted by the Bengals out of Auburn University with the fifth pick of the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft, the 100th overall player taken. His mother got his middle name from her idol, Muhammad Ali.
- Levi Jones
Levi Jones (born August 24, 1979 in Eloy, AZ) is a National Football League offensive lineman for the Cincinnati Bengals. He graduated from Arizona State University and was an alternate for the 2006 Pro Bowl. He was part of an offensive line that allowed less than 20 sacks in 2005. Graduated from Santa Cruz Valley Union High School in 1997. On July 25, 2006, Jones signed a six year, $40 million contract extension with the Bengals.
- Frostee Rucker
Frostee Rucker (born September 14, 1983) is an american football defensive end who was drafted by the National Football League Cincinnati Bengals in the 2006 NFL Draft. Frostee was named after his father
- Ahmad Brooks
Ahmad Brooks (born March 14, 1984 in Fairfax, Virginia) is an American football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers, where he majored in Sociology, and was selected in the third round of the 2006 NFL Supplemental Draft. His father, Perry Brooks, played 92 games as a defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins from 1978-1984.
- Hannibal Navies
Hannibal Navies is an American football player for the San Francisco 49ers. Hannibal was a third team All Big 12 selection at the University of Colorado and earned the team’s defensive player of the year award after starting every game at linebacker. He was drafted in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, then played for the Green Bay Packers. In 2005, he signed with the Cincinnati Bengals where he started 15 games. Navies was cut in training camp a year later.
- Garrison Hearst
Gerald Garrison Hearst (born January 4, 1971) is a former NFL running back who last played for the NFL's Denver Broncos in 2004. He had previously played for the Phoenix and Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, and San Francisco 49ers. He ran for 1,000 yards in a season on four occasions and is the only NFL player to have won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award twice, in 1995 and 2001.
- Brentson Buckner
Brentson André Buckner is a former American football defensive tackle.
- Tony Stewart
Tony Alexander Stewart (born August 9, 1979 in Lohne, Germany) is a tight end for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. Stewart was originally drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 5th round of the 2001 NFL draft out of Penn State. He now plays with the Oakland Raiders.
- Chris Perry
Raymond Christopher Perry (born December 27, 1981 in Advance, North Carolina) is an NFL running back. The Cincinnati Bengals selected Perry with the 26th pick in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft. Perry attended Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia, where he helped his team win multiple VISFA State Championships.
- Chinedum Ndukwe
Chinedum Ndukwe (born March 4, 1985 in Powell, Ohio) is an American football safety for the Cincinnati Bengals professional football team. He was drafted by the Bengals in the seventh round, 253rd overall, in the 2007 NFL Draft.
- Deltha O'Neal
Deltha Lee O'Neal, III (born January 30, 1977 in Palo Alto, California,) is an American football player, a Pro Bowl cornerback for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals. Originally drafted out of the University of California, Berkeley by the Denver Broncos in the first round (15th overall pick) in the 2000 NFL Draft, O'Neal's rookie year was mediocre on defense, recording no interceptions. But he returned 46 kickoffs for 1,102 yards and a touchdown, …
- Johnathan Joseph
Johnathan Joseph (born April 16, 1984 in Rock Hill, South Carolina) is an American football cornerback with the Cincinnati Bengals, drafted 24th overall in the 2006 NFL Draft from South Carolina.
- Robert Geathers
Robert Geathers is an American football player who currently plays defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals. Geathers played at Choppee High School and later at Carvers Bay High School in Georgetown SC, for James “Nate” Thompson. As a senior, he recorded 100 tackles and nine sacks on defense and played quarterback on offense. This helped him garner several scholarship offers, and decided to attend the University of Georgia.
- Domata Peko
Domata Peko ["DOE-mah-tah "PECK-o"] (born November 27, 1984) is a professional football player and defensive tackle selected by the Cincinnati Bengals as the 123rd pick in the 2006 NFL Draft out of Michigan State University. He is from Pago Pago, American Samoa. He is a lifelong friend of Bengals defensive end Jonathan Fanene. His brother, Tupe Peko, also played in the NFL. Peko played his college football at Michigan State University.
- Willie Anderson
Willie Aaron Anderson (born July 11, 1975 in Mobile, Alabama) is an NFL offensive tackle who currently plays for the Cincinnati Bengals. After playing collegiately at Auburn University, Anderson was selected in the first round (10th overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft. He is currently in the midst of an 96-game consecutive start streak, the longest by any Bengal. He was selected to represent the AFC in the 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 Pro Bowls, …
- Shayne Graham
Michael Shayne Graham (born December 9, 1977 in Radford, Virginia) is an American football placekicker who currently plays for the Cincinnati Bengals. He attended Virginia Tech and signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints in 2000, but was waived before the start of the regular season. He has previously played for the Carolina Panthers and Buffalo Bills. Graham attended Pulaski County High School and was an avid football (soccer) player as a kid.
- Reggie McNeal
Reginald Parrish McNeal (born September 20, 1983) is a wide receiver for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals. Prior to the NFL, McNeal played as quarterback for Texas A&M University.
- John Jackson
John Jackson is a former tackle in the National Football League. Drafted out of Eastern Kentucky University, Jackson spent 14 seasons with 3 teams: the Pittsburgh Steelers (1988-1997), the San Diego Chargers (1998-1999), and the Cincinnati Bengals (2000-2001). He started in Super Bowl XXX for the Steelers.
- Kenny Irons
Kenny Irons (born September 15, 1983) is an American football running back who played for Auburn University in the Southeastern Conference and is now a member of the Cincinnati Bengals. He is from Dacula, Georgia and transferred to Auburn from South Carolina in January 2004.
- Justin Smith
Justin Smith is an American football player who plays defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played high school football for Jefferson City High School and college football at the University of Missouri and was selected fourth overall in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Bengals. In his first five seasons, he has totalled 312 tackles and 37 sacks. He started his 2006 season on a big note, by sacking Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback Trent Green three times in the season opener.
- Eric Steinbach
Eric Steinbach (born April 4, 1980 in New Lenox, Illinois) is an American football player who currently plays for the Cleveland Browns. Steinbach was widely rated as the top guard available in the 2003 NFL Draft after a University of Iowa career culminated by All-America honors from Pro Football Weekly and the Walter Camp Foundation. His senior season also included Big Ten Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year honors from league coaches.
- Stacy Andrews
Stacy Andrews (born June 2, 1981 in Camden, Arkansas) is an American football player who currently plays tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals. Andrews never competed in football until his senior year at the University of Mississippi. He was drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft by Cincinnati. His brother, Shawn Andrews, also plays in the National Football League.
- Ken Anderson
Kenneth Allan "Ken" Anderson (born February 15, 1949 in Batavia, Illinois) is a former American football quarterback who spent his entire professional career playing for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL and later returned as a position coach. He is currently the quarterbacks coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Boomer Esiason
Esiason, who quarterbacked the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals during a 14-year NFL career, also serves as studio analyst for THE NFL TODAY, the CBS Television Network's NFL pre-game show. He joined the show in 2002 and is heard weekly along with James Brown , Dan Marino , Shannon Sharpe and Bill Cowher .
- Tab Perry
Tab Wilson Perry (born January 20, 1982 in Pennsylvania) is an American football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. He attended UCLA. Played wide receiver and safety in High School wearing the jersey number 3. During his first three seasons at UCLA, played wide receiver and wore the jersey number 1 (because number 3 was already taken). Worked hard over the summer, attending classes at three small schools in between his junior and senior year, …
- Leon Hall
Leon Lastarza Hall (born December 9, 1984 in Vista, California) is an American football defensive back who plays for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at the University of Michigan. Hall was drafted by the Bengals with the 18th pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. Hall attended Vista High School where he played wide receiver and defensive back.
- Greg Brooks
Greg Brooks (born December 16, 1980) is an American football player for the Cincinnati Bengals.
- Kenny Watson
Kenneth Dwight Watson (born March 13, 1978, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American football player in the National Football League. He has played running back for the Cincinnati Bengals since 2003 and played for the Washington Redskins during the 2001 and 2002 seasons.
- Doug Johnson
Doug Johnson (born October 27, 1977 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American football player who currently plays back up Quarterback for Carson Palmer of the Cincinnati Bengals. He also spent a few years with the Atlanta Falcons as a back up to Michael Vick. He went to the University of Florida in his hometown of Gainsville.
- Doug Johnson
Doug Johnson (born October 27, 1977) is an American football quarterback. He played for Buchholz High School and the University of Florida before entering the NFL. He has played 6 years in the NFL and is currently a member of the Cincinnati Bengals. As an Atlanta Falcon in 2002, Johnson led the team to a 17-10 victory in a start against the New York Giants. In the game, Johnson completed 19 of 25 passes for 257 and a touchdown.
- Madieu Williams
Madieu Mohammed Williams (born October 18, 1981 in Sierra Leone) is a safety for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. He was drafted by the Bengals in the 2nd round (56th overall) in the 2004 NFL Draft. He moved to Lanham, Maryland at age nine, and attended Towson University and the University of Maryland.
- Corey Dillon
Corey Dillon (born October 24, 1974 in Seattle, Washington) is a American football running back who recently asked to be released by the New England Patriots making him a free agent. Dillon attended the University of Washington and wears the number 28.
- Reggie Kelly
Reginald Kuta Kelly (born February 22, 1977 in Aberdeen, Mississippi) is an American football player who currently plays tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals. He attended Mississippi State University and was drafted in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.