| MLB First Round Draft Picks - Cincinnati Reds | ||||
| SEASON | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL/HOMETOWN | PICK |
| 2016 | Nick Senzel | 3B | Tennessee | 2 |
| 2015 | Tyler Stephenson | C | Kennesaw Mountain HS (Kennesaw, Ga.) | 11 |
| 2014 | Nick Howard | RHP | Virginia | 19 |
| 2013 | Phil Ervin | OF | Samford | 27 |
| 2012 | Nick Travieso | RHP | Archbishop McCarthy High School, Fort Lauderd | 14 |
| 2011 | Robert Stephenson | RHP | Alhambra High School | 27 |
| 2010 | Yasmani Grandal | C | Miami | 12 |
| 2009 | Mike Leake | RHP | Arizona State | 8 |
| 2008 | Yonder Alonso | 1B | Univ. of Miami (Fla.) | 7 |
| 2007 | Devin Mesoraco | C | Punxsutawney (Pa.) HS | 15 |
| 2006 | Robert Stubbs | OF | Texas | 8 |
| 2005 | Jay Bruce | CF | West Brook HS (TX) | 12 |
| 2004 | Homer Bailey | RHP | La Grange (Texas) HS | 7 |
| 2003 | Ryan Wagner | RHP | U . of Houston | 14 |
| 2002 | Chris Gruler | RHP | Brentwood, CA | 3 |
| 2001 | Jeremy Sowers | LHP | Ballard HS, Louisville | 20 |
| 2000 | David Espinosa | SS | Miami, FL | 23 |
| 1999 | Ty Howington | LHP | Vancouver, WA | 14 |
| 1998 | Austin Kearns | RF | Lexington, KY | 7 |
| 1997 | Brandon Larson | SS | Louisiana State U | 14 |
| 1996 | John Oliver | OF | Lehman, PA | 25 |
| 1994 | C.J. Nitkowski | LHP | St. John's U | 9 |
| 1992 | Chad Mottola | OF | Central Florida U | 5 |
| 1991 | Calvin Reese | SS | Columbia, SC | 20 |
| 1990 | Daniel Wilson | C | U of Minnesota | 7 |
| 1989 | Scott Bryant | OF-RH | U of Texas | 20 |
| 1987 | Jack Armstrong | RHP | U of Oklahoma | 18 |
| 1986 | Scott Scudder | RHP | Blossom, TX | 17 |
| 1985 | Barry Larkin | SS | U of Michigan | 4 |
| 1984 | Pat Pacillo | RHP | Seton Hall U | 5 |
| 1983 | Kurt Stillwell | SS | Thousand Oaks, CA | 2 |
| 1982 | Bill Hawley | RHP | West Columbia, SC | 23 |
| 1982 | Scott Jones | LHP | Hinsdale, IL | 22 |
| 1980 | Ron Robinson | RHP-S | Woodlake, CA | 19 |
| 1979 | Mike Sullivan | RHP | Clemson U | 22 |
| 1979 | Dan Lamar | C | Houston, TX | 20 |
| 1978 | Nick Esasky | SS | Carol City, FL | 17 |
| 1977 | Tad Venger | 3B | Newhall, CA | 24 |
| 1976 | Mark King | RHP | Owensboro, KY | 23 |
| 1975 | Tony Moretto | OF | Evansville, IN | 22 |
| 1974 | Steve Reed | RHP | Fort Wayne, IN | 23 |
| 1973 | Charles Kessler | OF | Claremont, CA | 22 |
| 1972 | Larry Payne | RHP | Bedias, TX | 7 |
| 1971 | *-Mike Miley | SS | New Orleans, LA | 24 |
| 1970 | Gary Polczynski | SS | West Allis, WI | 15 |
| 1969 | Don Gullett | LHP | Lynn, KY | 14 |
| 1968 | Tim Grant | RHP | Boykins, VA | 13 |
| 1967 | Wayne Simpson | RHP | Los Angeles, CA | 8 |
| 1966 | Gary Nolan | RHP | Oroville, CA | 13 |
| 1965 | Bernie Carbo | OF | Garden City, MI | 16 |