Keith Rivers

Cincinnati Bengals 9th pick

OLB · USC · 2008–2014

Draft Details

Year

2008

Round

Round 1

Pick

9th overall

Team

Cincinnati Bengals

Position

OLB

College

USC

Keith Rivers Career Stats

Primary starter for 4 seasons.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
2008	CIN	6	19	13	0	0	0	1	1	1
2009	CIN	12	37	26	0	1	1	1	2	0
2010	CIN	13	34	26	0	1	2	0	2	0
2012	NYG	11	25	10	2	0	2	0	1	0
2013	NYG	13	17	22	2	1	1	0	1	0
2014	BUF	4	10	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Career		59	142	102	5	3	6	2	7	1

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Keith Rivers is a former outside linebacker out of USC, selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 9th overall pick (round 1) in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played 74 regular-season games from 2008 to 2014, with the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Giants and Buffalo Bills.

More from the 2008 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	MIA	Jake Long	OT	Michigan
1	2	LA	Chris Long	DE	Virginia
1	3	ATL	Matt Ryan	QB	Boston College
1	4	LV	Darren McFadden	RB	Arkansas
1	5	KC	Glenn Dorsey	NT	LSU
1	6	NYJ	Vernon Gholston	DE	Ohio State
1	7	NO	Sedrick Ellis	DT	USC
1	8	JAX	Derrick Harvey	DE	Florida
1	10	NE	Jerod Mayo	MLB	Tennessee
1	11	BUF	Leodis McKelvin	CB	Troy

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