Veterans of Cincinnati: Best Bengals Players To Wear No. 91-99 In Franchise History
For those of you that are newer to the site, every Saturday we've been putting together a list of the best Bengals players to wear every uniform number in franchise history. We've waged debates with No. 32 between Rudi Johnson and Cedric Benson and No. 85 between Chad Ochocinco and Isaac Curtis with many results that impact a reaction of "who is that?".
Announcing our final set of numbers, as if our timing is impeccable with training camp starting this weekend, might include some ridiculous announcements. For instance we selected Antwan Odom at No. 98, even though he could be considered one of the biggest free agent busts in recent memory. Yet he had one of the best games in franchise history, posting five sacks against the Green Bay Packers in 2009. Other times we're faced with simply a lack of options, such as Carlos Dunlap, who had a tremendously successful rookie season against only two players (Natu Tuatagaloa and Vaughn Booker) that wore the number for more than two seasons.
That being said, here's our final list, the best players that wore numbers 91-99 in franchise history.
| Player | Pos. | Years | |
| No. 91: | Carl Zander | LB | 1985-1991 |
| No. 92: | John Copeland | DL | 1993-2000 |
| No. 93: | Rashad Jeanty | LB | 2006-2008 |
| No. 94: | Alfred Williams | LB | 1991-1994 |
| No. 95: | Steve Foley | LB | 1998-2002 |
| No. 96: | Carlos Dunlap | DE | 2010-Present |
| No. 97: | John Thornton | DL | 2003-2008 |
| No. 98: | Antwan Odom | DE | 2008-2010 |
| No. 99: | Oliver Gibson | DT | 1999-2003 |
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This list is emblematic
of the fact that these numbers were never routinely assigned (by any team) until the late 80’s. By complete coincidence, this was just before the changing of the guard in ownership of this franchise, and we know the rest. Most of the impact DE’s and DT’s over the full history of the Bengals would be represented in the best players from nos. 60-79.

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