Andy Dalton selected #14. A.J. Green picked #18 and linebacker Dontay Moch choose #52. According to Geoff Hobson, the rest of the Bengals class picked their numbers. Georgia Guard Clint Boling, drafted in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft, selected #65. Otis Hudson, last year's fifth round draft pick turned project, had Boling's #60 that he wore in college.
Safety Robert Sands, the Bengals fifth round pick out of West Virgina, isn't allowed to wear the #2 he wore in college due to NFL rules, and selected #49 instead. Wide receiver Ryan Whalen, selected in the sixth round, added a second number eight to his Stanford #8, giving him #88 (or as Chad says, Ocho Ocho). Cornerback Korey Lindsey, the first of two seventh round draft picks, wore #21 in college. That number is currently worn by cornerback Brandon Ghee. So Lindsey selected #38. Finally, the Bengals second seventh round draft pick, running back Jay Finley, selected #33.
| Player | Number | Pos. | Round | School |
| A.J. Green | #18 | WR | 1st | Georgia |
| Andy Dalton | #14 | QB | 2nd | TCU |
| Dontay Moch | #52 | LB | 3rd | Nevada |
| Clint Boling | #65 | OG | 4th | Georgia |
| Robert Sands | #49 | S | 5th | West Virginia |
| Ryan Whalen | #88 | WR | 6th | Stanford |
| Korey Lindsey | #38 | CB | 7th | Southern Ill. |
| Jay Finley | #33 | RB | 7th | Baylor |
We'll do a look at each number's history soon.