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When the Bengals take the field tonight in their preseason opener against the New York Giants, the rookies will be some of the most important players to watch. Since you'll probably be looking at jersey numbers and saying, wait, who's that, below we've given you all the details on the Bengals' newest additions.
| Name | Number | College | Position | Drafted/UDFA |
| Cedric Ogbuehi | 70 | Texas A&M | OT | 1st Round |
| Jake Fisher | 74 | Oregon | OT | 2nd Round |
| Tyler Kroft | 81 | Rutgers | TE | 3rd Round |
| P.J. Dawson | 47 | TCU | LB | 3rd Round |
| Josh Shaw | 26 | USC | CB | 4th Round |
| Marcus Hardison | 91 | Arizona State | DT | 4th Round |
| C.J. Uzomah | 87 | Auburn | TE | 5th Round |
| Derron Smith | 40 | Fresno State | S | 6th Round |
| Mario Alford | 15 | West Viriginia | WR | 7th Round |
| Erick Dargan | 42 | Oregon | S | UDFA |
| Troy Hill | 28 | Oregon | CB | UDFA |
| Chris Jasperse | 62 | Marshall | C/G | UDFA |
| Jake Kumerow | 84 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | WR | UDFA |
| Desmond Lawrence | 83 | North Carolina A&T | WR | UDFA |
| Matt Lengel | 88 | Eastern Kentucky | TE | UDFA |
| Tom Obarski | 4 | Concordia-St. Paul | K | UDFA |
| John Peters | 48 | Mount St. Joseph | TE | UDFA |
| Kalafitoni Pole | 66 | Washington State | DT | UDFA |
| Floyd Raven | 41 | Texas A&M | S | UDFA |
| Trevor Roach | 45 | Nebraska | LB | UDFA |
| Jake Smith | 63 | Louisville | C | UDFA |
| Terrell Watson | 31 | Azusa Pacific | HB/RB | UDFA |
| Mark Weisman | 35 | Iowa | FB | UDFA |
| DeShawn Williams | 69 | Clemson | DT | UDFA |
| Michael Bennett | 80 | Georgia | WR | UDFA |
Plus check out some of Cincy Jungle's rookie previews:
Rookie Preview: Cedric Ogbuehi and Jake Fisher
Rookie Preview: Josh Shaw and Derron Smith
Rookie Preview: P.J. Dawson, Mario Alford and Marcus Hardison
Rookie Preview: Tyler Kroft and C.J. Uzomah
Sizing up the Bengals' UDFA Class
Q&A with kicker Tom Obarski
Getting to know WR Jake Kumerow