A . J . Green Adriel Jeremiah " A . J . " Green ( born July 31 , 1988 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ( NFL ) . Green played college football for the University of Georgia . He was selected fourth overall by the Bengals in the 2011 NFL Draft . In his first season with the Bengals , Green made the 2012 Pro Bowl and became the first rookie receiver to make it since Anquan Boldin in 2003 . Early years . Green was on his elementary school ' s juggling team telling " The Atlanta Journal - Constitution " that he learned to juggle as early as second grade . Green said he could juggle as many as four items at once , and that the ability really helped his hand - eye coordination . High school career . Green attended Summerville High School in Summerville , South Carolina , where he played football under coach John McKissick . He was widely considered to be one of the top national football prospects of the 2008 high school class , and was listed # 1 by " Sports Illustrated " . Green earned All - State honors four times and was the only junior nominated to the 2006 " USA Today " All - American first team following 75 receptions for 1 , 422 yards and 16 touchdowns during his sophomore season . Green was also selected as a member of the Rivals . com Junior All - America team based on those stats . As a freshman , he had 57 receptions for 1 , 217 yards and eight touchdowns . As a junior , he had 60 passes for 1 , 203 yards and 14 touchdowns . A . J . Green ' s 5 , 373 career receiving yards rank second in the all - time career receiving records of the National Federation of High Schools . His 279 career receptions rank fourth . In June 2006 , Green was profiled by " Sports Illustrated " as part of its “ Where Will They Be ? ” stories documenting athletes with the potential of becoming a future great , alongside Peter Uihlein , John Tavares , Tyreke Evans , Elena Delle Donne , and others . " Sports Illustrated " compared him to the then - Oakland Raiders wideout Randy Moss and predicted Green will be in the NFL by 2011 . Rivals . com ranked Green as their No . 9 prospect for the high school class of 2008 , while Scout . com named Green their No . 10 prospect nationally . He participated in the Under Armour All - America Game . Green was also on the Summerville High basketball team that claimed the 2007 – 2008 South Carolina state championship in a championship game against Spartanburg ( S . C . ) High . The game was played in memory of their fallen assistant coach , Captain Louis Mulkey of the Charleston Fire Department in South Carolina , who died responding to a fire with eight other firefighters on June 18 , 2007 . College career . Green verbally committed to attend the University of Georgia in October 2006 . He made his commitment official by signing a letter of intent to play at Georgia on February 6 , 2008 . 2008 season . In the fourth game of his college career , against Arizona State , Green had 8 catches for 159 yards and a touchdown . For this , he was named SEC Player of the Week . He finished the 2008 season with 56 catches for 963 yards and 8 touchdowns , all Georgia freshman school records . He also led the SEC in receiving yards , with the third - highest total in UGA school history . He was named second - team All - SEC and Freshman of the Year by the SEC coaches , and was named to the Associated Press All - SEC first team . He was not named to any national All - American teams . 2009 season . Green ended the 2009 regular season with 47 catches for 751 yards and 6 touchdowns , despite being injured the last three games of the season . Green returned from injury for the 2009 Independence Bowl , December 28 , 2009 in Shreveport , LA where he made 6 catches totaling 57 yards . 2010 season . Green was suspended for the first four games of the 2010 regular season after he admitted to selling his 2009 Independence Bowl Jersey for $ 1 , 000 to former North Carolina defensive back Chris Hawkins , who the NCAA described as an agent or someone who markets amateur athletes . As part of his punishment , Green was required to repay $ 1 , 000 to a charity . Despite missing the first four games , Green finished the season with a team high 57 catches for 848 yards and nine touchdowns . On January 9 , 2011 , Green officially declared for the 2011 NFL Draft . He finished his three seasons at Georgia with 166 receptions for 2 , 619 yards and 23 touchdowns . Professional career . Cincinnati Bengals . Green was selected fourth overall in the 2011 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals . On July 28 , 2011 , Green agreed to a four - year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals worth $ 19 . 6 million . After signing with the Cincinnati Bengals , Green became a member of School of the Legends ( SOTL ) in 2011 . Green was featured in the 2011 NFLPA Rookie Debut " One Team " Celebration which streamed live on YouTube from New York City ' s Cipriani Wall Street . The event was produced by SOTL , a licensed partner of the NFLPA , and employed YouTube ' s live streaming platform . 2011 season . Green ' s first NFL reception was a 41 - yard touchdown catch against their in - state rival , the Cleveland Browns . By the end of his rookie season , Green recorded four 100 - yard games and led all NFL rookies in receptions and receiving yards , catching 65 passes for 1 , 057 yards in 15 games . His seven touchdown receptions was second among rookies – one behind Julio Jones . On December 18 , 2011 , Green and fellow rookie QB Andy Dalton surpassed the all - time NFL record for yards and receptions by a rookie QB / WR tandem . One week later on December 24 , 2011 , Green ' s 1 , 031 yards surpassed Cris Collinsworth ' s franchise record of 1 , 009 yards set in 1981 for most receiving yards by a rookie . Collinsworth still holds the franchise record for most receptions by a rookie with 67 . 2012 season . In week 3 of the 2012 regular season , Green caught nine passes for a career - high 183 yards in a 38 - 31 win over the Washington Redskins . Later the same season in week 9 , he caught a 56 - yard touchdown against the New York Giants extending his touchdown streak to eight consecutive games , the longest in the NFL by a receiver and second - longest overall He extended the streak to nine following a four - yard touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs in week 11 . On December 23 , 2012 Green recorded his first career lost fumble against the Pittsburgh Steelers , but he finished the game with 10 receptions for 116 yards , including a 21 - yard reception that set up the game winning field goal . Green was selected to his second all - star game in his second year in the league . He finished the season with 97 receptions for 1 , 350 yards and 11 touchdowns . In the 2013 Pro Bowl , he had 119 yards and 3 touchdowns .