The Pro Bowl rosters are set! Full rosters for each the AFC and NFC have been announced this morning.
In total, 19 first-time players will participate in this year’s Pro Bowl. Two teams from each conference (Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks) have a league-high six players selected to the Pro Bowl, while three teams (New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints) had none selected.
The Pro Bowl will be played ahead of the Super Bowl and will be the fourth year of a non-contact flag football game with weekend long skills competitions.
Which Pro Bowl Roster Has the Edge?
Both rosters boast many talented players, that’s why they were selected to the Pro Bowl.
For quarterbacks, the AFC boasts reigning MVP Josh Allen, and second-year quarterback Drake Maye, who is a top MVP candidate. The running backs have a ton of speed with De’Von Achane, Jonathan Taylor, and James Cook. Leading the WR group for the AFC is Ja’Marr Chase and Nico Collins.
Second-year tight end Brock Bowers made his second Pro Bowl in his second season with veteran Travis Kelce also getting a selection.
The AFC defense is highlighted by a plethora of talented edge rushers/defensive linemen in Myles Garrett, Nik Bonnito, TJ Watt, Maxx Crosby, and Will Anderson Jr. Christian Gonzalez, Patrick Surtain II, and Derek Stingley Jr. highlight the secondary.
In the NFC, Sam Darnold and Matthew Stafford lead the gunslingers. The backfield is laoded with versatility in Bijan Robinson, Christian McCaffrey, and Jahmyr Gibbs. Add in receives Puka Nacua, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and the NFC offense looks better on paper.
Up front on defense, the NFC is led by Aidan Hutchinson, Jalen Carter, Brian Burns, and Quinnen Williams. The secondary is highlighted by Cooper DeJean, Jaycee Horn, and Budda Baker.
It’s tough to evaluate which roster has the edge in winning this year’s Pro Bowl when there’s many talented players on each side, with the game being a flag football game, and with the game becoming less and less competitive by the year.
Overall Edge: NFC
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