Pro Bowl Rosters Announced, Patrick Mahomes Leads All NFL Players in Votes

The NFL on Monday announced the rosters for the AFC and NFC for the 2021 Pro Bowl, which will be a virtual scene rather than an actual game. Four of the quarterbacks are under the age of 26, there are no Dallas Cowboys on the roster and two rookies made this year's team.

Green Bay, Kansas City, Seattle and Baltimore were tied with the most players to make the rosters at seven players apiece. The Dallas Cowboys did not have a player on the Pro Bowl for just the third time in franchise history. The other years were 1986 and 1989.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (over age 26) made his ninth Pro Bowl and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (also over 26) is making his eighth Pro Bowl in nine seasons. Both of those players are on the NFC roster.

Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs is the starting quarterback for the AFC in the Pro Bowl, as voted on by the players, fans and coaches. Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images

The other quarterbacks making this year's Pro Bowl (all under 26) are: Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City, AFC), Josh Allen (Buffalo, AFC), Deshaun Watson (Houston, AFC) and Kyler Murray (Arizona, NFC).

Wide receiver Justin Jefferson (Minnesota, NFC) and defensive end Chase Young (Washington, NFC) are the two lone rookies on the all-star team.

Roster selections are determined by a collection of equal votes from fans, players and coaches. Each group's vote counts one-third toward determining the 88 All-Star players. Mahomes led all players in fan voting before the announcement was made.

The Pro Bowl was originally scheduled for Jan. 31, but the game itself has been canceled because of COVID-19. Instead, two Pro Bowl-themed shows will be broadcast that day—one week before Super Bowl LV.

3 p.m. ET — ESPN and ABC will simulcast a show
5 p.m. ET — NFL Network will broadcast another segment

Here are the Pro Bowl rosters for the 2020 season, as voted on by players, coaches and fans:

AFC Roster (* starter)
OFFENSE

Quarterbacks
* Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City
Josh Allen, Buffalo
Deshaun Watson, Houston

Wide Receivers
* Stefon Diggs, Buffalo
* Tyreek Hill, Kansas City
Keenan Allen, LA Chargers
A.J. Brown, Tennessee

Running Backs
* Derrick Henry, Tennessee
Nick Chubb, Cleveland
Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas

Fullback
* Patrick Ricard, Baltimore

Tight Ends
* Travis Kelce, Kansas City
Darren Waller, Las Vegas

Tackles
* Eric Fisher, Kansas City
* Laremy Tunsil, Houston
Orlando Brown, Baltimore

Guards
* Joel Bitonio, Cleveland
* Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis
David DeCastro, Pittsburgh

Centers
* Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh
Ryan Kelly, Indianapolis

DEFENSE

Defensive Ends
* Joey Bosa, LA Chargers
* Myles Garrett, Cleveland
Frank Clark, Kansas City

Interior Linemen
* Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh
* Chris Jones, Kansas City
Calais Campbell, Baltimore

Outside Linebackers
* Bradley Chubb, Denver
* T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh
Matthew Judon, Baltimore

Inside/Middle Linebackers
* Darius Leonard, Indianapolis
Tremaine Edmunds, Buffalo

Cornerbacks
* Xavien Howard, Miami
* Tre'Davious White, Buffalo
Stephon Gilmore, New England
Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore

Free Safeties
* Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh
Justin Simmons, Denver

Strong Safety
* Tyrann Mathieu, Kansas City

SPECIALISTS

Punter
* Jake Bailey, New England

Placekicker
* Justin Tucker, Baltimore

Long Snapper
* Morgan Cox, Baltimore

Return Specialist
* Andre Roberts, Buffalo

Special Teamer
* Matthew Slater, New England


NFC Roster (* starter)
OFFENSE

Quarterbacks
* Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay
Kyler Murray, Arizona
Russell Wilson, Seattle

Wide Receivers
* Davante Adams, Green Bay
* DeAndre Hopkins, Arizona
Justin Jefferson, Minnesota
DK Metcalf, Seattle

Running Backs
* Dalvin Cook, Minnesota
Aaron Jones, Green Bay
Alvin Kamara, New Orleans

Fullback
* Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco

Tight Ends
* T.J. Hockenson, Detroit
Evan Engram, NY Giants

Tackles
* David Bakhtiari, Green Bay
* Trent Williams, San Francisco
Terron Armstead, New Orleans

Guards
* Elgton Jenkins, Green Bay
* Brandon Scherff, Washington
Andrus Peat, New Orleans

Centers
* Jason Kelce, Philadelphia
Frank Ragnow, Detroit

DEFENSE

Defensive Ends
* Brandon Graham, Philadelphia
* Cameron Jordan, New Orleans
Chase Young, Washington

Interior Linemen
* Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia
* Aaron Donald, LA Rams
Grady Jarrett, Atlanta

Outside Linebackers
* Khalil Mack, Chicago
* Za'Darius Smith, Green Bay
Jason Pierre-Paul, Tampa Bay

Inside/Middle Linebackers
* Bobby Wagner, Seattle
Fred Warner, San francisco

Cornerbacks
* Jaire Alexander, Green Bay
* Jalen Ramsey, LA Rams
James Bradberry, NY Giants
Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans

Free Safeties
* Quandre Diggs, Seattle

Strong Safety
*Budda Baker, Arizona
Jamal Adams, Seattle

SPECIALISTS

Punter
* Jack Fox, Detroit

Placekicker
* Younghoe Koo, Atlanta

Long Snapper
* Tyler Ott, Seattle

Return Specialist
* Cordarelle Patterson, Chicago

Special Teamer
* Nick Bellore, Seattle

About the writer


Scott McDonald is a Newsweek deputy night editor based in Cape Coral, Florida. His focus is assigning and writing stories across all topics, from news to politics, business, weather, sports and international news. Scott joined Newsweek in 2018 after a lengthy career of print journalism in Texas, including The Dallas Morning News, where he was a sportswriter, and he's a voter for the Heisman Trophy. He has been a newspaper editor-in-chief and also a newspaper publisher. He is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. You can get in touch with Scott by emailing s.mcdonald@newsweek.com. Languages: English

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