Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold and Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers will be among the league’s top players on Thursday. headlined the announced list of first timers for the 2025 Pro Bowl Game.
The Baltimore Ravens lead all teams with nine Pro Bowl selections, followed by the Detroit Lions (seven), Minnesota Vikings (six), Philadelphia Eagles (six), Dallas Cowboys (five) and Kansas City. The Chiefs (5) each had at least five. Players on the roster.
The four teams that did not have anyone on their initial roster for the Pro Bowl are the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans.
While the Chiefs have not appeared in a Pro Bowl since 2021, having won the last two Super Bowls, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes was not selected for the first time in seven years as a starter.
This year’s Pro Bowl Game will be held in Orlando, Florida, with the Skills Challenge taking place over two days at separate locations. The first part of the skills competition is scheduled for Jan. 30 at Nicholson Fieldhouse on the UCF campus and will air on ESPN at 7 PM ET. The second part of the event, which includes a flag football match, is scheduled for February 2 at Camping World Stadium. It airs on ESPN and ABC at 3pm ET.
The NFL added a trivia element to this year’s skills competition, including a traditional game of dodgeball and tug-of-war. “Pass the Test” will have each quarterback answer five trivia questions about other Pro Bowlers from the 2024 season. Getting the answer right gives the passer more time to hit the target.
Peyton and Eli Manning will again coach AFC and NFC teams. The NFC beat the AFC in the 2024 Pro Bowl game for the second straight year.
The initial rosters for each conference are as follows:
AFC
violation
*starter
quarterback
- Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills*
- Joe Burrows (Cincinnati Bengals)
- Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
run again
- Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens*
- Joe Mixon (Houston Texans)
- Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
fullback
- Patrick Rickard, Baltimore Ravens*
wide receiver
- Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals*
- Jerry Jeudy, Cleveland Browns*
- Nico Collins, Houston Texans
- Jay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens
hard end
- Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders*
- Travis Kelce (Kansas City Chiefs)
offensive tackle
- Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Bills*
- Laremy Tunsil, Houston Texas*
- Rashawn Slater (Los Angeles Chargers)
offensive guard
- Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts*
- Joe Thuney, Kansas City Chiefs*
- Trey Smith (Kansas City Chiefs)
center
- Creed Humphrey, Kansas City Chiefs*
- Tyler Linderbaum, Baltimore Ravens
defense
defensive end
- Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns*
- Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals*
- Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders
interior lineman
- Cameron Hayward, Pittsburgh Steelers*
- Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs*
- Nnamdi Madubuike, Baltimore Ravens
outside linebacker
- Nik Bonitto, Denver Broncos*
- TJ Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers*
- Khalil Mack (Los Angeles Chargers)
Inside/middle linebacker
- Roquan Smith, Baltimore Ravens*
- Zaire Franklin, Indianapolis Colts
cornerback
- Derek Stingley Jr., Houston Texans*
- Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos*
- Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore Ravens
- Denzel Ward, Cleveland Browns
free safety
- Minka Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers*
strong safety
- Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore Ravens*
- Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers
special teams
long snapper
- Ross Matiscik, Jacksonville Jaguars*
punter
- Logan Cook, Jacksonville Jaguars*
kicker
- Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers*
returns specialist
- Marvin Mims Jr. (Denver Broncos)*
Special Teamer
- Brendan Schooler, New England Patriots*
NFC
violation
quarterback
- Jared Goff, Detroit Lions*
- Jayden Daniels, Washington Commander
- Sam Darnold (Minnesota Vikings)
run again
- Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles*
- Jamir Gibbs, Detroit Lions
- Josh Jacobs, Green Bay Packers
fullback
- Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 49ers
wide receiver
- Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings*
- Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions*
- CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys
- Terry McLaurin, Washington Commander
hard end
- George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers*
- Trey McBride (Arizona Cardinals)
offensive tackle
- Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles*
- Penay Sewell, Detroit Lions*
- Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
offensive guard
- Landon Dickerson, Philadelphia Eagles*
- Tyler Smith, Dallas Cowboys*
- Chris Lindstrom, Atlanta Falcons
center
- Frank Ragnau (Detroit Lions)*
- Cam Jergens, Philadelphia Eagles
defense
defensive end
- Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers*
- Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys*
- Rashaan Gary, Green Bay Packers
interior lineman
- Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles*
- Dexter Lawrence, New York Giants*
- Vita Vita, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
outside linebacker
- Jonathan Greenard (Minnesota Vikings*)
- Andrew Van Zinkel (Minnesota Vikings*)
- Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams
Inside/middle linebacker
- Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers*
- Jack Bown, Philadelphia Eagles
cornerback
- Jaylen Johnson, Chicago Bears*
- Byron Murphy, Minnesota Vikings*
- Jaycee Horn, Carolina Panthers
- Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks
free safety
- Xavier McKinney, Green Bay Packers*
strong safety
- Buddha Baker, Arizona Cardinals*
- Brian Branch, Detroit Lions
special teams
long snapper
- Andrew DePaola (Minnesota Vikings*)
punter
kicker
- Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboy*
returns expert
- KaVontae Turpin, Dallas Cowboy*
Special Teamer
- KhaDarel Hodge, Atlanta Falcons*
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