2025 Pro Bowl Games roster: Jayden Daniels, Sam Darnold headline first-timers

On January 3, 2025By Littum

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold and Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers headline the list of first timers for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, the league announced Thursday.

The Baltimore Ravens lead all teams with nine Pro Bowl selections, while the Detroit Lions (seven players), Minnesota Vikings (six), Philadelphia Eagles (six), Dallas Cowboys (five) and Kansas City Chiefs (five) each place at least five players on the list.

The four teams that do not have anyone on the Pro Bowl’s first roster are the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans.

This year’s Pro Bowl Games will be held in Orlando, Fla., with the skills challenges taking place over two days at separate locations. The first part of the skills competition will take place at Nicholson Fieldhouse on UCF’s campus on Jan. 30 and air at 6 p.m. 7:00 PM ET on ESPN. The second part of the event, including the flag football match, will be at the Camping World Stadium on February 2. It will air on ESPN and ABC at 3 p.m. ET.

The NFL added a trivia element to this year’s skills contests, which include traditional games of dodge ball and tug-of-war. “Pass the Test” will have each quarterback answer five trivia questions about other Pro Bowlers from the 2024 season. Correct answers will give passers more time to try to hit targets.

Peyton and Eli Manning will coach the AFC and NFC teams again. The NFC defeated the AFC for the second year in a row by the 2024 Pro Bowl Games.

Here’s a look at each conference’s preliminary rosters:

AFC

Crime

*Starting

Quarterback

Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills*
Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

Running back

Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens*
Joe Mixon, Houston Texans
Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts

Fullback

Patrick Ricard, Baltimore Ravens*

Wide receiver

Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals*
Jerry Jeudy, Cleveland Browns*
Nico Collins, Houston Texans
Zay Flowers, Baltimore Ravens

Close end

Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders*
Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs

Offensive tackle

Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Bills*
Laremy Tunsil, Houston Texans*
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*
Max Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders

Interior linemen

Cameron Heyward, 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 security

Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers*

Strong security

Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore Ravens*
Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers

Special teams

Long snapper

Ross Matiscik, Jacksonville Jaguars*

Punter

Logan Cooke, Jacksonville Jaguars*

Kicker

Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers*

Return specialist

Marvin Mims Jr., Denver Broncos*

Special teams

Brenden Schooler, New England Patriots*

NFC