2025 Professional Bowl Video games rosters: Jayden Daniels, Sam Darnold headline first-time contributors

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold and Las Vegas Raiders tight finish Brock Bowers headline the checklist of first timers for the 2025 Professional Bowl Video games, which the league introduced Thursday.

The Baltimore Ravens lead all groups with 9 Professional Bowl alternatives, whereas the Detroit Lions (seven gamers), Minnesota Vikings (six), Philadelphia Eagles (six), Dallas Cowboys (5) and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs (5) every putting at the very least 5 gamers on the roster.

The 4 groups with out anybody making the Professional Bowl’s preliminary roster are the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans.

Whereas he hasn’t participated within the Professional Bowl since 2021, because the Chiefs have gained the final two Tremendous Bowls, Kansas Metropolis quarterback Patrick Mahomes wasn’t chosen for the primary time in his seven years as a starter.

This yr’s Professional Bowl Video games will likely be held in Orlando, Fla., with the abilities challenges occurring over two days at separate places. The primary a part of the abilities competitors will occur within the Nicholson Fieldhouse on UCF’s campus on Jan. 30 and air at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN. The second a part of the occasion, together with the flag soccer recreation, will likely be at Tenting World Stadium on Feb. 2. It is going to air on ESPN and ABC at 3 p.m. ET.

The NFL added a trivia ingredient to this yr’s abilities competitions, which embrace conventional video games of dodgeball and tug-of-war. “Passing the take a look at” could have every quarterback reply 5 trivia questions on different Professional Bowlers from the 2024 season. Right solutions will give passers extra time to try to hit targets.

Peyton and Eli Manning will coach the AFC and NFC groups once more. The NFC defeated the AFC for the second straight yr of the Professional Bowl Video games in 2024.

Right here’s a take a look at every convention’s preliminary rosters:

AFC

Offense

*Starter

Quarterback

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

Operating again

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

Fullback

• Patrick Ricard, Baltimore Ravens*

Huge receiver

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

Tight finish

• Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders*
• Travis Kelce, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs

Offensive sort out

• Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Payments*
• Laremy Tunsil, Houston Texans*
• Rashawn Slater, Los Angeles Chargers

Offensive guard

• Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts*
• Joe Thuney, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs*
• Trey Smith, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs

Middle

• Creed Humphrey, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs*
• Tyler Linderbaum, Baltimore Ravens

Protection

Defensive finish

• Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns*
• Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals*
• Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders

Inside linemen

• Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Steelers*
• Chris Jones, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs*
• Nnamdi Madubuike, Baltimore Ravens

Exterior linebacker

• Nik Bonitto, Denver Broncos*
• T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers*
• Khalil Mack, Los Angeles Chargers

Inside/center 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*

Sturdy security

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

Particular groups

Lengthy snapper

• Ross Matiscik, Jacksonville Jaguars*

Punter

• Logan Cooke, Jacksonville Jaguars*

Kicker

• Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers*

Return specialist

• Marvin Mims Jr., Denver Broncos*

Particular teamer

• Brenden Schooler, New England Patriots*

NFC

Offense

Quarterback

• Jared Goff, Detroit Lions*
• Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
• Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings

Operating again

• Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles*
• Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions
• Josh Jacobs, Inexperienced Bay Packers

Fullback

• Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 49ers

Huge receiver

• Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings*
• Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions*
• CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys
• Terry McLaurin, Washington Commanders

Tight finish

• George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers*
• Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals

Offensive sort out

• Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles*
• Penei Sewell, Detroit Lions*
• Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Offensive guard

• Landon Dickerson, Philadelphia Eagles*
• Tyler Smith, Dallas Cowboys*
• Chris Lindstrom, Atlanta Falcons

Middle

• Frank Ragnow, Detroit Lions*
• Cam Jurgens, Philadelphia Eagles

Protection

Defensive finish

• Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers*
• Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys*
• Rashan Gary, Inexperienced Bay Packers

Inside linemen

• Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles*
• Dexter Lawrence, New York Giants*
• Vita Vea, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Exterior linebacker

• Jonathan Greenard, Minnesota Vikings*
• Andrew Van Ginkel, Minnesota Vikings*
• Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams

Inside/center linebacker

• Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers*
• Zack Baun, Philadelphia Eagles

Cornerback

• Jaylon Johnson, Chicago Bears*
• Byron Murphy, Minnesota Vikings*
• Jaycee Horn, Carolina Panthers
• Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks

Free security

• Xavier McKinney, Inexperienced Bay Packers*

Sturdy security

• Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals*
• Brian Department, Detroit Lions

Particular groups

Lengthy snapper

• Andrew DePaola, Minnesota Vikings*

Punter

Kicker

• Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboys*

Return specialist

• KaVontae Turpin, Dallas Cowboys*

Particular teamer

• KhaDarel Hodge, Atlanta Falcons*

Required studying

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