Pro Bowl voting for the 2025-2026 NFL season has opened up, and I love the popularity contest, but I’ll also share my picks. I’ll pick even numbers across conferences for each position, 3 for the AFC and NFC at most positions, only one each at a couple of others that don’t need to go that deep or which don’t have quality options beyond a first choice.
I’ll try not to be too biased for the Bears, but like, cmon, I’m submitting these for real, so Bear TF Down! I value more than the stats that the voting shows, being on a winning team, or having a role that the coach views as essential, but the stats are all that’s available, and the order the players are in is bound to have an effect on subconscious bias and my resulting picks.
Quarterback
AFC
Drake Maye
Daniel Jones
Josh Allen
NFC
Dak Prescott
Matthew Stafford
Caleb Williams (Chicago Bear)
Running Back
AFC
Jonathan Taylor
James Cook
Ashton Jeanty
NFC
Jahmyr Gibbs
Rico Dowdle
Christian McCaffrey
Wide Receiver
AFC
Jamarr Chase
Nico Collins
Courtland Sutton
NFC
Jaxson Smith-Njigba
George Pickens
Davante Adams
Fullback
AFC
Scott Matlock
NFC
Hunter Luepke
Tight End
AFC
Tyler Warren
Hunter Henry
Brock Bowers
NFC
Trey McBride
Jake Ferguson
Colston Loveland (Chicago Bear)
Offensive Tackles
AFC
Braden Smith
Mike McGlinchey
Bernhard Raimann
NFC
Darnell Wright (Chicago Bear)
Penei Sewell
Trent Williams
Offensive Guards
AFC
Quenton Nelson
Trey Smith
Quinn Meinerz
NFC
Tyler Smith
Kevin Dotson
Joe Thuney (Chicago Bear)
Offensive Centers
AFC
Creed Humphrey
NFC
Drew Dalman (Chicago Bear)
Edge Rushers
AFC
Myles Garrett
Maxx Crosby
Will Anderson Jr
NFC
Micah Parsons
Aiden Hutchinson
Montez Sweat (Chicago Bear)
Defensive Tackles
AFC
Zach Allen
DeForest Buckner
Jeffrey Simmons
NFC
Byron Murphy
Leonard Williams
Jalen Redmond
Inside Linebackers
AFC
Payton Wilson
Carson Schwesinger
Jordyn Brooks
NFC
Jack Campbell
Zack Baun
Nate Landman
Outside Linebackers
AFC
Nik Bonito
Harold Landry
TJ Watt
NFC
Brian Burns
Josh Sweat
Byron Young
Strong Safeties
AFC
Talanoa Hufanga
Cole Bishop
Jalen Pitre
NFC
Kam Curl
Jaquan Brisker (Chicago Bear)
Brian Branch
Free Safeties
AFC
Calen Bullock
Cam Bynum
Jaylinn Hawkins
NFC
Kevin Byard (Chicago Bear)
Xavier Watts
Antoine Winfield
Cornerbacks
AFC
Marcus Jones
Pat Surtain II
Christian Gonzalez
NFC
Jaycee Horn
Nahshon Wright (Chicago Bear)
Cooper DeJean
Kickers
AFC
Cameron Dicker
NFC
Brandon Aubrey
Punters
AFC
Jordan Stout
NFC
Sam Martin
Long Snappers
AFC
Luke Rhodes
NFC
Scott Daly (Chicago Bear)
Return Specialists
AFC
Chimire Dike
NFC
Devin Duvernay (Chicago Bear)
Special Teamers
AFC
Ben Skowronek
NFC
Josh Blackwell (Chicago Bear)
Overall
I voted for 12 Chicago Bears, more than could ever realistically make it or that deserve to be top three in voting, but when it comes to certain positions like the special teams roles, I can only represent my team if I don’t have a player I remember as being deserving, since I don’t see much outside of Bears games. I do think at 9-3, and with the media turning toward being positive with Chicago, we’ll hopefully see around 5 Bears Pro Bowlers, the most deserving being on the offensive line or in the defensive backfield.
