81 players with Alabama football roots on Pro Bowl ballot

The Pro Bowl as an all-star football game is no more. But the Pro Bowl as an all-star honor endures, and fan voting for that recognition started on Monday.

Last season, the NFL eliminated the Pro Bowl game and replaced it with the Pro Bowl Games, a skills competition and flag-football contest for the selected players.

The ballot for this season’s Pro Bowl Games includes 81 players with Alabama football roots. The NFL released the ballot on Monday.

The players from Alabama high schools and colleges on the Pro Bowl Games ballot this season include:

Quarterbacks: Jalen Hurts (Alabama), Philadelphia Eagles; Mac Jones (Alabama), New England Patriots; Tua Tagovailoa (Alabama), Miami Dolphins; Bryce Young (Alabama), Carolina Panthers

Running backs: Jerome Ford (Alabama), Cleveland Browns; Jahmyr Gibbs (Alabama), Detroit Lions; Najee Harris (Alabama), Pittsburgh Steelers; Derrick Henry (Alabama), Tennessee Titans; Josh Jacobs (Alabama), Las Vegas Raiders; Brian Robinson Jr. (Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa, Alabama), Washington Commanders

Wide receivers: Nico Collins (Clay-Chalkville), Houston Texans; Amari Cooper (Alabama), Cleveland Browns; Tank Dell (Alabama A&M) Houston Texans; Tyreek Hill (West Alabama), Miami Dolphins; Jerry Jeudy (Alabama), Denver Broncos; Julio Jones (Foley, Alabama), Philadelphia Eagles; Darnell Mooney (Gadsden City), Chicago Bears; George Pickens (Hoover), Pittsburgh Steelers; Calvin Ridley (Alabama), Jacksonville Jaguars; Darius Slayton (Auburn), New York Giants; DeVonta Smith (Alabama), Philadelphia Eagles; Jaylen Waddle (Alabama), Miami Dolphins

Fullbacks: Khari Blasingame (Buckhorn), Chicago Bears

Tight ends: Gerald Everett (UAB/South Alabama), Los Angeles Chargers; Irv Smith Jr. (Alabama), Cincinnati Bengals; C.J. Uzomah (Auburn), New York Jets

Offensive tackles: Evan Neal (Alabama), New York Giants; Braden Smith (Auburn), Indianapolis Colts; Jonah Williams (Alabama), Cincinnati Bengals

Guards: Landon Dickerson (Alabama), Philadelphia Eagles; Tytus Howard (Monroe County, Alabama State), Houston Texans

Centers: Bradley Bozeman (Handley, Alabama), Carolina Panthers; Ryan Kelly (Alabama), Indianapolis Colts

Defensive ends: Will Anderson Jr. (Alabama), Houston Texans; Derrick Brown (Auburn), Carolina Panthers; Bryce Huff (St. Paul’s Episcopal), New York Jets; Za’Darius Smith (Greenville), Cleveland Browns

Defensive tackles: Montravius Adams (Auburn), Pittsburgh Steelers; Jonathan Allen (Alabama), Washington Commanders; Christian Barmore (Alabama), New England Patriots; Phidarian Mathis (Alabama), Washington Commanders; Rakeem Nunez-Roches (Central-Phenix City), New York Giants; Daron Payne (Shades Valley, Alabama), Washington Commanders; Michael Pierce (Daphne, Samford), Baltimore Ravens; Jarran Reed (Alabama), Seattle Seahawks; A’Shawn Robinson (Alabama), New York Giants; Dalvin Tomlinson (Alabama), Cleveland Browns; Quinnen Williams (Wenonah, Alabama), New York Jets

Inside linebackers: Zach Cunningham (Pinson Valley), Philadelphia Eagles; Christian Harris (Alabama), Houston Texans; Nicholas Morrow (Huntsville), Philadelphia Eagles; C.J. Mosley (Theodore, Alabama), New York Jets; Quincy Williams (Wenonah), New York Jets

Outside linebackers: Josh Allen (Abbeville), Jacksonville Jaguars; Anfernee Jennings (Dadeville, Alabama), New England Patriots

Cornerbacks: James Bradberry (Pleasant Grove, Samford); Brian Branch (Alabama), Detroit Lions; Carlton Davis (Auburn), Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Jamel Dean (Auburn), Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Cor’Dale Flott (Saraland), New York Giants; Marlon Humphrey (Hoover, Alabama), Baltimore Ravens; Jonathan Jones (Auburn), New England Patriots; Roger McCreary (Williamson, Auburn), Tennessee Titans; Patrick Surtain II (Alabama), Denver Broncos; Cam Taylor-Britt (Park Crossing), Cincinnati Bengals; Darious Williams (UAB), Jacksonville Jaguars

Strong safeties: Reed Blankenship (West Limestone), Philadelphia Eagles; Kareem Jackson (Alabama), Denver Broncos

Free safeties: Minkah Fitzpatrick (Alabama), Pittsburgh Steelers; Rudy Ford (New Hope, Auburn), Green Bay Packers; Eddie Jackson (Alabama), Chicago Bears; Xavier McKinney (Alabama), New York Giants; Jimmie Ward (Davidson), Houston Texans

Kickers: Anders Carlson (Auburn), Green Bay Packers; Daniel Carlson (Alabama), Las Vegas Raiders; Evan McPherson (Fort Payne), Cincinnati Bengals

Long snappers: Josh Harris (Auburn), Atlanta Falcons

Punters: JK Scott (Alabama), Los Angeles Chargers

Return specialists: Tank Dell (Alabama A&M), Houston Texans; Kadarius Toney (Blount), Kansas City Chiefs

Special-teamers: Ameer Abdullah (Homewood), Las Vegas Raiders; Josh Jobe (Alabama), Philadelphia Eagles; Monty Rice (James Clemens), Tennessee Titans; Tremon Smith (Saks), Denver Broncos

Fans can vote online for their Pro Bowl favorites through Dec. 25.

From Dec. 11 through Dec. 15, fans can vote via X (formerly Twitter) by tweeting the first and last names of a player, tagging the player’s Twitter handle or creating a hashtag from the player’s first and last names. All three methods must include “#ProBowlVote.” On Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, each social-media vote counts as two.

NFL players and coaches will make their Pro Bowl selections on Dec. 29.

The selections made by fans, players and coaches will count one-third apiece toward determining the Pro Bowl rosters for the AFC and NFC teams.

The 7-on-7 flag football game featuring the Pro Bowl players will be held on Feb. 4 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, as the culmination of a multi-day AFC vs. NFC competition in which all-stars will demonstrate their football and non-football skills in a variety of competitions.

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