The first week of 2025 Pro Bowl voting has concluded, and a player familiar with garnering the most votes with NFL accolades is the leading vote-getter so far: that’s Lamar Jackson. The reigning and two-time NFL MVP Jackson was also Offensive MVP in the 2019 Pro Bowl, and he’s racked up more votes than anyone else for this season’s edition of the NFL All-Star Game.
Voting for the 2025 Pro Bowl Games began on Monday, Nov. 25, with the first week running through Sunday, Dec. 1. Jackson tops all players with 44,681 votes, with teammate Derrick Henry in second at 40,729 votes.
Saquon Barkley, who is the betting favorite to win Offensive Player of the Year, comes in third with 40,602 votes, while Josh Allen, who is the favorite to win the NFL MVP award, ranks fourth at 36,574 votes. Rounding out the top five is the leader in yards and touchdowns for the Super Bowl frontrunner, the Detroit Lions, as Jahmyr Gibbs has accumulated 35,637 votes.
Even though Baltimore has the top two vote-getters, it ranks second amongst Pro Bowl votes by team. The Lions have racked up the most votes, followed by Baltimore, Kansas City, Minnesota, and Pittsburgh. The NFL didn’t release full voting for every player or position but it did announce the leading vote-getter for both the AFC and NFC for each position. Detroit swept the offensive line votes in the NFC as tackle Penei Sewell, guard Kevin Zeitler, and center Frank Ragnow each lead their respective positions.
Three rookies lead their respective conference’s position in voting in No. 2 overall pick, Jayden Daniels, of the Washington Commanders; No. 5 pick, Joe Alt, of the Los Angeles Chargers; and No. 13 pick, Brock Bowers, of the Las Vegas Raiders. Daniels has led Washington to eight wins, which is already tied for its most in any season since 2015. Meanwhile, Bowers leads all NFL players—not just tight ends—with 84 receptions and is just three catches away from breaking Sam LaPorta’s record for most receptions by a rookie tight end in NFL history.
Other notable position leaders include a pair of former LSU teammates at receiver as Ja’Marr Chase leads all AFC wideouts, while Justin Jefferson tops all NFC wide receivers. George Kittle, who has made five Pro Bowl appearances over the last six seasons, tops all NFC tight ends and his teammate, Kyle Juszczyk, is currently projected to make his ninth Pro Bowl at fullback.
On the defensive side, the NFL’s sack leader in Trey Hendrickson is first amongst AFC defensive ends. The New York teams even have one standout apiece despite their respective disastrous seasons, as the Jets’ Quinnen Williams and the Giants’ Dexter Lawrence lead defensive tackles in voting. The league’s interceptions leader in safety Xavier McKinney tops his position in the NFC, as does the AFC’s Damar Hamlin, who would complete an amazing comeback story after suffering from cardiac arrest late in the 2022 season.
Fans have three more weeks to vote for their favorite players to participate in the Pro Bowl Games, with voting concluding on Monday, Dec. 23. Fan voting, however, accounts for just one-third of total votes for the All-Star event, as votes from both coaches and players each count for one-third as well. The complete 44-man rosters for both the AFC and NFC will be announced in early January.
Players who do not participate in the 2025 Pro Bowl Games but are voted in, whether due to them playing in the Super Bowl or otherwise, will be replaced by alternates and still have the honor of being called Pro Bowlers.
The Pro Bowl Games, which replaced the Pro Bowl in 2023, will consist of both a skills contest as well as a flag football game. Peyton Manning and Eli Manning will coach the AFC and NFC teams, respectively, and the NFL has promised new skills competitions, in addition to many fan favorite ones from the prior two years.
Since the NFL implemented the change from the Pro Bowl to the Pro Bowl Games, the NFC has won both competitions. Baker Mayfield was the Offensive MVP, while Demario Davis was the Defensive MVP at last year’s event, which the NFC won 64-59. That pulled the all-time series to virtually even, as in Pro Bowl/Pro Bowl Games history, the AFC has won 26 times, while the NFC has won 25 times.
The 2025 Pro Bowl Games will be held the week in between the Conference Championship games and the Super Bowl. The skills contest will take place on Thursday, Jan. 30, with the flag football game being held on Sunday, Feb. 2. Both events will take place from Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida, marking its second year back in Orlando after being held in Las Vegas from 2022-23 and no game taking place in 2021. This will be the sixth time that Orlando hosts the Pro Bowl, with Aloha Stadium in Honolulu hosting a record 35 versions of the event.
