The initial draft selections for the 2015 Pro Bowl were made on Tuesday by the alumni team captains, Pro Football Hall of Famers CRIS CARTER and MICHAEL IRVIN.
Irvin won a coin toss at Tuesday’s press conference and elected to choose Dallas Cowboys RB DE MARCO MURRAY and Cleveland Browns CB JOE HADEN, the active player captains, to help determine the roster as the first members of Team Irvin.
Houston Texans DE J.J. WATT and Pittsburgh Steelers WR ANTONIO BROWN joined Team Carter as the active player captains, with Team Carter also being awarded the top picks for the ensuing Tuesday andWednesday drafts.
Following Tuesday’s press conference and initial captain selections, 26 players (13 per team) were subject to pre-draft selection from certain position groups – guards, centers, fullbacks, interior defensive linemen, placekickers, punters, return specialists and special teamers.
The other selections made by Team Irvin on Tuesday were St. Louis Rams DT AARON DONALD, New York Jets DT SHELDON RICHARDSON, Cincinnati Bengals DT GENO ATKINS, Dallas Cowboys G ZACK MARTIN, Baltimore Ravens G MARSHAL YANDA, Chicago Bears G KYLE LONG, Dallas Cowboys CTRAVIS FREDERICK, New York Jets G NICK MANGOLD, Oakland Raiders FB MARCEL REECE, Cincinnati Bengals P KEVIN HUBER, Indianapolis Colts K ADAM VINATIERI, San Diego Chargers STDARRELL STUCKEY and Philadelphia Eagles RS DARREN SPROLES.
The selections made by Team Carter on Tuesday were Buffalo Bills DT MARCELL DAREUS, Buffalo Bills DT KYLE WILLIAMS, Kansas City Chiefs DT DONTARI POE, Miami Dolphins G MIKE POUNCEY, Green Bay Packers G JOSH SITTON, Philadelphia Eagles G EVAN MATHIS, Pittsburgh Steelers C MAURKICE POUNCEY, Philadelphia Eagles C JASON KELCE, Green Bay Packers FB JOHN KUHN, Indianapolis Colts P PAT MC AFEE, Philadelphia Eagles K CODY PARKEY, Arizona Cardinals ST JUSTIN BETHELand Atlanta Falcons RS DEVIN HESTER.
The second-ever Pro Bowl Draft will continue with 56 players yet to be selected during a nationally televised primetime broadcast on NFL Network at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 21. The 2015 Pro Bowl Draft is being held at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. All 88 Pro Bowl players are expected to be in attendance for Wednesday’s live show.
The 2015 Pro Bowl, presented by McDonald’s, will be played at University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona. The game will be televised live on Sunday, January 25, on ESPN at 8:00 PM ET.
2015 NFL ALL-STARS, SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2015, UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM, GLENDALE, ARIZ.
TEAM CARTER (THROUGH DAY 1 PRE-SELECTION)
| WIDE RECEIVERS (1) | DEFENSIVE ENDS (1) | |
| Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh | J.J. Watt, Houston | |
| GUARDS (3) | INTERIOR LINEMEN (3) | |
| Evan Mathis, Philadelphia | Marcell Dareus, Buffalo | |
| Mike Pouncey, Miami | Dontari Poe, Kansas City | |
| Josh Sitton, Green Bay | Kyle Williams, Buffalo | |
| CENTERS (2) | SPECIALISTS (4) | |
| Jason Kelce, Philadelphia | Justin Bethel, Arizona | |
| Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh | Devin Hester, Atlanta | |
| Pat McAfee, Indianapolis | ||
| FULLBACK (1) | Cody Parkey, Philadelphia | |
| John Kuhn, Green Bay |
TEAM IRVIN (THROUGH DAY 1 PRE-SELECTION)
| RUNNING BACKS (1) | CORNERBACKS (1) | |
| DeMarco Murray, Dallas | Joe Haden, Cleveland | |
| GUARDS (3) | INTERIOR LINEMEN (3) | |
| Kyle Long, Chicago | Geno Atkins, Cincinnati | |
| Zack Martin, Dallas | Aaron Donald, St. Louis | |
| Marshal Yanda, Baltimore | Sheldon Richardson, New York Jets | |
| CENTERS (2) | SPECIALISTS (4) | |
| Travis Frederick, Dallas | Kevin Huber, Cincinnati | |
| Nick Mangold, New York Jets | Darren Sproles, Philadelphia | |
| Darrell Stuckey, San Diego | ||
| FULLBACK (1) | Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis | |
| Marcel Reece, Oakland |
