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The first update on the status of Pro Bowl voting has been released and three Bengals are among the top five vote getters at their respective positions.
Unsurprisingly, those players are wide receiver A.J. Green, left tackle Andrew Whitworth and defensive tackle Geno Atkins. Green and Whitworth both rank fifth at their positions and Atkins comes in at fourth.
Only eight teams have more than three players among the top five vote getters across all position groups. The Cowboys have the most players in the top 5 at each position with 14. Oakland and Seattle come in second with 10 players each. The Lions, Packers, Texans, Jaguars, and 49ers don't have a single player in the top five at any position.
88 players will eventually be eligible for the Pro Bowl, with fan voting counting as 1⁄3 of the decision, along with the player vote (1⁄3) and coach vote (1⁄3). Those 88 spots will be split as follows:
8 spots each: WR, CB
6 spots each: QB, RB, OT, OG, DE, DT, OLB, S
4 spots each: TE, OC, ILB
2 spots each: FB, P, K, Return Specialist, Long Snapper, Special teamer.
There aren’t too many Bengals who deserve Pro Bowl recognition this year, but it would be a complete shame for Carlos Dunlap to not be voted into the game after a great season from the defensive end. It would be surprising to see Vontaze Burfict voted in (due to how those around the league feel about him) but he’s certainly worthy of the recognition, too.
Here’s the current voting order for each position.
| Name | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | ||
| Prescott, Dak | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Brady, Tom | New England Patriots | |
| Carr, Derek | Oakland Raiders | |
| Ryan, Matt | Atlanta Falcons | |
| Brees, Drew | New Orleans Saints | |
| Wide receivers | ||
| Brown, Antonio | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Jones, Julio | Atlanta Falcons | |
| Beckham, Odell | New York Giants | |
| Cooper, Amari | Oakland Raiders | |
| Green, A.J. | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Centers | ||
| Frederick, Travis | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Pouncey, Maurkice | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Andrews, David | New England Patriots | |
| Hudson, Rodney | Oakland Raiders | |
| Mack, Alex | Atlanta Falcons | |
| Fullbacks | ||
| Kuhn, John | New Orleans Saints | |
| Olawale, Jamize | Oakland Raiders | |
| Juszczyk, Kyle | Baltimore Ravens | |
| DiMarco, Patrick | Atlanta Falcons | |
| Tolbert, Mike | Carolina Panthers | |
| Guards | ||
| Sitton, Josh | Chicago Bears | |
| Martin, Zack | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Leary, Ronald | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Osemele, Kelechi | Oakland Raiders | |
| DeCastro, David | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Tackles | ||
| Smith, Tyron | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Free, Doug | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Penn, Donald | Oakland Raiders | |
| Thomas, Joe | Cleveland Browns | |
| Whitworth, Andrew | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Tight ends | ||
| Olsen, Greg | Carolina Panthers | |
| Graham, Jimmy | Seattle Seahawks | |
| Bennett, Martellus | New England Patriots | |
| Witten, Jason | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Reed, Jordan | Washington Redskins | |
| Running backs | ||
| Elliott, Ezekiel | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Johnson, David | Arizona Cardinals | |
| Murray, DeMarco | Tennessee Titans | |
| Bell, Le'Veon | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Gordon, Melvin | San Diego Chargers | |
| Cornerbacks | ||
| Sherman, Richard | Seattle Seahawks | |
| Peters, Marcus | Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Talib, Aqib | Denver Broncos | |
| Peterson, Patrick | Arizona Cardinals | |
| Norman, Josh | Washington Redskins | |
| Defensive ends | ||
| Mack, Khalil | Oakland Raiders | |
| Wake, Cameron | Miami Dolphins | |
| Avril, Cliff | Seattle Seahawks | |
| Bennett, Michael | Seattle Seahawks | |
| Williams, Leonard | New York Jets | |
| Defensive tackles | ||
| Suh, Ndamukong | Miami Dolphins | |
| Donald, Aaron | Los Angeles Rams | |
| Cox, Fletcher | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Atkins, Geno | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Joseph, Linval | Minnesota Vikings | |
| Free safety | ||
| Thomas, Earl | Seattle Seahawks | |
| Smith, Harrison | Minnesota Vikings | |
| Nelson, Reggie | Oakland Raiders | |
| Mathieu, Tyrann | Arizona Cardinals | |
| McLeod, Rodney | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| Strong safety | ||
| Chancellor, Kam | Seattle Seahawks | |
| Collins, Landon | New York Giants | |
| Berry, Eric | Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Church, Barry | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Ward, T.J. | Denver Broncos | |
| Inside linebackers | ||
| Kuechly, Luke | Carolina Panthers | |
| Wagner, Bobby | Seattle Seahawks | |
| Brown, Zach | Buffalo Bills | |
| Alexander, Kwon | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Brown, Preston | Buffalo Bills | |
| Outside linebackers | ||
| Miller, Von | Denver Broncos | |
| Lee, Sean | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Beasley, Vic | Atlanta Falcons | |
| Wright, K.J. | Seattle Seahawks | |
| Alexander, Lorenzo | Buffalo Bills | |
| Punters | ||
| King, Marquette | Oakland Raiders | |
| Allen, Ryan | New England Patriots | |
| McAfee, Pat | Indianapolis Colts | |
| Jones, Chris | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Ryan, Jon | Seattle Seahawks | |
| Kickers | ||
| Bailey, Dan | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Tucker, Justin | Baltimore Ravens | |
| Vinatieri, Adam | Indianapolis Colts | |
| Gostkowski, Stephen | New England Patriots | |
| Janikowski, Sebastian | Oakland Raiders | |
| Return specialists | ||
| Brown, Antonio | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Lockett, Tyler | Seattle Seahawks | |
| Hester, Devin | Baltimore Ravens | |
| Tate, Brandon | Buffalo Bills | |
| Whitehead, Lucky | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Special teams | ||
| Patterson, Cordarrelle | Minnesota Vikings | |
| Alexander, Lorenzo | Buffalo Bills | |
| Heath, Jeff | Dallas Cowboys | |
| Slater, Matt | New England Patriots | |
| Bethel, Justin | Arizona Cardinals |
The top 10 vote-getters overall (in order) are Ezekiel Elliott, Dak Prescott, Tom Brady, Antonio Brown, Derek Carr, Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Odell Beckham Jr., David Johnson and Drew Brees.
You can vote for the Pro Bowl online or on social media. Here’s how:
- On Twitter, use #ProBowlVote with the player's first and last name. Twitter handles don’t count.
- On Facebook, post a comment on the club's official Pro Bowl Vote post with #ProBowlVote and the player's first and last name.
- On Instagram, post an image with #ProBowlVote and a caption with the player's #FirstNameLastName.