NFL announces 2017 Pro Bowl rosters, led by seven Raiders and six Falcons

Derek Carr leads seven Oakland Raiders on the AFC's Pro Bowl roster

By Jared Dubin

Dec 20, 2016 at 8:32 pm ET • 2 min read

The NFL announced the Pro Bowl rosters for the 2016 season on Tuesday. There were 44 players chosen from the AFC and 44 from the NFC, and the players will represent their conferences in the game once again this year, after they had been drafted by NFL legends like Jerry Rice, Michael Irvin and Cris Carter in an "unconferenced" game during the past few seasons.

The Oakland Raiders lead the NFL with seven Pro Bowl selections, five on offense and two on defense. The Atlanta Falcons lead the NFC with six selections, just ahead of the Dallas Cowboys, who have five -- led by their star rookies, Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was voted in as the AFC's starter despite missing the first four games of the season because of a suspension. The same is true of Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell, who missed three games.

The game will be played Jan. 29 in Orlando.

The full rosters are as follows. (Note: Players listed in the first row for a given position were selected as starters. Those in the second row are reserves.)

AFC

Offense

Quarterback: Tom Brady, Patriots
- Derek Carr, Raiders; Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers
Running back: Le'Veon Bell, Steelers
- DeMarco Murray, Titans; LeSean McCoy, Bills
Fullback: Kyle Juszcyzyk, Ravens
Wide receiver: Antonio Brown, Steelers; Amari Cooper, Raiders
- A.J. Green, Bengals; T.Y. Hilton, Colts
Tight end: Travis Kelce, Chiefs
- Delanie Walker, Titans
Tackle: Joe Thomas, Browns; Donald Penn, Raiders
- Taylor Lewan, Titans
Guard: Marshall Yanda, Ravens; Kelechi Osemele, Raiders
- David DeCastro, Steelers
Center: Rodney Hudson, Raiders
- Maurkice Pouncey, Steelers

Defense

Defensive end: Khalil Mack, Raiders; Cameron Wake, Dolphins
- Jadeveon Clowney, Texans
Defensive tackle: Geno Atkins, Bengals; Ndamukong Suh, Dolphins
- Jurrell Casey, Titans
Outside linebacker: Von Miller, Broncos; Lorenzo Alexander, Bills
- Brian Orakpo, Titans
Inside linebacker: Dont'a Hightower, Patriots
- C.J. Mosley, Ravens
Cornerback: Marcus Peters, Chiefs; Aqib Talib, Broncos
- Casey Hayward, Chargers; Chris Harris, Broncos
Free safety: Devin McCourty, Patriots
- Reggie Nelson, Raiders
Strong safety: Eric Berry, Chiefs

Special Teams

Punter: Pat McAfee, Colts
Kicker: Justin Tucker, Ravens
Return specialist: Tyreek Hill, Chiefs
Special teamer: Matthew Slater, Patriots

NFC

Offense

Quarterback: Matt Ryan, Falcons
- Aaron Rodgers, Packers; Dak Prescott, Cowboys
Running back: Ezekiel Elliott, Cowboys
- David Johnson, Cardinals; Devonta Freeman, Falcons
Fullback: Mike Tolbert, Panthers
Wide receiver: Julio Jones, Falcons; Odell Beckham, Giants
- Mike Evans, Buccaneers; Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals
Tight end: Greg Olsen, Panthers
- Jordan Reed, Redskins
Tackle: Tyron Smith, Cowboys; Trent Williams, Redskins
- Jason Peters, Eagles
Guard: Zack Martin, Cowboys; Brandon Scherff, Redskins
- T.J. Lang, Packers
Center: Travis Frederick, Cowboys
- Alex Mack, Falcons

Defense

Defensive end: Everson Griffen, Vikings; Cliff Avril, Seahawks
- Michael Bennett, Seahawks
Defensive tackle: Aaron Donald, Rams; Gerald McCoy, Buccaneers
- Fletcher Cox, Eagles
Outside linebacker: Vic Beasley, Falcons; Ryan Kerrigan, Redskins
- Thomas Davis, Panthers
Inside linebacker: Bobby Wagner, Seahawks
- Luke Kuechly, Panthers
Cornerback: Janoris Jenkins, Giants; Patrick Peterson, Cardinals
- Richard Sherman, Seahawks; Xavier Rhodes, Vikings
Free safety: Harrison Smith, Vikings
- Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Packers
Strong safety: Landon Collins, Giants