Pro Bowl 2015: Day 2 Fantasy Draft Results, Team Carter and Team Irvin Rosters
The Super Bowl may be the focus for many football fans, but the weekend between the conference championships and the battle between New England and Seattle is highlighted by the 2015 Pro Bowl.
With NFL Hall of Fame wide receivers Michael Irvin and Cris Carter each selecting the players for their respective Pro Bowl team in a fantasy football format, the results will make for one of the most interesting all-star games in history.
Here are the Day 2 fantasy draft results, the final rosters for Team Carter vs. Team Irvin and the biggest potential difference-maker.
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| 1 | Andrew Luck, QB, Indianapolis Colts | 2 | Tony Romo, QB, Dallas Cowboys |
| 3 | A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | Odell Beckham Jr., WR, New York Giants |
| 5 | Jamaal Charles, RB, Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | Tyron Smith, OT, Dallas Cowboys |
| 7 | Patrick Peterson, CB, Arizona Cardinals | 8 | Luke Kuechly, LB, Carolina Panthers |
| 9 | Mario Williams, DE, Buffalo Bills | 10 | Cameron Wake, DE, Miami Dolphins |
| 11 | T.Y. Hilton, WR, Indianapolis Colts | 12 | Jimmy Graham, TE, New Orleans Saints |
| 13 | Joe Staley, OT, San Francisco 49ers | 14 | Von Miller, OLB, Denver Broncos |
| 15 | Justin Houston, OLB, Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | Jason Witten, TE, Dallas Cowboys |
| 17 | Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints | 18 | Joe Thomas, OT, Cleveland Browns |
| 19 | C.J. Mosley, ILB, Baltimore Ravens | 20 | Robert Quinn, DE, St. Louis Rams |
| 21 | Aqib Talib, CB, Denver Broncos | 22 | Vontae Davis, CB, Indianapolis Colts |
| 23 | Calais Campbell, DE, Arizona Cardinals | 24 | T.J. Ward, S, Denver Broncos |
| 25 | Donte Whitner, S, Cleveland Browns | 26 | Clay Matthews, LB, Green Bay Packers |
| 27 | Duane Brown, OT, Houston Texans | 28 | Brent Grimes, CB, Miami Dolphins |
| 29 | Jordy Nelson, WR, Green Bay Packers | 30 | Trent Williams, OT, Washington Redskins |
| 31 | Connor Barwin, OLB, Philadelphia Eagles | 32 | Eric Weddle, S, San Diego Chargers |
| 33 | Antonio Cromartie, CB, Arizona Cardinals | 34 | Elvis Dumervil, OLB, Baltimore Ravens |
| 35 | Sam Shields, CB, Green Bay Packers | 36 | Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit Lions |
| 37 | Justin Forsett, RB, Baltimore Ravens | 38 | Matt Ryan, QB, Atlanta Falcons |
| 39 | Lawrence Timmons, ILB, Pittsburgh Steelers | 40 | Mark Ingram, RB, New Orleans Saints |
| 41 | Glover Quin, S, Detroit Lions | 42 | C.J. Anderson, RB, Denver Broncos |
| 43 | Antoine Bethea, S, San Francisco 49ers | 44 | Jason Garrett, HC, Dallas Cowboys |
| Greg Olsen, TE, Carolina Panthers (16) | DeMarcus Ware, DE, Denver Broncos (23) | ||
| Martellus Bennett, TE, Chicago Bears (16) | Randall Cobb, WR, Green Bay Packers (29) | ||
| Ryan Clady, OT, Denver Broncos (30) | Golden Tate, WR, Detroit Lions (29) | ||
| Tamba Hali, OLB, Kansas City Chiefs (34) | Emmanuel Sanders, WR, Denver Broncos (29) | ||
| Andy Dalton, QB, Cincinnati Bengals (38) | Chris Harris, CB, Denver Broncos (35) | ||
| Alfred Morris, RB, Washington Redskins (42) | D'Qwell Jackson, ILB, Indianapolis Colts (39) | ||
| John Harbaugh, HC, Baltimore Ravens (44) | Mike Adams, S, Indianapolis Colts (4) |
| DT | Marcell Dareus, Kyle Williams and Dontari Poe | Aaron Donald, Sheldon Richardson and Geno Atkins |
| G | Mike Pouncey, Josh Sitton and Evan Mathis | Zack Martin, Marshal Yanda and Kyle Long |
| C | Maurkice Pouncey and Jason Kelce | Travis Frederick and Nick Mangold |
| FB | John Kuhn | Marcel Reece |
| P | Pat McAfee | Kevin Huber |
| K | Cody Parkey | Adam Vinatieri |
| ST | Justin Bethel | Darrell Stuckey |
| Returner | Devin Hester | Darren Sproles |
Drew Brees, QB, Team Carter
One of the biggest keys to finding success at the Pro Bowl is the players who actually take the matchup seriously and don’t view the game as a glorified vacation. One of those biggest potential difference-makers will be Team Carter quarterback Drew Brees.
The New Orleans Saints may not have made the postseason, but Brees still performed at a high level this season. In 16 games, he threw for 4,952 yards, 33 touchdowns and 17 interceptions to finish the year with a passer rating of 97.
With defenses not allowed to blitz, Brees should have all day in the pocket to make big plays down the field. If he can take advantage of the plethora of weapons he has at wide receiver and in the backfield, Brees will lead his team to victory.
NFL's Director of NFC Football Communications Randall Liu shared on Twitter that Brees had replaced Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in the Pro Bowl roster selection:
"#Saints QB Drew Brees added to Pro Bowl roster (9th Pro Bowl selection, 8th with NO). Replaces Ben Roethlisberger
— Randall Liu (@RLiuNFL) January 9, 2015"
When asked about why Roethlisberger was missing the Pro Bowl, the Pittsburgh QB’s agent, Ryan Tollner, told Mike Triplett of ESPN.com, “Ben was instructed by team doctors to avoid strenuous activity due to inflammation in his knee, thus he will not play in the Pro Bowl. His knee will not require surgery and he looks forward to an otherwise healthy offseason to improve with his teammates.”
The good news for Brees and his teammates is that the quarterback is fully rested and will be looking to get some much-needed work in. After finishing the season with five interceptions in two games, there is no doubt Brees will look to find redemption on the national stage.
With Jamaal Charles, A.J. Green, T.Y. Hilton and more, Brees should be able to lead the offensive unit to big numbers while he is on the field.
Depending on how hard his teammates try, though, this game could conceivably go either way.
*Stats via NFL.com.
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