Pro Bowl Draft 2015 Results: Rosters List and More for Unconferenced Game
Andrew Luck is now a three-time No. 1 overall selection.
The latest top overall selection came Wednesday night in Glendale, Arizona, as the 2015 Pro Bowl draft ran its course to determine Cris Carter and Michael Irvin's rosters before the showdown Sunday.
Luck's season ended in disappointment in Foxborough, but his status as the next face of the league continues to be reaffirmed, as he has now been the top pick in the first two Pro Bowl drafts, before that being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft.
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Luck next leads Team Carter against Team Irvin in the desert, a spectacle that bridges the gap to Super Bowl XLIX and features fresh new rules and matchups that pit the best of the best against one another.
Captains
| J.J. Watt, DE, Texans | DeMarco Murray, RB, Cowboys |
| Antonio Brown, WR, Steelers | Joe Haden, CB, Browns |
Rosters
| 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 Caridnals | 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 (43) | ||
| 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 |
Format
What, forget the rules of the Pro Bowl already?
The extensive draft process, in large part meant to capitalize on the element of fantasy football that owners seem to love so much, is not the only thing that continues to change.
The on-field experience will look quite different from what occurs on typical Sundays, too.
Say goodbye to kickoffs. When a team scores, the normal recipient will instead take over at the 25-yard line. The ball changes hands at the beginning of each quarter, too.
For those who want football games to last longer than ever, the clock will stop if a team does not gain a minimum of one yard in the final two minutes of each quarter. Luckily, this is the Pro Bowl, where little defense is usually on display, so whether or not the teams actually get what in spirit are timeouts remains to be seen.
For a review of all the rules, check NFL.com.
Matchups to Watch
Aaron Donald (Team Irvin) vs. Maurkice Pouncey, Others (Team Carter)
Boring? Please.
Linemen on both sides of the football sat with kickers, punters and fullbacks on Day 1 of the draft, the appetizer to Wednesday's big shebang, when the flash positions such as quarterback, receiver and more took the stage.
Aaron Donald is sure to remember.
Don't call Donald a rookie. First-year players usually have something to prove at the Pro Bowl against the best of the best, even in a game not known for its defense. Donald downright terrorized quarterbacks all season long, ranking as the No. 1 overall defensive tackle in the league at Pro Football Focus, notching nine sacks, six hits and 29 hurries in the process.
The result? A Pro-Bowl nod and some individual hardware, per the Professional Football Writers of America:
That's right, it was Donald from the middle, not some flashy linebacker or opportunistic defensive back, who led rookies in sacks.
Now the globe will watch him go to work against some of the best, including Maurkice Pouncey, PFF's No. 6 overall center, as well as Evan Mathis and Josh Sitton, PFF's No. 2 and No. 4 guards, respectively.
With any luck, Team Carter quarterbacks packed their running shoes.
Odell Beckham Jr. (Team Irvin) vs. Patrick Peterson (Team Carter)
Might as well stick with rookies who play nothing like their classification.
Fans know Odell Beckham Jr. of the New York Giants. The LSU product did not play an NFL snap until this past October, but in 12 games, he caught 91 passes for 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns.
He also happens to be a human highlight reel and owner of the catch.
Irvin wanted Beckham for a reason, but Carter made sure to throw a counterpunch at No. 7 overall with the Arizona Cardinals' Patrick Peterson.
Peterson, of course, enjoyed the hometown love upon his selection:
The first defensive player taken Wednesday night is an elite weapon in all facets of the game, something that will surely be on display.
How he matches up in his first-ever showdown against Beckham will be one of the highlights of the Pro Bowl, though. Peterson did not line up against the rookie back when the Cardinals visited the Giants in Week 2, but he did manage to hold Victor Cruz and others to no more than 50 yards receiving apiece.
This time, Beckham will not watch in sweatpants from the sideline.
T.Y. Hilton (Team Carter) vs. Vontae Davis (Team Irvin)
This is what the new Pro Bowl format is all about.
Forget Luck, a pair of elite Colts players get to go head to head in Arizona when T.Y. Hilton lines up across from Vontae Davis.
A tweet by Hilton after the draft says it all:
Hilton, arguably the league's top deep threat, caught 82 passes for 1,345 yards and seven scores with an eye-popping 16.4 yards per catch.
Davis, by far one of the league's top cover corners, ranked as the No. 2 corner in the NFL at PFF and intercepted four passes in 2014.
The showdown writes itself. Two players in their prime whom fans would never get to see square off now will.
Bragging rights, the pressure of an entire locker room and the eyes of an entire fanbase ensure the two put on a show in Glendale.
Stats courtesy of NFL.com. Advanced metrics via Pro Football Focus. Roster and game info courtesy of NFL.com as of Jan. 21 at 10:30 p.m. ET.
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