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ESPN- Ben Solak joined ESPN in 2024 as a national NFL analyst. He previously covered the NFL at The Ringer, Bleeding Green Nation and The Draft Network.
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ESPN Analytics- Seth Walder is an analytics writer at ESPN, specializing in quantitative analysis. He is also a regular on "ESPN Bet Live" and helps cover sports betting. Seth has been at ESPN since 2017. He previously worked at the New York Daily News covering the Jets and Giants. You can follow Seth on X via @SethWalder.
There are always a few players who should make the Pro Bowl but aren't named in the initial AFC and NFC rosters. A year ago, Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner were among the biggest snubs.
With the full rosters for the 2024 season released Thursday morning, we asked NFL analysts Ben Solak and Seth Walder to pick the players who should be most disappointed to not make the AFC or NFC teams. In selecting snubs for the 2025 Pro Bowl, Solak and Walder broke them out into three categories:
Players who should be in -- the glaring misses
Players who could be in -- the guys with strong cases
Players who would be in most years -- those with great seasons who were left out because rosters are limited (not technically snubs)
And because there are only so many spots on these rosters, we're also selecting players for each of the snubs to replace. It's only fair. Let's dive in. (And remember, some of these snubs will still ultimately make the rosters as replacements for injured players and Super Bowl participants.)
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Should be in | Could be in | Maybe next year
