Prediction time- Which player from 2026 draft makes a Pro Bowl first.

[bobblehead]

Ok, rats, own your opinions and immortalize them on the interweb. Who are the future pro bowlers from the 2026 draft? I see 2 of them. DDS and Jager. EDGE is super competitive and will be a harder crack so I'm going with Jägermeister as the first pro bowler from this draft. No one, Gutes sucks is also an option. No I'm not doing a poll, state your opinion. Maybe someone like Tres Smack!!

[George Cumby]

Hate to be an echo, but agree, DDS and the JagerMeister.

DDS is insanely active as is JagerMeister. Jager is reported to be hella smart, critical for a center.

[texaspackerbacker]

To be a Pro-Bowler, you first need to be a starter. Cisse is likely the only draft pick that will start right away. He seems to have the physical and mental ability to be a star. We'll see if he performs up to that ability. I'll go with him.

I'm optimistic about DDS also, but I don't see him starting, and just maybe there's a reason he fell to the late 4th round.

I'm hoping Smack beats out McManus and performs like it seems he can, but even if he does, there are a lot of other good kickers. It would probably take a few years before he makes the Pro Bowl.

[Fritz]

I'm going with the Cisse. Tex makes a good point.

[pbmax]

Christian Watson.

Oh, 2026 draft pick.

Going with Cisse. The scheme will feature his better skills.

Backup, unofficial call: DDS.

[pbmax]

Hate to be an echo, but agree, DDS and the JagerMeister.

DDS is insanely active as is JagerMeister. Jager is reported to be hella smart, critical for a center.

Joe found it first but Dane Brugler had a concern about his signal calling at Center.


Dane Brugler, The Athletic

... The biggest wild card for his NFL transition is the consistency of his confidence and calls/adjustments. Overall, Burton needs to continue developing his sustain skills and the mental aspects of the position ...

[Anti-Polar Bear]

To be a Pro-Bowler, you first need to be a starter. Cisse is likely the only draft pick that will start right away. He seems to have the physical and mental ability to be a star. We'll see if he performs up to that ability. I'll go with him.

I'm optimistic about DDS also, but I don't see him starting, and just maybe there's a reason he fell to the late 4th round.

I'm hoping Smack beats out McManus and performs like it seems he can, but even if he does, there are a lot of other good kickers. It would probably take a few years before he makes the Pro Bowl.

Anyone and her baby’s daddy can be a “Pro Bowler” nowadays. Sheduer Sanders made the Pro Bowl. Tyler Huntley made the Pro Bowl. Hell, even a washed up Jeff Saturday made the Pro Bowl.

The Pro Bowl nowadays is a lot like the Masked Singer: a popularity contest. Wayne Brady is a good actor and comedian. But no fucking way he beats Chris Daughtry in a real singing contest. Daughtry’s cover of “Someone You Loved” shoud’ve won him the damn Masked Singer tournament.

[MadScientist]

I'll go with an odd-ball pick and say Domani Jackson. Not as a CB, but as a special teams ace. He has all the tools to be a top gunner, and disrupt the other team's gunners on punt returns. The rest are probably not going to start much if at all this year and then take until year 3 to really come into their own, if they ever do. Trey would be another possibility, but I think there are too many other kickers who would get the call first.

[texaspackerbacker]

Good Point, APB. The Pro Bowl ain't what it used to be. Do they even play tackle football anymore? Wasn't it Flag this year? I didn't even watch. The reason some of those you mentioned, of course, played was because many Aaron Rodgers-types opted out. That plus having the game before, not after the Super Bowl removed a lot of the should-have-been Pro Bowlers.

[Sparkey]

I'm going to go with Trey Smack. The kicker has the biggest chance to flame out but also the best chance to be a pro bowler early in a career.

[Joemailman]

I'm thinking Burton. Cisse in his college career lacked ball skillls. He's great in coverage, but PBU's and INT's get you noticed. Smack might be good, but when you kick in Green Bay it's hard to get the stats of kickers who kick in domes and warm climates. Mason Crosby and Chris Jacke were never voted to Pro Bowl (although Jacke was voted All-Pro once). Not sure if guys like McClellan and DDS will be more than really good role players.