Two Bucs Named To The Pro Bowl
December 23rd, 2025
Per the votes of players, coaches and fans, there is greatness on the Buccaneers roster.
The 2026 Pro Bowl teams for the AFC and NFC were announced today and left tackle Tristan Wirfs and safety Antoine Winfield, Jr. made the cut.
For Wirfs, it’s his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl. Despite missing four games this season, Wirfs got the honor. That speaks to his superior reputation.
It’s Winfield’s second Pro Bowl. He didn’t make it two seasons ago when he was the best safety in football. However, Winfield did score the more coveted All-Pro honor in that season.
Of course, neither will attend the Pro Bowl if the Bucs shock the world and reach the Super Bowl. This year, the Pro Bowl festivities are in San Francisco during Super Bowl week.
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:21 am
This shows what a joke this is. Nobody from this team should be in a Pro Bowl.
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:21 am
A true testimony that the probowl is a joke and a popularity contest. Winfield does NOT deserve t9 be voted onto this HS prom king court. For that matter, Wirfs has been subpar all yr too. The NFL is working hard to be as believable as the WWF. Between the gambling and NBA star recognition priority, this is less team sport and more entertainment “sport”
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:23 am
Truly, how could AWJ be recognized over Tykee? JOKE
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:23 am
5 JAGS NAMES TO PRO BOWL, DUUUUVALLLL, DUUUVALLL LETS GO JAGS
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:23 am
Winfield aside from 1 game has been invisible. He does not deserve this
Wirfs should be a pro bowler every year. Glad he made it.
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:24 am
Tykee > Winfield
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:28 am
Winfield is a headscratcher for me this year, really felt his play has been uninspired but maybe teams are avoiding him. Feel bad for Dean, I thought he’s really had a quite stellar year and should be in. Chase also has had a pretty strong year, but of course Aubrey with Dallas is always going to be a tough ask to dethrone. Tykee had a strong year but probably suffers from name recognition. Otherwise yeah, no one else has been healthy enough or deserving.
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:31 am
Winfield Jr doesn’t belong on a Pro Bowl roster but then again he’s one of many who don’t. There’s a better than even chance 2026 will be his last year on the team if his performance keeps underwhelming. There’s too much of a cap hit to let him go otherwise I’m not sure they’d keep him beyond this season. No one should pay $20M+ for an impact safety who has no impact.
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:33 am
COME ON BUCS FANS, TIME TO GET BEHIND YOUR AFC South Winner Jacksonville JAGS AND THE COACH OF THE YEAR LIAM COHEN, SAY IT WITH HER, DDDDUUUUUVVVVALLLLLLL, DUUUUUVVVVVALLLLLLL, DUUUVALLLLL, ROOT FOR A WINNER IN THE FREE STATE OF FLORIDA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:34 am
Wow – not expecting that from 31 this year – he’s been darn near invisible.
I’m sure he’s content now playoffs or not.
#Bucslife
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:37 am
I’ve never heard anyone refer to the Pro Bowl as a joke.
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:39 am
You mean that draft Guru of 12 years Jason Licht
Has only two players going to the Pro Bowl
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:40 am
Too funny – everyone slams the guy but he makes the Pro Bowl.
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:42 am
bucs are the worst team in the NFL
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:43 am
Yeah and Devin White should be a pro bowl as well
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:45 am
The only player on the team that deserves the Pro Bowl nod this year is Vita Vea imo.
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:46 am
It’s time to end their charade. Anyone who actually watches any of the events associated with the Pro Bowl should be on a No Fly list.
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:46 am
Bud Licht spent a lot of time filling out ballots.
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:47 am
Is this some type of sick joke
What about vea
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:48 am
Funny thing is, Buc fans are downing their own when Winfields’ numbers are almost identical to what he did the last time he went to the pro bowl in 2021.
AWjr in 2021:
88 tackles, 4 TFLs, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 6 PBUs, and 2 INTs in 13 games
AWjr in 2025:
83 tackles, 4 TFLs, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble, 7 PBUs, and 2 INTs in 15 games w/2 left to play.
Some of you are just insufferable and cope with losing in a way it makes everybody the bad guy, except Baker Mayfield.
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:48 am
Vita is deserving Winfield no way! Wirfs I am OK with that but Winfield no way!
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:49 am
Tykee not being voted in, is a joke.
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:49 am
Baker & Dean named as alternates.
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:52 am
I agree with most, Tykee is the best player on our defense, but AWJ stats are better than his play of late. Can’t really say how they compare to other safeties in the league. Wirfs is an absolute beast, this year has been an off year for him, given his time missed and his play, but that’s because his standard is so high, an off year for him is still elite. Enjoy that dude while he is here, we won’t have the best tackle in football forever.
December 23rd, 2025 at 10:55 am
Name recognition. Even Wirfs has had a down season by his All Pro standards. McLaughlin should have made it, he’s our MVP.
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:00 am
WBL
i havent looked but im pretty sure winfield had double the amount of missed tackles this year than he did the last time he made it…
imo, tykee & mclaughlin shouldve been the only PBers on the team…
GO BUCS!!!!
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:02 am
Watch him play he ain’t sht
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:02 am
Exactly WBL… Don’t understand all the Winfield haters all of a sudden. Just bc he’s a safety it can look like he’s responsible for negative big plays. He’s made some great plays this season and was robbed of TWO TDs earlier this year. Dude has stayed healthy and is just doing his best in this Bowles scheme.
Honestly it’s Wirfs that’s had a more down year. He’s been hurt. He’s had a couple games where he’s looked almost average. He’s still a top 3 LT in this league, though hence the voting.
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:05 am
Wait a minute what about your boy baker
Most of yall on this site declared many times he is an elite gb one of the top 5 in the league but now you don’t think he should be in the pro bowl.
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:06 am
There’s pros on this team?
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:10 am
All about name recognition..
Total joke!!!
And Tykee had a MUCH better year than AWJ….
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:13 am
Winfield! lol! When the new D coordinator comes next year we’ll see AWJ actually EARN a pro bowl roster spot.
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:14 am
No one in the NFL “deserves” the Pro Bowl. That’s not how it works anymore.
It means nothing.
In the old days it did, but no longer.
McLaughlin should be All Pro though.
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:16 am
“i havent looked but im pretty sure winfield had double the amount of missed tackles this year than he did the last time he made it…”
12 mtkls in 2021
mtkls 12%
4 mtkls in 2025
mtkls 4%
2021:
33-45(73.3%) for 358 yards and 2 TDs
2025:
30-53(56.6%) for 526 yards and 3 TDs
And @BigPoppaBuc
Correct, and there’s only 3 other safties who’ve scored defensive TDs with 1 a piece respectively. Can’t forget to mention those bad calls would’ve made it so our defense in that first Saints game would’ve outscored BOTH offenses in that game lol
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:17 am
Not sure who this POOPYPANTS commenter is, but homie you better check the AFC starter list again….
Jaguars only had ONE pro-bower need to the team, not 5 ….
You might have some alternates but you got ONE guy that was voted on the original team…
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:21 am
Who cares honestly, it dont help the team any
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:22 am
Baker has straight up become a dud. Hes literally average at best come on
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:29 am
Fire Todd
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:31 am
Saying Wirfs has been sub par all year just shows that some fans don’t know what they’re watching.
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:32 am
Todd Bowles for coach of the year?
Jason Licht for GM of the year?
I think they should be up for consideration then, too!
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:35 am
Buccaneers.com does confirm that Dean & Mayfield are Pro Bowl alternates….
Congrats guys!!
Mayfield might be struggling lately but I still feel like the coaching & schemes on both sides of the ball are so inept, it’s pulling EVERYBODY down this year…
You know they have talent with decent coaching and you saw the offense flourish with Coen last year.
All we need is to fix the coaching..
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:40 am
🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:41 am
Winfield?
More like Beuller? Beuller???
I wouldn’t even know Winfield was on the field this year if I didn’t see him getting beat on pass play replays multiple times per game.
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:41 am
I wish Tykee could have got in Pro Bowl. Winfield doesn’t belong but the NFL owes him one the year he won All Pro but no pro bowl.
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:44 am
Pro bowls for what? It does not help the team winning any games lately. Baker does not bake anymore. There is something serious wrong with him. He is just a below average qb now. The Bucs might not even make it to the playoffs. Bowls ‘s ship is sinking every day. Bowles’s records with the Jets speaks for itself. It is time for rebuild with new head coach and new qb for the future.
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:46 am
Happy for them!
Bucfan1988 – Thank for the info about Dean and Mayfield.
Maybe this is a good look charm too. We could end up being in the playoffs and possibly SB, and then they would need alternatives in their place. Just saying, you never know.
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:47 am
Chase Money got robbed
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:48 am
Who cares
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:55 am
The reality show that the NFL has become is quickly becoming unwatchable. From these “pro bowl” selections to the piss poor refs, the product just isnt all that fun to watch..it’s now proped up by fantasy football and gambling. Take those away and viewership would be Arena league like.
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:57 am
You all know that the pro bowl isn’t just %100 fan voting right? Per Google’s AI: “Pro Bowl players are selected through a consensus of votes from three groups: fans, current NFL players, and coaches, with each group’s vote counting as one-third (33.3%) towards the final roster.” So it isn’t purely a beauty contest judged by fans. That means coaches and player peers just didn’t get Tykee Smith nor Jamel Dean on their radar enough, and for better or worse it’s hard to breakout with so many more established names out there. I’m pretty sure there were years when Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp, John Lynch and Ronde Barber got Pro Bowl nods due to their established reputations and not their individual play for a given season or there are things that coaches and players notice that regular fans aren’t aware of, like scheming plays away from highlighted players.
Looking at the NFC safeties selected, did Tykee Smith outplay or outshine Budda Baker (7x PB) or Kevin Byard (2x PB, 6 INTs)? Did Tykee Smith have any splashy plays that got his name out there for a national audience to even register? I believe his 1 INT total didn’t help, and Winfield’s 2 was enough to pull him ahead, and his previous PB nod gives him something in his CV that fans, players and coaches take notice, as INTs and name recognition mean something. I’d say his play has been steady, but workman-like production isn’t enough. Same with Dean, did he outshine DeJean, Horn (1x PB), Mitchell or Witherspoon (2x PB) on the national stage? 3 INTs including 1 pick 6, but again its probably playing on a defense that has underperformed that hasn’t helped. We can drop in a lot of advance defensive stats but most fans, players and coaches aren’t looking at spreadsheets to determine who to pick. Dean, I think has already been named or will be an alternate, but the 4 in front all are relatively healthy, so unless one of them passes Dean won’t be in the pro bowl.
December 23rd, 2025 at 11:57 am
I’m
Confused how Tykee didn’t get a nod to the pro bowl. Hes been a top 5 safety in the league. Crazy
December 23rd, 2025 at 12:02 pm
Winfield’s 2 tackles last Sunday prob put him over the top. . .
December 23rd, 2025 at 12:24 pm
Heyjude, gotta say luv the optimism but man, I’m just drained from watching these guys this year.
The suck has just festered in this team, primarily from the coaching schemes….
I’d be utterly shocked if they can even make the playoffs 🤷🏻♂️….
Haven’t been this down on the team since Lovie Smith was coaching…
December 23rd, 2025 at 12:26 pm
Well since it’s flag football and no tackling they wanted someone good at it. The defense and special teams is full of flag bowl players. J/k but not.
Way to go Wirfs!
Way to go Winfield!
Go Bucs!
December 23rd, 2025 at 12:48 pm
AWJr being a probowler is a good thing. It will make his trade value higher.
December 23rd, 2025 at 12:53 pm
Heard it here first.
Tampa will attempt to hire Todd Monkon as head coach and trade Baker Mayfield plus picks for Lamar Jackson.
December 23rd, 2025 at 12:58 pm
What about the rest of this Super Bowl roster assembled by the Loser Licht?
All I heard Jason and media talk about is how all of these picks over the last 4 years are future pro bowlers?
Ring of Losers – The Draft Guru Jason Licht. Can’t wait to get my 2026 Draft Champions Hat
December 23rd, 2025 at 1:05 pm
So now honest fan opinions get moderated…Oh Darn maybe they want to run off all but the true money bettors Who knows.
December 23rd, 2025 at 1:06 pm
SoCal
get that logic and deduction out of here, and grab a torch and pitchfork like everybody else. We don’t want objective thought, just confirmation of our shared biases.
December 23rd, 2025 at 1:08 pm
Should have been tykee Smith and Jamel dean but I beg to differ…Winfield is trash and wirfs is still hurt been at 75% all season long this is funny