The Pro Bowl rosters were announced tonight, which always make me think of where each player was drafted. The full breakdown is after the jump, but here's what it looks like: 44 first-round picks, 10 second-round picks, seven third-round picks, five fourth-round picks, three sixth-round picks, two seventh-round picks and eight undrafted players.
Some other fun tidbits:
- All but two AFC picks on defense — defensive end Elvis Dumervil and safety Eric Weddle – are first-round picks.
- After the first and second rounds, there are more undrafted Pro Bowl players than any other round.
- Of the six running backs selected for the Pro Bowl, none were first-round picks.
- All four inside linebackers who made the Pro Bowl were first-round picks.
2012 Pro Bowl rosters and the NFL Draft
- Five of the six cornerbacks chosen were first-round picks. The sixth, Charles Tillman of Chicago, was a second-round pick.
AFC:
Quarterbacks:
Tom Brady, New England - 6th round
Philip Rivers, San Diego - 1st round
Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh - 1st round
Running backs:
Arian Foster, Houston - Undrafted
Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville - 2nd round
Ray Rice, Baltimore - 2nd round
Fullback:
Vonta Leach, Baltimore - Undrafted
Wide receivers:
A. J. Green, Cincinnati - 1st round
Brandon Marshall, Miami - 4th round
Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh - 3rd round
Wes Welker, New England - Undrafted
Tight ends:
Antonio Gates, San Diego - Undrafted
Rob Gronkowski, New England - 2nd round
Offensive tackles:
D'Brickashaw Ferguson, New York Jets - 1st round
Jake Long, Miami - 1st round
Joe Thomas, Cleveland - 1st round
Guards:
Logan Mankins, New England - 1st round
Brian Waters, New England - Undrafted
Marshal Yanda, Baltimore - 3rd round
Centers:
Nick Mangold, New York Jets - 1st round
Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh - 1st round
Defensive ends:
Andre Carter, New England - 1st round
Elvis Dumervil, Denver - 4th round
Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis - 1st round
Interior linemen:
Haloti Ngata, Baltimore - 1st round
Richard Seymour, Oakland - 1st round
Vince Wilfork, New England - 1st round
Outside linebackers:
Tamba Hali, Kansas City - 1st round
Von Miller, Denver - 1st round
Terrell Suggs, Baltimore - 1st round
Inside linebackers:
Ray Lewis, Baltimore - 1st round
Derrick Johnson, Kansas City - 1st round
Cornerbacks:
Champ Bailey, Denver - 1st round
Johnathan Joseph, Houston - 1st round
Darrelle Revis, New York Jets - 1st round
Strong safety:
Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh - 1st round
Free safeties:
Ed Reed, Baltimore - 1st round
Eric Weddle, San Diego - 2nd round
Punter:
Shane Lechler, Oakland - 5th round
Placekicker:
Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland - 1st round
Kick returner:
Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh - 6th round
Special teamer:
Matthew Slater, New England - 5th round
NFC:
Quarterbacks:
Drew Brees, New Orleans - 2nd round
Eli Manning, New York Giants - 1st round
Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay - 1st round
Running backs:
Matt Forte, Chicago - 2nd round
Frank Gore, San Francisco - 3rd round
LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia - 2nd round
Fullback:
John Kuhn, Green Bay - Undrafted
Wide receivers:
Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona - 1st round
Greg Jennings, Green Bay - 2nd round
Calvin Johnson, Detroit - 1st round
Steve Smith, Carolina - 3rd round
Tight ends:
Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta - 1st round
Jimmy Graham, New Orleans - 3rd round
Offensive tackles:
Jermon Bushrod, New Orleans - 4th round
Jason Peters, Philadelphia - Undrafted
Joe Staley, San Francisco - 1st round
Guards:
Davin Joseph, Tampa Bay - 1st round
Carl Nicks, New Orleans - 5th round
Centers:
Ryan Kalil, Carolina - 2nd round
Scott Wells, Green Bay - 7th round
Defensive ends:
Jared Allen, Minnesota - 4th round
Jason Babin, Philadelphia - 1st round
Jason Pierre-Paul, New York Giants - 1st round
Interior linemen:
B.J. Raji, Green Bay - 1st round
Jay Ratliff, Dallas - 7th round
Justin Smith, San Francisco - 1st round
Outside linebackers:
Lance Briggs, Chicago - 3rd round
Clay Matthews. Green Bay - 1st round
DeMarcus Ware, Dallas - 1st round
Inside linebackers:
Brian Urlacher, Chicago - 1st round
Patrick Willis, San Francisco - 1st round
Cornerbacks:
Carlos Rogers, San Francisco - 1st round
Charles Tillman, Chicago - 2nd round
Charles Woodson, Green Bay - 1st round
Strong safety:
Adrian Wilson, Arizona - 3rd round
Free safeties:
Dashon Goldson, San Francisco - 4th round
Earl Thomas, Seattle - 1st round
Punter:
Andy Lee, San Francisco - 6th round
Placekicker:
David Akers, San Francisco - Undrafted
Kick return specialist:
Patrick Peterson, Arizona - 1st round
Special teamer:
Corey Graham, Chicago - 5th round
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