The 2015 Pro Bowl Draft is underway and alumni captains Cris Carter and Michael Irvin made their first official selections during Tuesday’s pre-selection draft.
Pro Bowl 2015 draft results: Day 1
Alumni captains Cris Carter and Michael Irvin made the first picks of the 2015 Pro Bowl Draft on Tuesday night.
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The majority of the NFL’s most popular players will be drafted on Wednesday during the primetime selection show on NFL Network. On Tuesday, however, many of the players along the lines and on special teams were selected by Irvin and Carter. Each team will eventually include 44 players -- 21 on offense, 18 on defense and five on special teams.
The captains will choose an additional 56 players on Wednesday night during a special two-hour broadcast. Before the draft begins, each of the players taken in the pre-selection draft on Tuesday will be highlighted. Here are those results.
Offense
Centers
Carter: Maurkice Pouncey, Jason Kelce
Irvin: Travis Frederick, Nick Mangold
Fullbacks
Carter: John Kuhn
Irvin: Marcel Reece
Guards
Carter: Mike Pouncey, Josh Sitton, Evan Mathis
Irvin: Zack Martin, Marshal Yanda, Kyle Long
Defense
Defensive tackles
Carter: Marcell Dareus, Kyle Williams, Dontari Poe
Irvin: Aaron Donald, Sheldon Richardson, Geno Atkins
Special Teams
Kickers
Carter: Cody Parkey
Irvin: Adam Vinatieri
Punters
Carter: Pat McAfee
Irvin: Kevin Huber
Returners
Carter: Devin Hester
Irvin: Darren Sproles
Special Teamers
Carter: Justin Bethel
Irvin: Darrell Stuckey
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