Sunday’s Pro Bowl features most Alabama alumni in game’s history

Mark Ingram

Baltimore Ravens running back Mark Ingram hops back over a barricade after celebrating a good play with fans at the AFC's Pro Bowl practice on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla.AP Photo/John Raoux

Sunday’s Pro Bowl will have more Alabama alumni than any NFL all-star game that has come before it. Seven former Crimson Tide standouts are in Orlando for the contest, and nine were picked for the Pro Bowl rosters.

Before this season's game, the most Pro Bowlers that Alabama has produced for one year had been six for the game that followed the 2016 season.

The Alabama alumni at 2019's game are Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper, Pittsburgh Steelers free safety Minkah Fitzpatrick, Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey, Ravens running back Mark Ingram, Chicago Bears free safety Eddie Jackson and Indianapolis Colts center Ryan Kelly.

New England Patriots linebacker Dont'a Hightower and Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones were selected for the original rosters, but they withdrew from the game.

Fitzpatrick, Henry, Humphrey and Kelly will play in the Pro Bowl for the first time on Sunday, and they bring the number of former Alabama players who have been selected for the Pro Bowl, the AFL All-Star Game or the Pro All-Star Game that was played intermittently before the Pro Bowl started in 1951 to 43.

The Pro Bowl kicks off at 2 p.m. CST Sunday at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and Disney XD will televise the game.

Here are Alabama’s Pro Bowlers, with their seasons of selection (presented chronologically):

Tarzan White, guard, New York Giants: 1938.

Don Hutson, wide receiver, Green Bay Packers: 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942.

Bill Lee, tackle, Green Bay Packers: 1939.

Fred Davis, tackle, Washington Redskins: 1942; Chicago Bears: 1950.

Bill Young, tackle, Washington Redskins: 1942.

Harry Gilmer, quarterback/halfback, Washington Redskins: 1950, 1952.

Russ Craft, defensive back, Philadelphia Eagles: 1951, 1952.

John Wozniak, guard, Dallas Texans: 1952.

Jess Richardson, defensive tackle, Philadelphia Eagles: 1959.

Bart Starr, quarterback, Green Bay Packers: 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966.

Billy Neighbors, guard, Boston Patriots: 1963.

Tommy Brooker, place-kicker, Kansas City Chiefs: 1964.

Joe Namath, quarterback, New York Jets: 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972.

Lee Roy Jordan, linebacker, Dallas Cowboys: 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974.

Ken Stabler, quarterback, Oakland Raiders: 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977.

John Hannah, guard, New England Patriots: 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985.

Bob Baumhower, nose tackle, Miami Dolphins: 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984.

Ozzie Newsome, tight end, Cleveland Browns: 1981, 1984, 1985.

Dwight Stephenson, center, Miami Dolphins: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987.

E.J. Junior, linebacker, St. Louis Cardinals: 1984, 1985.

Cornelius Bennett, linebacker, Buffalo Bills: 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993.

Derrick Thomas, linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997.

Bobby Humphrey, running back, Denver Broncos: 1990.

Chris Samuels, offensive tackle, Washington Redskins: 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.

Shaun Alexander, running back, Seattle Seahawks: 2003, 2004, 2005.

DeMeco Ryans, linebacker, Houston Texans: 2007, 2009.

Le’Ron McClain, fullback, Baltimore Ravens: 2008, 2009.

Roman Harper, safety, New Orleans Saints: 2009, 2010.

Julio Jones, wide receiver, Atlanta Falcons: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019.

Marcell Dareus, defensive tackle, Buffalo Bills: 2013, 2014.

Eddie Lacy, running back, Green Bay Packers: 2013.

Evan Mathis, guard, Philadelphia Eagles: 2013, 2014.

Mark Ingram, running back, New Orleans Saints: 2014, 2017, 2019.

C.J. Mosley, linebacker, Baltimore Ravens: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018.

Amari Cooper, wide receiver, Oakland Raiders: 2015, 2016; Dallas Cowboys: 2018, 2019.

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, free safety, Green Bay Packers: 2016.

Landon Collins, strong safety, New York Giants: 2016, 2017, 2018.

Dont’a Hightower, inside linebacker, New England Patriots: 2016, 2019.

Eddie Jackson, safety, Chicago Bears: 2018, 2019.

Minkah Fitzpatrick, safety, Pittsburgh Steelers: 2019.

Derrick Henry, running back, Tennessee Titans: 2019.

Marlon Humphrey, cornerback, Baltimore Ravens: 2019.

Ryan Kelly, center, Indianapolis Colts: 2019.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.

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