OT Tristan Wirfs and S Antoine Winfield Jr. earn spots in the NFL Pro Bowl. Two-time All-Pro Wirfs nets his fifth all-star nod; Winfield Jr. earns a second.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs and safety Antoine Winfield Jr. have been selected to the 2026 Pro Bowl, the NFL announced Tuesday.
A two-time All-Pro, Wirfs is designated as a starter for the NFC team for the Feb. 3 Pro Bowl Game in San Francisco. This is his fifth straight Pro Bowl nod in his sixth year in the league.
Five-time Pro Bowl selection Tristan Wirfs (left) protects QB Baker Mayfield during the Bucs' visit to Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (Joe Nicholson/Imagn Images)Winfield Jr. earns his second invitation to the NFL's annual all-star game, following his selection in 2021. The sixth-year DB and 2023 All-Pro for the Bucs, Winfield was listed second on the Pro Bowl depth chart, behind starter Kevin Byard, safety for the Chicago Bears.
Pro Bowl selections are decided through a combination of votes from fans, current players, and coaches. Each bloc accounts for one-third of the total votes, to insure a consensus about who are the best players of the year at every position.
Alternates selections for the 2026 Pro Bowl from the Buccaneers include quarterback Baker Mayfield and cornerback Jamel Dean.
Six-year pro Antoine Winfield Jr., here celebrating his interception against the Saints in Week 8, was one of two Buccaneers selected to the 2026 NFL Pro Bowl. (Stephen Lew/Imagn Images)Alternates are expected to fill in for players who can't participate in the Pro Bowl Game, a 7-on-7 flag football contest played on the Tuesday ahead of the Super Bowl, set for Sunday, Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Wirfs trails only two Bucs legends in Pro Bowl invitations, fullback Mike Alstott and receiver Mike Evans. Alstott and Evans each have six.
Winfield joins Bucs great and Hall-of-Famer John Lynch as the only Tampa Bay safeties selected to multiple Pro Bowls.