2019 Pro Bowl: Predicting which Kansas City Chiefs players will make it

The 2019 Pro Bowl rosters will be announced tonight, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. CT on NFL Network. We predict which Kansas City Chiefs players get voted into the Pro Bowl.

Yes, we know Kansas City Chiefs fans would rather see their team in the Super Bowl instead of the Pro Bowl. Regardless, a lot of fans still want to see their favorite players voted in and earn Pro Bowl honors.

Given Kansas City’s 11-3 record, with plenty of great individual players, fans are expecting a lot of Chiefs players to be voted in. Before the Pro Bowl rosters are revealed tonight, here is our prediction for which nine Chiefs players will get the nod for the Pro Bowl.

1. QB Patrick Mahomes

As we have already seen, Patrick Mahomes has been a top 10 vote-getter all season long. It’s obvious why.

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Mahomes leads an offense that ranks first in yards and scoring. Mahomes’ 45 touchdown passes leads the league by a wide margin, with Andrew Luck coming in second with 34. In his first year as a primary starter in the NFL, this will be the first of many Pro Bowl honors for Mahomes.

2. WR/PR Tyreek Hill

Tyreek Hill, a wide receiver and a punt returner, is expected to make the Pro Bowl with ease as he was the top vote-getter out of all returners.

As a wideout, Hill ranks fifth in the NFL in receiving yards with 1,304 yards and ties fourth with 11 touchdown grabs. Keep in mind, he still ranks high while sharing the field with teammates who serve as pass-catchers, who will also be voted into the Pro Bowl.

Hill has already surpassed his single-season career highs in catches, yards, and touchdowns with two games left in the season.

As a punt returner, Hill’s first punt return of the season was a 91-yard touchdown score, the longest punt return of 2018 so far. Off 19 returns, he ranks 10th in punt return yards with 210.

Hill has made the Pro Bowl in both years he’s played in the NFL and could make it three for three.

3. TE Travis Kelce

Here is another player on the Chiefs who is expected to receive a Pro Bowl invite, being a top 10 vote-getter. But we’ll make a case for him anyway

Among non-wide receivers, Travis Kelce is second in receptions with 93, second in touchdown catches with 10 and first in receiving yards with 1,220. Like Hill, Kelce has already surpassed his career highs in catches, yards, and scores with two weeks left in the regular season.

Kelce has made each of the last three Pro Bowls and could get a fourth straight this season.

4. FB Anthony Sherman

This is where things get interesting for the Pro Bowl vote. Although there are very little statistics out there to support who the best fullbacks are, most fans will either end up voting for either the fullback on their favorite team, or for which fullback is on the best team. The Chiefs have been atop the AFC all year long, so most fans voting would probably end up picking Sherman.

As far as numbers, Sherman has been very quiet, catching just six passes for 77 yards and a touchdown. Plus, his sole carry came recently in Week 14 against Baltimore. But Sherman has a big hand in Kansas City’s success running the football. The offense averages 4.7 yards per run, which ties seventh in the NFL with three other teams.

If voted in, this will be Sherman’s first Pro Bowl bid.

5. LT Eric Fisher

Yes, you read that right. Eric Fisher. Again, similar to fullbacks, fans don’t have a lot of information to go off of as to which offensive linemen are the best. Therefore, fans will likely vote for their favorite players or pick a player who’s on one of the top-tier teams.

Fisher has been inconsistent in his career since being taken No. 1 overall in 2013. But this is still his best year since being drafted.

According to STATS, Fisher has only surrendered two sacks after allowing at least six sacks in each of the first five years of his career. Part of that could be thanks to Mahomes, who uses his mobility to escape pass-rushers. But Fisher’s low number in sacks allowed still has to count for something.

Don’t be surprised if Fisher punches his first Pro Bowl ticket.

6. RT Mitchell Schwartz

Surprisingly, Mitchell Schwartz has never been voted into the Pro Bowl. He’s coming off three straight seasons where he’s been second-team All-Pro. Perhaps this is the year where Schwartz gets his first Pro Bowl invite.

It might be accurate to say that Schwartz has been Mahomes’ most reliable blocker all season. Responsible for just four penalties and 2.5 sacks, according to STATS, Schwartz is having another good year. He also ranks fourth among offensive tackles on Pro Football Focus.

This should be the season where Schwartz, finally, earns a Pro Bowl spot.

7. DE Chris Jones

Here is yet another Chiefs player who is expected to make his first Pro Bowl. But this one should be an easy and obvious one in Chris Jones.

Coming off AFC Defensive Player of the Month honors in November, Jones is fifth in the NFL in sacks with 14. His 14 sacks are higher than totals he had in his first two years combined of 8.5 sacks. Jones also has a pair of forced fumbles, plus a pick six to go along with his great season.

After falling out of the first round of the 2016 NFL Draft, Jones has been lights out for the Chiefs this season and should have enough to garner enough votes for his first Pro Bowl.

8. OLB Dee Ford

Like most players on this list, Dee Ford is having the best season of his career. After barely missing the Pro Bowl in 2016 with his 10-sack season due to a quiet second half, Ford has been consistent all year long.

His 11.5 sacks are just outside of the top 10 in the NFL while being fourth among outside linebackers. Ford ties Khalil Mack and J.J. Watt for first in the league for most forced fumbles with six.

According to Pro Football Focus, Ford is graded as the highest pass rusher out of all edge defenders, with teammate Justin Houston three spots behind him. Ford also earned the AFC Defensive Player of the month award in October, which should help him get his first Pro Bowl invite.

9. P Dustin Colquitt

Dustin Colquitt has been to two Pro Bowls before. His first was in 2012 with the other being in 2016. Similar to a couple of other positions mentioned, fans aren’t always sure who the best punter is.

Colquitt is 15th in punt average yards and ties 11th in net average yards while his longest punt has gone 67 yards, the ninth best in the league.

Due to Kansas City’s high-scoring offense, Colquitt has punted the football just 41 times this year, the ninth fewest in the NFL. Even so, nearly half of his punts have landed inside the 20 with just five touchbacks.

Although Colquitt does not have the best stats among punters, fans who are voting might be inclined to pick him since the Chiefs have been the best team in the AFC this season. That could be why he gets his third Pro Bowl in his career.

10. RB Kareem Hunt*

This could be interesting how the NFL handles this one. A week before Kareem Hunt was released, Hunt was a top 10 vote-getter for the Pro Bowl this year. Hunt ran for 824 rushing yards, 1,202 yards from scrimmage and 14 total touchdowns, placing him in the top five in all three areas before he was released.

It is uncertain if Hunt’s votes are nullified, or if he still earns a Pro Bowl accolade, assuming the league did not erase his votes and he is still one of the top running backs voted in. Even if his votes got him in, no one is certain if he’d be recognized as a Chiefs Pro Bowler.

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Hunt was released late last month after TMZ published a video of him pushing and kicking a woman. The team announced his release and said he “was not truthful” with the team about the incident.

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