Pro Bowl voting has three groups of voters, fans, NFL players and NFL coaches, and the roster is "determined through an equal-weighted voting process among players, coaches and fans," the NFL said in its announcement of the new Pro Bowl format. Beginning with the 2026 season, that vote selects 88 players, with no replacement selections, according to the same announcement.
What changed for the 2026 season
The NFL said it will no longer stage an AFC against NFC Pro Bowl game. The voting stays. In place of the game, the league said it will put more emphasis on the moment a player is selected.
- The class is limited to the 88 players originally selected.
- The roster will be revealed in late December across NFL, club, social and broadcast partner platforms.
- The league said it will bring the class together in Los Angeles during the traditional Pro Bowl weekend for an in-person celebration.
- A selection will carry a visible recognition on the player's uniform.
The announcement does not give the dates of the fan vote for the 2026 season. It said more details on the roster reveal will be announced at a later date. The NFL's Pro Bowl vote page still carries the title of the previous vote and said on November 12, 2026, that the ballot is closed.
How each group's vote counts
A release on the most recent completed vote, published by the New England Patriots, said selections are determined by the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches, with each group's vote counting as one-third. The fan vote alone therefore does not decide who is selected, because the players and the coaches together hold two-thirds of the result.
The same release said the NFL is the only sports league that combines voting by fans, coaches and players to determine its Pro Bowl teams.
How the last fan vote ran
The release for the vote held during the 2025 season set out this timetable. It is the most recent completed vote, and in it the fans voted first and the players and coaches voted after the fan vote closed.
| Step | Date |
|---|---|
| Fan voting opened | Thursday, November 27, 2025 |
| Fan voting closed | Monday, December 15, 2025 |
| Players and coaches voted | Friday, December 19, 2025 |
Fans could vote as often as they liked, according to that release, and the ways to vote it listed included these:
- Social voting. Fans could vote on X by posting a player's first and last name, tagging the player's official handle, or creating a hashtag with the player's first and last name. Each post had to include #ProBowlVote or the words Pro Bowl Vote.
- Madden Mobile. Fans could vote in Madden NFL 26 Mobile with up to 30 Ballot Tokens per day.
- Double votes. Social votes and Madden Mobile votes counted double during the final two days, December 14 and 15.
The Super Bowl comes after
The date and place of the Super Bowl are on the page When is the Super Bowl?
This page will be updated at this address when the NFL posts the dates of the fan vote for the 2026 season.