HOUSTON – Houston Texans CB Derek Stingley Jr. and T Laremy Tunsil have been named starters for the 2025 Pro Bowl, with WR Nico Collins and RB Joe Mixon also earning Pro Bowl selections, the NFL announced.
Stingley, now in his third year with the team after being selected No. 3 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft, is making his first appearance in the annual All-Star contest after starting all 16 contests this season and recording career highs in tackles (54), tackles for loss (four), passes defensed (18), while also tying a career high with five interceptions. His five interceptions are tied for sixth-most in the NFL while his three in the month of December alone are tied for first in the AFC. Stingley also took home AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors in Week 15 following his two-interception performance to help seal a second-consecutive AFC South Division crown.
Tunsil has been selected to the Pro Bowl for the fifth time (2019-20, 2022-24) in his career after starting in all 16 contests for the Texans this season. Tunsil, now named a starter in back-to-back Pro Bowl appearances, has not surrendered a sack since Week 1 and currently holds the fourth-best pass-blocking grade (89.0) in the NFL and second-best in the AFC.
Collins, now in his fourth year with the team will be appearing in his first Pro Bowl after starting in 11 contests and posting 63 receptions for 968 yards with six touchdowns. Collins ranks fourth in the NFL and second in the AFC with 88.0 receiving yards per game. Despite missing five games due to injury, Collins is just 32 yards away from becoming the fourth wide receiver in team history to record back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving campaigns.
Mixon returns to the Pro Bowl for the second time in his career following a campaign that showcased him posting 240 carries for 993 yards with 11 scores on the ground, while adding 35 receptions for 304 yards with one additional touchdown in 13 starts. Mixon is the only player league-wide to accumulate 1,200 yards from scrimmage in each of the last four seasons. He took home Week 1's AFC Offensive Player of the Week award and became the first player since at least 1970 to post at least 100 rushing yards and a touchdown in six consecutive road contests this season.
Six additional Texans players have been named alternates for the 2025 Pro Bowl: DE Danielle Hunter (first), P Tommy Townsend (first), DE Will Anderson Jr. (second), QB C.J. Stroud (second), K Ka'imi Fairbairn (fourth) and S Jimmie Ward (fourth).
The 2025 Pro Bowl Games presented by Verizon will again include an International NFL Flag Championship Tournament featuring top youth teams from around the world, underscoring the NFL's commitment to the global growth and accessibility of flag football ahead of the LA 2028 Olympic Games. Taking place over two days in Orlando, Fla., the skills challenges will be broadcast live on Thursday, Jan. 30, on ESPN from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CT and continue Sunday, Feb. 2, culminating in flag football.
