The Ravens' six 2025 Pro Bowlers were announced Tuesday morning.
- WR Zay Flowers (second time)
- S Kyle Hamilton (third) – starter
- C Tyler Linderbaum (third)
- FB Patrick Ricard (sixth) – starter
- ILB Roquan Smith (fourth) – starter
- P Jordan Stout (first) – starter
Here are the top takeaways from this year's selections:
The Ravens have one of the most star-studded rosters in the league.
The Ravens' six Pro Bowlers are tied with the Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks, and San Francisco 49ers for the most in the league.
Baltimore had plenty of star power this season, especially when you consider other Pro Bowl alternates – tight end Mark Andrews, running back Derrick Henry, and quarterback Lamar Jackson.
Unfortunately, the Ravens haven't had as much overall team success as the Broncos, Seahawks, or 49ers, who have all punched their playoff ticket.
Last year, the Ravens had a league-leading nine Pro Bowlers voted to the original roster.
Stout's breakout season got recognized.
Stout's first three seasons in the league were a rollercoaster and didn't live up to his fourth-round draft stock. He knew it was a make-or-break fourth year.
Stout made it, and it's good to see his breakout campaign be recognized. His net punting average (44.9) is the best in the NFL this season, while his 50.5 gross average is No. 3.
It's a contract year for Stout, and he has set himself up well. After a historic game in November, he could see this coming.
"[Senior Special Teams Coach] Randy Brown tells me, 'If you do poorly, we're going to cut you. If you do OK, we'll re-sign you. If you do too well …' I'm going to leave that part out," Stout said with a laugh. "It's going well."
Other Ravens set themselves up well for paydays.
Linderbaum is also a pending free agent after the Ravens did not pick up his fifth-year option last offseason.
Flowers will be eligible for an extension this offseason after another standout year, and the Ravens will have to make a decision on his fifth-year option this offseason.
Flowers is the first player in Ravens history to record two 1,000-yard receiving seasons within the first three years of his career.
The Ravens crushed the 2022 NFL Draft.
Hamilton and Linderbaum are both going to their third Pro Bowl, further establishing themselves as two of the best players in the game at their positions.
Hamilton is the only defensive back in Ravens history to make the Pro Bowl three times in his first four seasons. Linderbaum is the first Ravens offensive lineman to go to three straight Pro Bowls since fellow Iowa Hawkeye Yanda went to six straight.
Stout is a third member of the 2022 Draft class that earned Pro Bowl honors.
Defensive tackle Travis Jones, who was drafted in the third round that year, may be the Ravens' biggest Pro Bowl snub. He's graded as the sixth-best interior defensive lineman in the NFL by Pro Football Focus.
Smith and Ricard have earned well-deserved respect among voters.
Ricard missed the first six games of the season with a calf injury and still got the nod for his sixth Pro Bowl. He was very effective and critical to the Ravens' league-leading rushing attack after his return, but that's still a show of respect considering his time missed.
Smith's 124 tackles (74 solo) are tied for 11th in the NFL and seventh in the AFC. He has added five tackles for loss, four quarterback hits, three passes defensed, and one fumble recovery. Similarly, voters respect his impact on the game and the Ravens defense beyond pure stats.
Henry got boxed out in a loaded AFC running back group.
Henry was voted to the past three Pro Bowls and five in his career, but he was edged out this season by the Colts' Jonathan Taylor, Bills' James Cook, and Dolphins' De'Von Achane.
Cook, Taylor, and Achane are the top three in the NFL in rushing yards, respectively. The AFC is loaded with great running backs.
Henry is just 14 rushing yards behind Achane, but Achane does more as a receiver (64 catches, 459 yards, four touchdowns). Henry's three fumbles lost this season didn't help his case, though Cook also lost three and had six overall.
Henry likely won't be one to gripe, as he said after Sunday's game that it has been a tough season for him, personally.
"This year has kind of been frustrating; not as a team, but like for me, for me as far as my play and just the mistakes, it costs the team," he said.
