NFL Pro Bowl Snubs : 2021 NFL Pro Bowl Roster Most Surprising Snubs

NFL Pro Bowl Snubs : 2021 NFL Pro Bowl Roster Most Surprising Snubs

The 2021 NFL Pro Bowl rosters were released and as is the case every year, there were a few major snubs. Here are the biggest snubs from the pro bowl this year.

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NFL Pro Bowl Snubs:

1. Trey Hendrickson: New Orleans Saints Defensive End

Hendrickson’s teammate Cam Jordan got the nod for the Pro Bowl, but he may not have been deserving of it. When we compare stats between the two, it’s clearly evident that Hendrickson is having the better season.

Firstly, Hendrickson is currently tied for the league lead in sacks with 12.5 (alongside Aaron Donald). Meanwhile, Jordan only has 6.5.

In fact, this is the case for every major statistic. Disruptions (54-38), pressure percentage (16-8.1), ), turnovers caused by pressure (2-1) and hurries (35-20). Clearly, the two teammates should have been swapped.

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2. Robert Tonyan: Green Bay Packers Tight End

Tonyan easily deserves a spot on this roster over Evan Engram from the Giants. Tonyan beats Engram in mostly every major receiving statistic.

Yes, Engram has more receiving yards than Tonyan (572 to 551), but he has also had 40 more targets. Tonyan caught 49 of his 55 targets while Engram only managed 54 of his 95 total targets.

Additionally, Tonyan leads Engram in yards per reception (11.2 to 10.6) and touchdowns as well (10 to 1).

3. J.C. Jackson: New England Patriots Corner Back

This is another case of a teammate getting in who maybe shouldn’t have. Reigning DPOY Stephon Gilmore made the Pro Bowl this year, but J.C. Jackson was stunningly left out.

As Stephon Gilmore missed time this year due to COVID-19 and injuries, Jackson spent more time covering opposing teams’ number one receiver.

Jackson was targeted 63 times this year, allowing only 34 receptions for 433 yards, 163 yards after catch, and just three touchdowns. Additionally, Jackson picked up 8 interceptions, second in the league, and has 10 ten takeaways total.

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Post Edited By: Jatin Hasija
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Ashish Priyadarshi

Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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