Chase will be a starter after another All-Pro season from the Bengals wide receiver. Tee Higgins may be there with him.
The NFL has announced that Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase has been voted to the AFC team for the 2026 Pro Bowl Games. Chase was voted as a starter at wide receiver for the second consecutive season.
Additionally, three Bengals have been voted as alternates for the AFC team. Wide receiver Tee Higgins is a second alternate, cornerback DJ Turner II is a third alternate, and wide receiver Charlie Jones (kick return specialist) is a fifth alternate.
Chase, who entered the NFL as a first-round draft pick of the Bengals in 2021, has been named a Pro Bowler in each of his first five seasons. He joins former wideout A.J. Green (2011-15) as the only players in Bengals history to be selected to the Pro Bowl in each of their first five years in the league.
A fifth-year player out of LSU, Chase ranks second in the NFL this season in receptions (110) and fourth in receiving yards (1256), while also recording five receiving touchdowns. He has totaled 100 or more receiving yards in seven games, the most in a single season in Bengals history. He recently became the fifth player in NFL history to reach the 1000-yard receiving mark in each of his first five seasons.
Chase is the sixth player in team history with at least five Pro Bowl selections in his Bengals career, joining offensive tackle Anthony Munoz (11 selections), defensive tackle Geno Atkins (eight), Green (seven), wide receiver Chad Johnson (six), and cornerback Lemar Parrish (six).
As for the other Bengals, alternates are added to the event if voted players in their position group are unable to participate. Selections from the two teams reaching the Super Bowl will be among those unable to play, as will players who are not cleared due to injury. The 2026 Pro Bowl Games take place on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif., and will be televised live on ESPN.
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