Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd has replaced Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt in the 2026 NFL Pro Bowl Games.
Lloyd was named as an alternate for the Pro Bowl Games last month and was recently named a second-team All-Pro by the Associated Press. Lloyd becomes the latest to earn an honor for Jacksonville this offseason.
This week, head coach Liam Coen was named a finalist for the AP Coach of the Year award, while quarterback Trevor Lawrence is a finalist for both Most Valuable Player and Comeback Player of the Year.
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Lloyd finished as one of the best linebackers in the NFL this season, posting his best statistical year in his four-year career since being drafted in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
In 2025, Lloyd started 15 games, totalling 74 tackles, 10 quarterback hits, seven pass breakups, six tackles for loss, five interceptions, 1.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery. Lloyd was also a standout on special teams, logging seven tackles this year.
"Such an impactful season. What he meant to our end result was certainly notable. The way in which he operated on a daily, weekly basis was really cool to watch and observe. He committed himself to being the best version. The connection between him, the coaching staff was real. He was being deployed in the right ways," Jaguars general manager James Gladstone said at his end-of-season press conference.
"He felt confident the ways he was doing it from both defense and special teams. Talking about a guy playing at an all-pro level on defense but is running it down on kickoff every time we score and making plays for us. Extremely happy for Devin and his production this season and finding real footing in a way that aligned with what he knew he could be."
Lloyd becomes the second Jaguars player to make the Pro Bowl Games after long snapper Ross Matiscik was named as a starter last month. In addition to Lloyd, running back Travis Etienne, receiver Parker Washington (return specialist) and Lawrence were named as alternates when the Pro Bowl Games rosters were first announced in December.
Lloyd is set to be a free agent this March.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville Jaguars' Devin Lloyd named to 2026 Pro Bowl Games
