FRISCO, Texas - Tight end Jake Ferguson, who had career-highs in receptions and touchdowns in 2025, has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster as an alternate, replacing 49ers TE George Kittle.
The Cowboys are getting a sixth Pro Bowler to the NFC squad as tight end Jake Ferguson has been added to the roster as an alternate.
The NFL announced the news Wednesday morning, stating Ferguson will replace 49ers tight end George Kittle, who was injured in the postseason. The other NFC tight end is Arizona's Trey McBride.
The five other Cowboys selection to the Pro Bowl this season were Dak Prescott, George Pickens, Tyler Smith, Quinnen Williams and Brandon Aubrey.
Ferguson earns his second career Pro Bowl selection after having his best statistical season in 2025. He becomes the fifth Cowboys tight end in franchise history to have multiple Pro Bowl selections, joining Jason Witten (11), Jay Novacek (5) and Billy Joe DuPree (3).
The fourth-year tight end had career-highs in receptions (82) and touchdowns (eight). Ferguson became the second tight end to have more than 80 catches in a season, joining Witten, and he's one of four Cowboys tight ends in team history with at least eight TD catches in a season and fell just one short of the team record of nine, set by Witten and DuPree. He had just 600 yards, but don't forget he played alongside a pair of 1,000-yard receivers in Pickens and CeeDee Lamb, along with running back Javonte Williams, who rushed for over 1,200 yards.
Back in training camp, Ferguson was entering the final season of his original four-year contract when he signed a four-year, $50 million extension that will keep him with the Cowboys at least through 2029. With an average annual salary of $12.5 million per season, Ferguson is the eighth highest-paid tight end in the NFL.
The 2026 Pro Bowl Games will take place in San Francisco the week before Super Bowl LX with a variety of skilled competitions, including the annual NFC-AFC flag football showdown on Feb. 3
