Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson and right guard Chris Lindstrom have been selected for the 2026 Pro Bowl Games, according to an announcement from the NFL on Tuesday.
This marks Robinson’s second consecutive Pro Bowl selection and Lindstrom’s fourth in a row. Both players joined the Falcons as first-round draft picks, with Robinson drafted eighth overall in 2023 and Lindstrom fourteenth in 2019.
Robinson currently leads the league with 2,026 yards from scrimmage as Week 17 begins, making him the only player to surpass the 2,000-yard mark so far this season. He is averaging 135.1 scrimmage yards per game and has recorded six games with at least 150 yards from scrimmage—two more than any other player this year. His performance includes 1,250 rushing yards on 250 carries and 776 receiving yards on 71 receptions, along with six rushing touchdowns and three receiving touchdowns.
“Bijan Robinson is absolutely a phenomenal player,” said Falcons head coach Raheem Morris last Sunday. “I’ve been calling him the best player in football all year. Arguably I got a lot of love for that guy and what he brings to a football team, not just as a player but as a human on the field and off the field. Everything that we ask from our players and what a Falcon looks like is Bijan Robinson.”
Lindstrom has played an important role on Atlanta’s offensive line, missing only ten of a possible 980 offensive snaps this season. Only two teammates—Elijah Wilkinson and Ryan Neuzil—have played more snaps on offense. According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Lindstrom’s snap count ranks fifth among all right guards, earning him an overall grade of 85.9 based on his pass-blocking (66.2) and run-blocking (90.2) performances. He has allowed just one sack this season, tying for fewest among full-time players at his position.
“There were weeks that (Lindstrom) couldn’t quite practice full and do all the things that he’s capable of doing during a practice week, and he did everything for his football team to go out there and play and finish these games and play these games,” Morris said Monday. “And he continues to do it. The mentality, the tough guy, the attitude, the swagger — everything that you talk about from being an offensive lineman and a leader and a captain for our football team, he’s exemplified that at a very high level.”
The Falcons’ run offense is currently ranked ninth in the NFL—and fifth in the NFC—with an average of 124.7 rushing yards per game; their passing game ranks seventeenth in the league.
Other Falcons recognized include Kyle Pitts Sr., who is listed as No. 2 alternate at tight end, while A.J. Terrell Jr. is No. 4 alternate at cornerback.
Last year Robinson was initially named as an alternate before joining when another player dropped out due to Super Bowl participation—a scenario that could also allow alternates like Pitts or Terrell to join this year’s event.
Pro Bowl selections are determined by votes from players, coaches, and fans. For its fourth consecutive year under its current format, instead of traditional tackle football there will be a flag football game scheduled for February 3 at Moscone Center in San Francisco; skill competitions will take place throughout the preceding week.
Since its inception in 1951, eighty-four Falcons have now been chosen for Pro Bowl honors.
More information about this year’s event can be found at NFL.com.
