With the release of the S49 Pro Bowl class, Alex Armstrong is now one of the 6 most decorated Pro Bowlers in league history. The other 5 in the list is Dermot Lavelle, Paul DiMirio, Verso L'Alto, Danny Grithead and Leandre Diarra. Of these 6 players Dermot, Paul, Verso, and Alex each received Pro bowl honors in only one position, while Danny and Leandre receive Pro Bowls in multiple positions (not counting Returner/Special Teams). Leads me to wondering about several questions. Who are the Most Decorated Pro Bowl players in each position including position changes (Any%) vs the Most Decorated single position players (Solo%). Take for example Danny Grithead who is tied for the 3rd most Pro Bowls in league history accumulated 8 Pro Bowls as a DB, 1 as a LB, 1 as a S. For our Any% roster Danny would the Most Decorated Safety and the Most Decorated Linebacker, but not for DB as that is taken by Dermot. However for Solo% the most decorated S is Cuco Clemente with 7 Pro Bowls as Safety, and the Solo% most decorated LB is Austin Roenick with 9 Pro Bowls as LB.
With Pro Bowl positions having changed over the years I am making a few assumptions. RB and FB are different (this is probably unfair, but its what I chose). IOL/C/Guard does not equal Tackle, but they all equal OL. DE does not equal DT, but both equal DL. LB, ILB and OLB are all LB. S does not equal CB, but both equal DB. K and P are the same.
For Quarterback our Any% player is Avon Blocksdale (9), Solo% is Mike Boss (8).
For Runningback Any% is Leandre Diarra (10), Solo% is Sam Torenson (8)
For Fullback Any% is Leandre Diarra (10), Solo% is Buster Bawlls (6)
For Center, Guard and Tackle Any% is hard to confirm as many players got generic OL Pro Bowl distinctions. The Most decorated OL is Angus Winchester (9), who also earned PBs as LB and DE. Most decorated player to only play offensive line positions is Walrus Jones (8) with 7 as Tackle and 1 as Guard.
For Center Solo% is Manhattan Project (7)
For Guard Solo% is hard to find because the natural progression is to move from Guard to Tackle for higher stats count, so most players with OL designation probably played Tackle as some point, but I found LeBron James III (3) only made it to Pro Bowl as a Guard.
For Tackle Solo% is Stumpy Jones, Fortified Fridge, and Bruce Buckley (7).
For Wide Reciever Any% and Solo% is Bradley Westfield and Trey Willie each with 9.
For Tight End Any% and Solo% is Paul DiMirio (12).
For Defensive Tackle Any% and Solo% is Chuck Roth (8).
For Defensive End Any% and Solo% is Alex Armstrong (10).
For Linebacker Any% is Danny Grithead (10). Solo% is Austin Roenick (9).
For Cornerback Any% and Solo% is Dermot Lavelle (13).
For Safety Any% is Danny Grithead. Solo% is William H. Harrision (8) has 7 DB and 1 S Pro Bowls.
For Kicker/Punter Any% and Solo% is Turk Turkleton (8).
There are a lot more positions who's Anyh% and Solo% is the same player than I had expected. As such the average Pro Bowl count for Any% is only 1.22 Pro Bowls more than the Solo%: 9.5 vs 8.28. As expected the offensive line positions have the lowest Pro Bowl tallies with 7, 3, and 7. Though the 7 for center is far higher than expected. Of the positions who's Pro Bowl cap surprises me the most is for Wide Reciever. There have been plenty of WRs to play more than 10 seasons, but the hard Pro Bowl cap of 9 is pretty glaring. Both Bradley and Trey are from the earliest days of the league - S01 and S03. The next highest decorated Solo% WR is William Lim (8) from S22. Vinny Valentine has 8 Pro Bowls, but 1 was as a Retuner, so only 7 as WR. Alex Armstrong is the youngest Any% and Solo% player. The next youngest is S40 Clint Mustache, also a DE, at 8 Pro Bowls. And then after that is S41 player Bruce White at 6 PBs also a DE. The youngest none DE player is S42 Hank Mardukas, Bread Bowl and Reginald Shrubbery at WR, TE, and RB with 5 PB each.
With Pro Bowl positions having changed over the years I am making a few assumptions. RB and FB are different (this is probably unfair, but its what I chose). IOL/C/Guard does not equal Tackle, but they all equal OL. DE does not equal DT, but both equal DL. LB, ILB and OLB are all LB. S does not equal CB, but both equal DB. K and P are the same.
For Quarterback our Any% player is Avon Blocksdale (9), Solo% is Mike Boss (8).
For Runningback Any% is Leandre Diarra (10), Solo% is Sam Torenson (8)
For Fullback Any% is Leandre Diarra (10), Solo% is Buster Bawlls (6)
For Center, Guard and Tackle Any% is hard to confirm as many players got generic OL Pro Bowl distinctions. The Most decorated OL is Angus Winchester (9), who also earned PBs as LB and DE. Most decorated player to only play offensive line positions is Walrus Jones (8) with 7 as Tackle and 1 as Guard.
For Center Solo% is Manhattan Project (7)
For Guard Solo% is hard to find because the natural progression is to move from Guard to Tackle for higher stats count, so most players with OL designation probably played Tackle as some point, but I found LeBron James III (3) only made it to Pro Bowl as a Guard.
For Tackle Solo% is Stumpy Jones, Fortified Fridge, and Bruce Buckley (7).
For Wide Reciever Any% and Solo% is Bradley Westfield and Trey Willie each with 9.
For Tight End Any% and Solo% is Paul DiMirio (12).
For Defensive Tackle Any% and Solo% is Chuck Roth (8).
For Defensive End Any% and Solo% is Alex Armstrong (10).
For Linebacker Any% is Danny Grithead (10). Solo% is Austin Roenick (9).
For Cornerback Any% and Solo% is Dermot Lavelle (13).
For Safety Any% is Danny Grithead. Solo% is William H. Harrision (8) has 7 DB and 1 S Pro Bowls.
For Kicker/Punter Any% and Solo% is Turk Turkleton (8).
There are a lot more positions who's Anyh% and Solo% is the same player than I had expected. As such the average Pro Bowl count for Any% is only 1.22 Pro Bowls more than the Solo%: 9.5 vs 8.28. As expected the offensive line positions have the lowest Pro Bowl tallies with 7, 3, and 7. Though the 7 for center is far higher than expected. Of the positions who's Pro Bowl cap surprises me the most is for Wide Reciever. There have been plenty of WRs to play more than 10 seasons, but the hard Pro Bowl cap of 9 is pretty glaring. Both Bradley and Trey are from the earliest days of the league - S01 and S03. The next highest decorated Solo% WR is William Lim (8) from S22. Vinny Valentine has 8 Pro Bowls, but 1 was as a Retuner, so only 7 as WR. Alex Armstrong is the youngest Any% and Solo% player. The next youngest is S40 Clint Mustache, also a DE, at 8 Pro Bowls. And then after that is S41 player Bruce White at 6 PBs also a DE. The youngest none DE player is S42 Hank Mardukas, Bread Bowl and Reginald Shrubbery at WR, TE, and RB with 5 PB each.