Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton is a second alternate for the 2020 Pro Bowl so he’ll need two AFC receivers to drop out or to be unable to participate in order to reach the All-Star game.
The conference’s four Pro Bowlers at receiver are Jarvis Landry, Keenan Allen, Tyreek Hill and DeAndre Hopkins. Sutton needs either two of those players to drop out or for one player to drop out and for the AFC’s first alternate to not be available as a replacement.
It’s unclear who the AFC’s first alternate is at receiver. Patriots receiver Julian Edelman would make sense but that’s unconfirmed.
Allen and Landry aren’t in the playoffs so unless one of them suffers an injury, both of those players seem likely to play in the Pro Bowl. Hill and Hopkins are still alive in the playoffs, though, making them candidates to play in Super Bowl LIV.
If the Chiefs or Texans reach the Super Bowl, Sutton will need just one more WR to be unavailable to make the Pro Bowl as an alternate.
