Hello Fellow Rumblers!
I took it upon myself to research the youngest players ever selected to the NFL pro bowl starting in 1950. Here's what I've found. There have been 22 players selected to the Pro Bowl that were 21 years old and all but FOUR were offensive players. I've listed the 21 year old prodigies below but did not put the year of their pro bowl. If we are getting technical...Tremaine Edmunds is the third youngest defensive player to ever play in the pro bowl and the YOUNGEST NON ROOKIE TO EVER PLAY. Do keep in mind that ProFootballReference does not include alternates in their roster list so this article needs an asterisk by it.
Note: No player younger than 21 (20 or younger) has EVER made the pro bowl.
Offensive 21 Year Old Players Selected to the Pro Bowl (in order of year of selection):
Mike McCormack - RT - NYY
Dicky Moegle - LS - SFO
Jim Brown - FB - CLE
Barry Sanders - RB - DET
Emmitt Smith - RB - DAL
Jerome Bettis - RB - RAM
Marshall Faulk - RB - IND
Randy Moss - WR - MIN
Edgerrin James - RB - IND
Percy Harvin - KR - MIN
Maurkice Pouncey - C - PIT
Patrick Peterson - KR - ARI
Jameis Winston - QB - TB
Todd Gurley - RB - STL
Ezekiel Elliott - RB - DAL
Budda Baker - ST - ARI
Saquon Barkley - RB - NYG
Mecole Hardman - KR - KAN
Defensive 21 Year Old Players Selected for the Pro Bowl (in order of year of selection):
Shawne Merriman - LB - SD - 21 Years 8 Months 18 Days Old
Marshon Lattimore - CB - NO - 21 Years 8 Months 8 Days Old
Denzel Ward - CB - CLE - 21 Years 8 Months 30 Days Old
Tremaine Edmunds - LB - BUF - 21 Years 8 Months 24 Days Old
Summary: Honestly, after looking through 70 years of rosters I did not do age calculations for the offensive players to get him an overall age ranking...but if someone out there wants to do it then have at it! I also didn't list the years they were selected because I got lazy. This is quite an impressive feat and we should all be super proud of this young man. Let's hope this is his first of many trips to Hawai'i.