SELECTIONS

Joe Staley, LT, fourth Pro Bowl selection: The cornerstone of the Niners’ offensive line since being selected 28th overall in the 2007 draft, Staley is coming off his best run-blocking performance of the season in which he received a plus-4.9 grade from Pro Football Focus. The Niners have the sixth-ranked rushing attack in the NFL (131.3 yards per game, 4.51 yards per carry). Still, QB Colin Kaepernick has been sacked an NFL-high 51 times. Staley has not missed a game since 2010 and has started all 113 games he’s played in his career.

Who he beat out: New York Jets' D’Brickashaw Ferguson, a three-time Pro Bowler; Houston Texans’ Duane Brown, a two-time Pro Bowler; Oakland Raiders' Donald Penn, a one-time selection.

Mike Iupati, LG, third Pro Bowl selection: The fractured left fibula Iupati suffered in last season's NFC title game didn't slow him down in 2014. He's missed one game this season due to injury -- a concussion -- to garner his third straight Pro Bowl selection.

Who he beat out: The Cleveland Browns’ Joel Bitonio, a standout rookie, and the Philadelphia Eagles’ Evan Mathis, a Pro Bowler last year who has made his mark in just eight games this season.

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Antoine Bethea, SS: A likely candidate for 49ers team MVP, Bethea has 82 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and four interceptions, including his first career pick-six.

Who he should have beaten out: The Denver Broncos' T.J. Ward, who has fewer tackles (74), forced fumbles (0) and interceptions (2).