The Giants also had three alternates selected: Michael Thomas (special teamer) and Olivier Vernon (outside linebacker) are first alternates, and Odell Beckham, Jr. (wide receiver) is a second alternate. They will get the opportunity to play in the Pro Bowl if a player (or players) at their position cannot participate in the game. Players from the two Super Bowl teams do not participate in the Pro Bowl, which will be played on Sunday, Jan. 27, in Camping World Stadium in Orlando.

Barkley, the No. 2 overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft, is the first Giants running back chosen for the Pro Bowl since Tiki Barber made the last of his three consecutive appearances in 2006. He is the first Giants rookie to go to the game since Beckham in 2014, and the team's first rookie running back to be so honored since Tucker Frederickson in 1965. Frederickson was the top overall selection in that year's draft. Running back Ron Johnson was a Pro Bowler in his first season with the team in 1970, but he was acquired in a trade after spending his rookie year with the Cleveland Browns.