Scorn, scoff, sneer and snicker, but Tim Tebow the Hybrack may very well play in the Pro Bowl.

As Mark Kiszla, my longtime colleague and chauffeur in San Diego on Sunday, took yet another wrong turn near the stadium before the game, we were discussing — get this — Tebow. “He’s gonna make the Pro Bowl,” I said.

The man known for his famed “Kickin’ With Kiz” column kicked me out of his $9.25-a-day rental — a Kia, no doubt. I dodged three lanes of traffic, tore the yellow police tape from a barrier, moved it and opened a path for Kiszla’s car and several others to enter a parking lot.

Then I noticed the two cops gesturing furiously from their black-and-white.

I imagined some fellow inmate asking: “What are you in jail for?”

“I was charged with destroying police property and saying that Tebow will be in the Pro Bowl. My lawyer, Harvey Steinberg, wants me to plead temporary insanity, but I am of, er, sound mind.”

My case:

On the first count, my driver and the ingress at San Diego’s stadium are the worst, and I had to get to the game.

On the second count, your honor, consider the Total Tebow Thing.

Pro Bowl selection is based on ballots cast by fans through Dec. 19 at NFL.com, and votes from players and coaches Dec. 21-22. Each group’s results count one-third toward the players picked in both conferences.

Because of his legions of loyalists, Tebow already was in the fans’ top five before the Broncos’ victories over the Jets and the Chargers. He probably will finish second in the popular election among AFC quarterbacks, behind Tom Brady. (There are Ben Roethlisberger detesters too, because of his past issues.)

A majority of players and coaches probably won’t mark Tebow’s name — unless, or even if, the Broncos beat the Vikings, the Bears and/or the Patriots and own a 7-2 or 8-1 record with Tebow at quarterback. He’s an acquired taste most of them don’t have.

Other matters should be measured, though. As the Broncos’ starting quarterback, Tebow — generally thought of as a substandard passer — has thrown for eight touchdowns and run for three more, while being intercepted just once. He has committed only two turnovers (one fumble) in 78 rushes and 143 passes — and none since the Lions game. He has been instrumental in three fourth-quarter and overtime comeback victories in six games.

Tebow is the new hybrack — a hybrid quarterback-running back much like the Panthers’ Cam Newton. Tebow has passed for 854 yards and run for 455 yards. Newton’s numbers in 11 games are 3,093 and 464. Tebow is on pace for about 1,500 yards passing and 700 yards rushing.

More hybracks are coming because of college option offenses — and will have to reckoned with.

Brady and Roethlisberger, as they should, will place 1-2 overall in the combined three voting classes. The AFC’s third Pro Bowler remains a mystery because of quarterbacks in the conference under- and overachieving, team records, injuries, passer ratings and statistics. An alternate quarterback will be added to the Pro Bowl roster if Brady or Roethlisberger plays in the Super Bowl a week later.

Matt Schaub would have been No. 3 before his season-ending injury. He still might be voted in, but obviously won’t play. Five other starters at the beginning of the season have been hurt or displaced (Matt Cassel, Jason Campbell, Chad Henne, Kyle Orton, Luke McCown).

Curtis Painter, Colt McCoy and rookie Blaine Gabbert don’t deserve Pro Bowl attention, and former Pro Bowler Philip Rivers is enduring an awful year. Matt Moore has done an admirable job, and the Dolphins have improved since he was elevated, but he won’t attract many votes. Carson Palmer is iffy because of his late start and inconsistency.

Rational arguments can be made for Matt Hasselbeck, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Andy Dalton, but inclusion probably will depend on their games in December.

I present my expert witness. Tebow belongs in the mix if players and coaches contemplate the line of reasoning first advanced by Chase Stuart, a creative contributor to several football websites. Stuart’s offering in The New York Times Fifth Down prior to the Jets game stated that Tebow’s runs ought to be comparable to completed throws (to himself) and included in his passing stats.

When I mentioned Stuart’s logic to Broncos coach John Fox, he agreed.

If Tebow’s 78 runs were added to his 65 pass completions, he’d be 143-of-221, or 64.7 percent — fourth in the NFL.

Finally, in his Monday column, Kiszla used the words “Tebow” and “Pro Bowl candidate” in the same sentence.

The defense rests, Judge.

Woody Paige: 303-954-1095 or wpaige@denverpost.com