Pro Bowl Games 2024 Roster: Full List of Players and Top NFL Snubs from AFC and NFC
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The NFL offseason has arrived for everyone other than the Super Bowl participants, the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers.
In a lot of ways, that’s a bummer for those on a break, especially the win-right-now teams whose hopes of capturing championship glory were officially dashed.
There is, however, at least one fun item on the docket for the non-Super-Bowl-bound bunch: The chance to participate in the upcoming Pro Bowl Games.
This celebration of football stars spans multiple days and features a skills showdown and the best flag football game you’ll ever see. Let’s lay out the rosters before highlighting players from each conference who should’ve been selected to participate but were snubbed instead.
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Quarterback:Â Lamar Jackson (Baltimore Ravens), Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs), Tua Tagovailoa (Miami Dolphins)Running Back:Â Raheem Mostert (Miami Dolphins), James Cook (Buffalo Bills), Derrick Henry (Tennessee Titans)Fullback:Â Alec Ingold (Miami Dolphins)Wide Receiver:Â Tyreek Hill (Miami Dolphins), Amari Cooper (Cleveland Browns), Keenan Allen (Los Angeles Chargers), Ja’Marr Chase (Cincinnati Bengals)Tight End: Travis Kelce (Kansas City Chiefs), David Njoku (Cleveland Browns)Offensive Tackle:Â Laremy Tunsil (Houston Texans), Dion Dawkins (Buffalo Bills), Terron Armstead (Miami Dolphins)Offensive Guard:Â Quenton Nelson (Indianapolis Colts), Joel Bitonio (Cleveland Browns), Joe Thuney (Kansas City Chiefs)Center:Â Creed Humphrey (Kansas City Chiefs), Tyler Linderbaum (Baltimore Ravens)Defensive End:Â Myles Garrett (Cleveland Browns), Maxx Crosby (Las Vegas Raiders), Trey Hendrickson (Cincinnati Bengals)Interior Linemen:Â Chris Jones (Kansas City Chiefs), Quinnen Williams (New York Jets), Justin Madubuike (Baltimore Ravens)Outside Linebacker:Â T.J. Watt (Pittsburgh Steelers), Khalil Mack (Los Angeles Chargers), Josh Allen (Jacksonville Jaguars)Inside Linebacker:Â Roquan Smith (Baltimore Ravens), Patrick Queen (Baltimore Ravens)Cornerback:Â Pat Surtain II (Denver Broncos), Sauce Gardner (New York Jets), Jalen Ramsey (Miami Dolphins), Denzel Ward (Cleveland Browns)Free Safety:Â Justin Simmons (Denver Broncos), Minkah Fitzpatrick (Pittsburgh Steelers)Â Strong Safety:Â Kyle Hamilton (Baltimore Ravens)Long Snapper:Â Ross Matiscik (Jacksonville Jaguars)Punter: AJ Cole (Las Vegas Raiders)Kicker: Justin Tucker (Baltimore Ravens)Return Specialist: Marvin Mims Jr. (Denver Broncos)Special Teamer: Miles Killebrew (Pittsburgh Steelers)Injury replacements: Stefon Diggs, Wide Receiver (Buffalo Bills), Wyatt Teller, Guard (Cleveland Browns), Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB (Cleveland Browns)NFC
Quarterback:Â Brock Purdy (San Francisco 49ers), Dak Prescott (Dallas Cowboys), Matthew Stafford (Los Angeles Rams)Running Back:Â Christian McCaffrey (San Francisco 49ers), D’Andre Swift (Philadelphia Eagles), Kyren Williams (Los Angeles Rams)Fullback:Â Kyle Juszczyk (San Francisco 49ers)Wide Receiver:Â CeeDee Lamb (Dallas Cowboys), A.J. Brown (Philadelphia Eagles), Mike Evans (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Puka Nacua (Los Angeles Rams)Tight End:Â George Kittle (San Francisco 49ers), Sam LaPorta (Detroit Lions)Offensive Tackle:Â Trent Williams (San Francisco 49ers), Lane Johnson (Philadelphia Eagles), Penei Sewell (Detroit Lions)Offensive Guard:Â Zack Martin (Dallas Cowboys), Chris Lindstrom (Atlanta Falcons), Landon Dickerson (Philadelphia Eagles)Center:Â Jason Kelce (Philadelphia Eagles), Frank Ragnow (Detroit Lions)Defensive End:Â Nick Bosa (San Francisco 49ers), Montez Sweat (Chicago Bears), Aidan Hutchinson (Detroit Lions)Interior Linemen:Â Aaron Donald (Los Angeles Rams), Dexter Lawrence (New York Giants), Javon Hargrave (San Francisco 49ers)Outside Linebacker:Â Micah Parsons (Dallas Cowboys), Danielle Hunter (Minnesota Vikings), Haason Reddick (Philadelphia Eagles)Inside Linebacker: Fred Warner (San Francisco 49ers), Bobby Wagner (Seattle Seahawks)Cornerback:Â DaRon Bland (Dallas Cowboys), Charvarius Ward (San Francisco 49ers), Jaylon Johnson (Chicago Bears), Devon Witherspoon (Seattle Seahawks)Free Safety: Jessie Bates (Atlanta Falcons)Strong Safety:Â Budda Baker (Arizona Cardinals), Julian Love (Seattle Seahawks)Long Snapper:Â Andrew DePaola (Minnesota Vikings)Punter: Bryan Anger (Dallas Cowboys)Kicker: Brandon Aubrey (Dallas Cowboys)Return Specialist:Â Rashid Shaheed (New Orleans Saints)Special Teamer:Â Jalen Reeves-Maybin (Detroit Lions)AFC Snubs2 of 3
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Josh Allen, Quarterback (Buffalo Bills)
An MVP finalist, Allen was nothing short of a statistical juggernaut this season. He was a top-five passer by yardage (4,306, fourth) and touchdowns (29, tied for fifth), plus an absurdly effective rusher, turning his 111 carries into 524 yards and a whopping 15 touchdowns.
His interception count climbed to a career-high 18 this season, but that’s about the only wart you’ll find on his stat sheet. He routinely put jaw-dropping numbers in the box score and clearly produced at a Pro Bowl level.
L’Jarius Sneed, Cornerback (Kansas City Chiefs)
Before Sneed was busy making heroic plays in the AFC Championship, he showcased some of the best cornerback-ing of anyone this season. The 6’1″, 192-pounder blanketed the very best of the best pass-catchers in this league, and while his traditional numbers may not leap off the page (60 tackles, two interceptions), his advanced metrics were mind-boggling.
“He’s allowed 5-plus catches and 50-plus yards in a game just twice this season, per Next Gen Stats, and he’s given up ZERO touchdowns in 462 coverage snaps,” NFL.com’s Kevin Patra wrote. “His -29.7 target EPA is third-best among all CBs in 2023.”
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Brandon Aiyuk, Wide Receiver (San Francisco 49ers)
If the 49ers go on to win the Super Bowl—an opportunity Aiyuk played a massive role in creating—his momentum-shifting miracle grab in the NFC Championship will be seen on highlight reels in perpetuity.
Bleacher Report @BleacherReportBRANDON AIYUK CATCHES IT OFF THE DEFLECTION 😱🤯
UNREAL.
(via @NFL)
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That catch can’t make Aiyuk’s Pro Bowl case, of course, so let’s dig into that part of things. The former first-round pick turned 105 targets into 75 receptions for 1,342 yards (seventh) and seven touchdowns (tied for 18th). An absurd 61 of his 75 catches resulted in first downs, and his average reception spanned a career-high 17.9 yards.
Amon-Ra St. Brown, Wide Receiver (Detroit Lions)
Clearly, the NFC was loaded with high-caliber receivers this season, as it’s hard to argue against any of the actual selections at the position: CeeDee Lamb, Mike Evans, A.J. Brown and Puka Nacua. Saying that, though, it might be even harder to build a credible case for why St. Brown wasn’t selected, since he was named as an All-Pro first-teamer.
He was top five in most relevant receiving categories, including catches (119, tied for second), yards (1,515, third) and touchdowns (10, tied for fourth). He also produced a league-leading nine contests with 100-plus receiving yards.
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