For the first time since 2005, the Green Bay Packers do not have a single Pro Bowl player. Last season, Jaire Alexander and Elgton Jenkins represented the Packers on the Pro Bowl roster. This year, the only player who received enough votes in the fan vote to be among the top ten players at his position was Keisean Nixon.
The full list of Pro Bowl players can be found below:
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Green Bay was one of just four NFL teams that did not have a single Pro Bowl player. The others were the New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers, and Washington Commanders. Of these four teams, the Packers are the only ones in contention for a spot in the NFL Playoffs.
While it is disappointing that Nixon, who leads the NFL in kick return yards, did not make it this year, or Rashan Gary who has put together a Pro Bowl-worthy season, are not on the roster, that may change in the coming weeks. Every year, many players opt out of the Pro Bowl and alternates take their place.
Five Packers players were named as alternates this year and could end up at the Pro Bowl if anyone backs out.
1. Green Bay Packers Edge Rusher Rashan Gary
In his first season back from a torn ACL, Gary was brought along slowly in terms of playing time. Despite not playing a full game’s worth of snaps until midseason, he has registered 9.0 sacks, the second-highest total of his career.
His 59 total pressures (per PFF) rank 21st in the NFL, and while that may not seem impressive, he has achieved them in playing just 366 pass rush snaps. By comparison, Nick Bosa, who was named to the 2024 Pro Bowl, has 94 pressures in 561 pass rush snaps.
In other words, if Gary had not been working his way back from injury, his numbers would look a lot better.
2. Green Bay Packers Offensive Guard Elgton Jenkins
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Of all offensive guards in the NFC, Elgton Jenkins ranks first (fifth in the NFL) in pass blocking grades on PFF. Additionally, he has not allowed a single sack all year.
Jenkins does fall short, though, in run blocking. According to PFF, his 57.4 run blocking grade ranks 72nd in the NFL among offensive guards.
3. Green Bay Packers Interior Defensive Lineman Kenny Clark
Kenny Clark has set a career-high in sacks this season with 6.5. PFF has credited him with eight sacks on their database, which ranks eighth in the NFL among interior defensive linemen. His 56 total pressures also rank eighth in the NFL and third in the NFC.
Interestingly, Clark has made two Pro Bowls in his career, and they have come in alternating seasons. His first was in 2019 and his second was in 2021. Making it as an alternate in 2023 would keep the pattern going.
4. Green Bay Packers Cornerback Jaire Alexander
Let’s be honest: Jaire Alexander being named an alternate is a bit of a head scratcher. While he undoubtedly is one of the most talented cornerbacks in the NFL, he has only played in six games this season. And when he’s played, he has been limited with his injuries.
Alexander is allowing a career-worst 71.6% completion percentage when targeted and has a career-worst 16.7% missed tackle percentage. His 68.5 coverage grade on PFF is slightly above average, but ranks 72nd in the NFL.
5. Green Bay Packers Kick Returner Keisean Nixon
If there is any player on the Packers that should have been named to the Pro Bowl, it is kick returner Keisean Nixon. A First-Team All Pro last season, Nixon again leads the NFL in kick returns (29), kick return yards (761), and return yards per game (26.2).
Rashid Shaheed of the New Orleans Saints was named the NFC’s Pro Bowl kick returner, but his combined punt return yards (321) and kick return yards (384) are less than Nixon’s kick return yards alone.
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