Jared Verse is the team’s only 2024 Pro Bowl selection
The Rams just won their division and they could be as good as 11-6 after this week, but if it wasn’t for their first round pick in the draft, L.A. wouldn’t have had a single Pro Bowler announced on Thursday. The NFL announced the first wave of players selected to the Pro Bowl and Jared Verse is the only name on it for the Rams.
That’s the same number of Pro Bowl players as the Patriots, Giants, Bears, Panthers, and Seahawks.
Pro Bowl players by club
9: BAL
8:
7: DET
6: MIN, PHI
5: DAL, KC
4: HOU, PIT, SF
3: CIN, CLE, DEN, GB, IND, LAC
2: ATL, AZ, BUF, JAX, LV, TB, WAS
1: CAR, CHI, LAR, NE, NYG, SEA
0: MIA, NO, NYJ, TEN— René Bugner (@RNBWCV) January 2, 2025
The Patriots currently hold the number one pick in the draft with a 3-13 record against a schedule of teams that are collectively well below .500.
The Giants pick fourth, the Panthers pick sixth, and the Bears pick ninth.
The Rams have fewer Pro Bowlers than the 3-13 Browns, currently slated to pick third, as well as the 4-12 Jaguars and 4-12 Raiders.
Matthew Stafford, picked by many before the season as the best quarterback in the NFC, isn’t a Pro Bowl nomination. Neither is Kyren Williams, who had 1,299 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns. Neither is Puka Nacua, who had 990 yards in only 11 games. Neither is Kevin Dotson, the team’s star right guard.
Rookie Kam Kinchens isn’t a Pro Bowl safety after intercepting four passes and having the NFL’s longest pick-6 this season. Neither is Kobie Turner, who had eight sacks from the defensive tackle position, or Braden Fiske, who also had eight sacks. And neither is Ethan Evans, who led the NFL with 54.7% of his punts being downed inside the 20.
Interesting omissions here and the number could change if there are alternates, but the Rams seem to have been snubbed more than any other team in the league.