DETROIT (WXYZ) — Five Detroit Lions players — three on offense, one on defense and one on special teams — have been selected for the 2024 Pro Bowl, the team announced Wednesday evening.
Center Frank Ragnow, offensive tackle Penei Sewell, tight end Sam LaPorta, defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and linebacker/special teams standout Jalen Reeves Maybin were selected to the Pro Bowl Games.
This is the third Pro Bowl selection for Ragnow, the second for Sewell and the first for LaPorta, Hutchinson and Reeves-Maybin.
Ragnow and Sewell are part of an offensive line that helped the Lions’ offense pass 2,000 yards and 4,000 passing yards for the second straight year.
They created running lanes for an offense that scores the third-most rushing touchdowns (25) and protected quarterback Jared Goff for a passing attack that scores the fifth-most touchdowns (28 ).
According to Pro Football Focus, Ragnow and Sewell have each allowed just one sack this season.
Hutchinson, who played high school football at Divine Child High School in Dearborn and college football at the University of Michigan, leads the NFL in pressures (56) and QB hurries (28).
In 16 games this season, defensive linemen have recorded 47 tackles, 32 solo tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks and an impressive one-handed interception against the Carolina Panthers.
LaPorta caught 81 passes for 860 yards and nine touchdowns during his rookie season. A
s a rookie, he broke a number of franchise records and, according to Lions PR, he is one of only four players, along with the other three players, to produce at least 80 receptions, 800 receiving yards and 9 touched in reception. a season wide receiver.
In his seventh season in the NFL, Jalen Reeves-Maybin has the most tackles on special teams this season with 13.
He has also played a crucial role in fake punt plays for the Lions, recently throwing a nice pass to Khalil Dorsey for the decisive first down in the second quarter against the Dallas Cowboys.
In addition to the five selections, seven Lions players were selected as alternates and will participate if a first-round selection drops out due to injury, preseason preparation or various other reasons.
