The Green Bay Packers produced one All-Pro, three Pro Bowlers, two All-Rookie Team picks and several weekly or monthly in-season awards during the 2024 season. Matt LaFleur’s team finished 11-6 and made the playoffs, powered by several fantastic individual performances.
Here’s a quick rundown of the awards and honors earned by the Packers in 2024:
All-Pro selections (1)
S Xavier McKinney (first-team): McKinney intercepted eight passes, the second-most in the NFL in 2024 and the most by a Packer since Charles Woodson in 2009. A free agent signing, McKinney picked off a pass during each of his first five games with the Packers and finished with an interception in eight different games, tying the team record. He received 31 first-team votes out of 50, becoming the Packers’ first All-Pro defensive back since 2009 (Woodson).
Others receiving All-Pro votes: G Elgton Jenkins, OT Zach Tom, CB/KR Keisean Nixon, LB Edgerrin Cooper
Pro Bowl selections (3)
McKinney and Gary earned their first career Pro Bowl selections, while Jacobs made his third Pro Bowl. McKinney was named a starter at safety. Jacobs finished with the NFL’s sixth most rushing yards and scored 16 total touchdowns. Gary finished with 7.5 sacks, a career-high nine tackles for loss and 15 quarterback hits.
Alternates: G Elgton Jenkins, QB Jordan Love, DL Kenny Clark, KR Keisean Nixon, C Josh Myers, TE Tucker Kraft, CB Jaire Alexander
All-Rookie Team Selections (PFWA)
Cooper led the Packers and NFL rookies with 13 tackles for loss. He also produced 3.5 sacks, an interception, two fumble recoveries, one fumble forced, seven quarterback hits and three pass breakups. Williams made six starts and produced 47 tackles, one sack, one interception and a forced fumble. Cooper and Williams became the first Packers duo to make the All-Rookie Team since Clay Matthews and BJ Raji in 2009.
Weekly/monthly awards
QB Jordan Love: FedEx Air Player of the Week for Week 6: Love completed 22 of 32 passes and tossed four touchdown passes during a 34-13 win over the Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field.
S Xavier McKinney: NFC Defensive Player of the Month for October: McKinney intercepted two passes, recovered a fumble and had a sack on third down across four games in October.
LB Edgerrin Cooper: NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 8: Cooper made eight tackles and registered a sack, forced fumble and a pass breakup during the Packers’ win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
DL Karl Brooks: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for Week 11: Brooks blocked the Bears’ attempt at a game-winning field goal as time expired, preserving the Packers’ 20-19 win at Soldier Field.
LB Edgerrin Cooper: NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 15: Cooper defended two passes, including an interception in the second half, and he also produced five tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and two quarterback hits during the Packers’ win over the Seattle Seahawks.
LB Edgerrin Cooper: NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for December/January: Cooper created 35 tackles, an NFL-high eight tackles for loss, an interception, a sack and a fumble recovery over the Packers’ final four games of the regular season.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Remembering awards and honors from Green Bay Packers 2024 season
Reporting by Zach Kruse, Packers Wire / Packers Wire
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