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The 2024 Pro Bowl is set to take place during the weekend before Super Bowl LVIII. With the 49ers being the best team in the NFC in both the regular season and the NFL playoffs, it should come as no surprise that they also had the most (nine) players voted into the 2024 Pro Bowl.
The following nine 49ers were selected this year:
- Brock Purdy
- Christian McCaffrey
- Kyle Juszczyk
- George Kittle
- Trent Williams
- Nick Bosa
- Javon Hargrave
- Fred Warner
- Charvarius Ward
The Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys tied for the second-most players selected, with seven each. The balance of the 49ers' roster is also on display with their selections, including five from offense and four from defense, with seven different position groupings represented.
The Pro Bowl has become an annual tradition, featuring all sorts of interesting competitions. Players at the Pro Bowl participate in various skill challenges and play competitive games, such as dodgeball, before concluding the weekend with a flag football game.
Who gets to participate in the 2024 Pro Bowl is determined through a voting process. Whichever player receives the most votes gets the opportunity to represent their conference in the organized events. The only catch is that with the Super Bowl taking place the following week, players from either of the two teams competing there will often opt out of the Pro Bowl.
This is the case for the San Francisco 49ers as they prepare to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII in a rematch of the same final game from four years ago.
While it is certainly understandable for the 49ers and Chiefs players to skip the 2024 Pro Bowl with the Super Bowl still to be played, it's still disappointing that it results in missing so many starters who were voted on.
Here is the full NFC roster voted into the 2024 Pro Bowl:
Quarterback: Brock Purdy, Dak Prescott, Matthew Stafford
Running Back: Christian McCaffrey, D'Andre Swift, and Kyren Williams
Fullback: Kyle Juszczyk
Wide Receiver: CeeDee Lamb, A.J. Brown, Mike Evans, Puka Nacua
Tight End: George Kittle, Sam LaPorta
Offensive Tackle: Trent Williams, Lane Johnson, Penei Sewell
Offensive Guard: Zack Martin, Chris Lindstrom, and Landon Dickerson
Center: Jason Kelce, Frank Ragnow
Defensive End: Nick Bosa, Montez Sweat, and Aidan Hutchinson
Defensive Linemen: Aaron Donald, Dexter Lawrence, and Javon Hargrave
Outside Linebacker: Micah Parsons, Danielle Hunter, and Haason Reddick
Inside Linebacker: Fred Warner, Bobby Wagner
Cornerback: DaRon Bland, Charvarius Ward, Jaylon Johnson, Devon Witherspoon
Safety: Jessie Bates, Budda Baker, and Julian Love
Long Snapper: Andrew DePaola
Punter: Bryan Anger
Kicker: Brandon Aubrey
Returner: Rashid Shaheed
Special Teamer: Jalen Reeves-Maybin
Who will replace 49ers players in the 2024 Pro Bowl?
Replacements for the 2024 Pro Bowl are decided by the next highest vote-getter in the position that did not make the final roster. These are used to replace any players who opt not to participate in the events, whether due to injury or for other reasons.
Here are the nine replacements for the missing 49ers:
- Jalen Hurts
- Jahmyr Gibbs
- CJ Ham
- Jake Ferguson
- Tristan Wirfs
- Demarcus Lawrence
- Kenny Clark
- Demario Davis
- Darius Slay
