A few Chargers players are worthy of national recognition.
Pro Bowl voting season ends on December 26th, 2023, and while the Chargers have had an unfortunate season of difficult injuries and much-needed staffing changes, there have been several standout players who have shone through the adversity.
Here are three Chargers players who should go to the 2024 Pro Bowl.
Cameron Dicker
Dicker has been automatic since entering the league as an undrafted rookie in 2022. After kicking a game-winning field goal for the Eagles while filling in for injured kicker Jake Elliot, Dicker found himself on the Chargers and finished out his season on the active roster with 100% extra points made and a field goal percentage of 95%. In 2023, Dicker continues to impress, with 100% extra points made and a field goal percentage of 96% through Week 16. In an unfortunate – but albeit fun – loss to the Bills on Dec. 23rd, Dicker made 5 of 5 field goals with a long of 53 yards. It’s been a rough special teams history for the Chargers, and it’s been a great change of pace for the team to have such a solid corps and an automatic kicker.
Khalil Mack
Mack has had an unbelievable season for the Chargers. After the dreadful loss to the Jaguars in the wild-card round of last year’s playoffs, Mack considered retiring. But thank goodness he didn’t. He has been putting up sacks and pressures like he never has before, touting career-high numbers in almost every category and landing 4th in the league in sacks and 1st in forced fumbles. Mack’s elite season has allowed the Chargers to stay in many games that would have otherwise been lost. It goes to show that greatness is often born through adversity – something that many players on this team have experienced themselves, Mack among them. This off-season will be incredibly interesting for the Chargers front office, with the hiring of a new head coach and a new general manager. He is a player that fans will want to keep their eye on since his contract comes with a massive 2024 cap hit. Players will have to be cut, and before this season, he was on the list of potential losses, but after this All-Pro level season – Mack should not be one of them.
Keenan Allen
Allen is currently injured, this has no impact on whether or not he deserves a Pro Bowl vote this season – which he most definitely does. Up until his untimely injury (and quarterback Justin Herbert’s), Allen was on pace to have a career year at the age of 32. Even after missing the Bills game in Week 16, he is still sitting at 2nd in the league for receptions, 7th in yards, and 10th in touchdowns. He has been the make-or-break player in multiple games all year – and the Herbert-to-Allen connection is explosive. Since entering the league, Allen has been a top route runner and continues to make incredible plays and get separation where other wide receivers would normally struggle. This has been the key to an otherwise struggling Chargers offense all year and was sorely missed during the Bills game. Hopefully, Allen can get back on the field and pad those stats to still hit personal records – after all, he only needs another 150 yards and a touchdown to tie his 2013 career-best.
The 2024 Pro Bowl Games kick off on February 2nd.
