Todd Gurley named 2020 Pro Bowl alternate

Todd Gurley is having a down year, but he was named an alternate for the Pro Bowl.

Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey were the only Rams players to be selected to the Pro Bowl this season, but Todd Gurley has a chance to get to Orlando. Despite not being named as one of the top running backs, he is an alternate.

In the event that one of the Dalvin Cook, Ezekiel Elliott or Christian McCaffrey either withdraw from the Pro Bowl or their team makes the Super Bowl (for Cook and Elliott only), Gurley would be eligible to make the NFC squad.

He’s made the Pro Bowl two years in a row and three times in his career, so an absence in 2020 would end his current streak. He only has 741 yards rushing on 188 carries (3.9 YPC), with just 29 catches for 186 yards receiving. He does have 12 total touchdowns, which is a respectable number, but he’s hardly having a good season.

Gurley is 18th in rushing and 33rd in yards per carry among qualified backs, but his 10 rushing touchdowns are tied for sixth. Aaron Jones, who has more yards (830) and rushing touchdowns (14) on the same number of carries as Gurley, is also an alternate at running back.