Six Jets Selected as Alternates for 2025 Pro Bowl Games

Six Jets players have been selected as alternates to the Pro Bowl Games.

They are: DL Quinnen Williams (first), ST Irvin Charles (second), WR Garrett Wilson (third team), edge Will McDonald IV (third), CB Sauce Gardner (fifth), and KR Xavier Gipson (fifth) were all selected as alternates for the Games next month.

The Jets had three Pro Bowl players last year: Quinnen Williams, Gardner and edge Jermaine Johnson (who had originally been a fifth alternate.

Quinnen Williams
Williams is a first alternate for the second time in his career. He was named a first alternate in 2021 and was named to the Pro Bowl rosters after the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Williams started 15 games for the Green & White this season and accumulated 6 sacks, 37 tackles and 17 QB hits.

Irvin Charles
Gunner Irvin Charles was named a second-team alternate in his second NFL season. Charles, who was put on injured reserve with a torn ACL after Week 14, became the team’s starting gunner this season. Charles took over the position from Justin Hardee (who made the Pro Bowl in 2022) and became a pivotal player on special teams totaling 7 tackles and 1 blocked kick in 13 games.

Garrett Wilson
Wilson was named a third-team alternate for the second time in his three-year NFL career. He was first named an alternate in 2023 following his second season. Through 16 games this season, Wilson has caught 97 passes for 1,053 yards and a career-high 7 touchdowns. He became the fifth player in NFL history, and the only Jets player, to have 80 or more receptions and 1,000 or more receiving yards in his first three seasons.

Will McDonald
McDonald is a third-team alternate in his second season in the NFL. In his breakout 2024 season, McDonald recorded career highs with 10 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 26 tackles and 21 QB hits. McDonald’s 10 sacks ranked 11^th in the NFL heading into Week 18.

Sauce Gardner
Gardner was named a fifth-team alternate. Gardner made the Pro Bowl roster following his first two seasons (2023 and 2024). Heading into Week 18, he recorded 49 tackles, 9 PDs, 1 TFL, 1 sack, 1 QB hit and 1 INT.

Xavier Gipson
Gipson was named a fifth alternate, earning a Pro Bowl nod for the first time in his two-year career. Gipson totaled 469 yards on 16 kickoff returns this season (his longest was 45 yards) and totaled 255 yards on 31 punt returns (his longest was 40 yards). Gipson also contributed as a wide receiver with 6 receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown. He was just one of two players this season to record a 40-yard punt return and receiving touchdown in the same game (Week 8).

The 2025 Pro Bowl Games will be held in Orlando, FL, for the second consecutive year. The events begin on Thursday, Jan. 30, and run through the weekend as the league’s best players compete in a multi-day AFC vs. NFC competitions, including a skills showdowns and a flag football game. NFL legends Peyton and Eli Manning will also return for the third consecutive year as head coaches.