Quinnen Williams, the Jets' sixth-year defensive lineman, will represent the Green & White at the Pro Bowl and the Pro Bowl Games skills competitions for the third consecutive season.
Williams was a first alternate at DL in the initial Pro Bowl balloting announced Jan. 2. But with Kansas City DL Chris Jones participating in Super Bowl LIX against Philadelphia the week following the Games, Williams has been announced as Jones' replacement on the AFC roster and will be in Central Florida from Thursday through the Pro Bowl Games flag football game at Camping World Stadium in Orlando on Sunday.
During the Jets' 2024 season, Williams registered six sacks and 18 QB hits, both second on the defense to edge rusher Will McDonald. During his trio of all-star seasons, "Q" has racked up 23.5 sacks and 66 hits to become recognized as one of the NFL's top interior linemen.
Williams is the first Jet to be named to three consecutive Pro Bowls since C Nick Mangold attended his final three of seven Pro Bowls following the 2013-15 seasons.
And Williams is the first member of the Jets defense to participate in three Pro Bowls in three years since CB Darrelle Revis represented the Green & White in his four consecutive Pro Bowls following the 2008-11 seasons.
The only other Jets defenders to be selected for three straight Pro Bowls since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger were D-linemen Joe Klecko (1983-85) and Mark Gastineau (1981-85) and LB Mo Lewis (1998-2000).
Among several more Jets who were chosen for back-to-back all-star games is Aaron Glenn, just introduced Monday as the team's new head coach, whose CB skills earned him berths after the 1997 and '98 seasons.
