Five Chargers were named to the AFC Pro Bowl team on Tuesday, including the team's defensive backs on both sides of the ball.
Both defenders Justin Herbert and safety Derwin James Jr. received this honor. They were joined by outside linebacker Call Tuiplutundertake Joe Alt and kicker Cameron Dicker.
Herbert, named to the Pro Bowl for the second time, became the third player in NFL history to start his career six straight seasons with at least 3,000 yards passing and 20 touchdowns.
James, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, is the only defensive player in the NFL this season with at least 80 tackles (five for loss) with several sacks and interceptions.
Dicker is the most accurate kicker in NFL history and the winner of the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. He leads all AFC forwards with 36 field goals and 141 points.
Tulipulotu, a former USC standout, ranks third in the NFL with 13 sacks and has a career-high 20 tackles for loss.
The only surprise in this group was Alt, who moved from right tackle to left tackle after Rashawn Slater suffered a season-ending injury in training camp. Alt was solid through the first three weeks of the season before suffering an ankle injury 10 snaps into the Week 4 game against the New York Giants. He returned in Week 8 to face Minnesota, but was pulled from the field in Week 9 at Tennessee with an injury to the same ankle, this time requiring season-ending surgery.
However, he is an outstanding tackler and earned his first Pro Bowl honor, which is determined by a consensus vote of fans, players and coaches.
Four more Chargers were named Pro Bowl alternates: outside linebacker Khalil Mack, special teams linebacker Del'Shawn Phillips, cornerback Dontae Jackson and defensive lineman/defensive lineman Scott Matlock.
