Former NC State Punter AJ Cole Earns 3rd Pro Bowl Nod

Former All-ACC NC State Punter AJ Cole has been named to the 2024 Pro Bowl.

Best in class 🤩@AJCole90 and @CrosbyMaxx have been named to the 2024 Pro Bowl!

— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) January 4, 2024

Cole earns his third career Pro Bowl selection after ranking second in the NFL in net punting average (44.8) and fourth in gross punting average (50.0). Cole has downed 33 punts inside the 20-yard line (46.5 percent), the fourth-best percentage this season, while his 14 punts of 60-plus yards rank third-most in the league. Cole’s 63.6 yard per punt average in Week 9 was the highest single-game punt average in NFL history (min. 4 punts). (NFL)

The former Wolfpack punter has been a Pro Bowler the past three seasons in a row. Cole is 1 of 10 former NC State players to go to 3+ Pro Bowls.

QB Russell Wilson – 9 (2012, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘17, ‘18, ‘19, ‘20, ‘21)
QB Philip Rivers – 8 (2006, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘13, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18)
WR Torry Holt – 7 (2000, ‘01 ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘07, ‘08)
S Adrian Wilson – 5 (2006, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11)
WR Mike Quick – 5 (1984, ‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88)
DE Mario Williams – 4 (2008, ‘09, ‘13, ‘14)
LB Vaughan Johnson – 4 (1990, ‘91, ‘92, ‘93)
P AJ Cole III – 3 (2021-23)
QB Roman Gabriel – 3 (1967, ‘68, ‘69)
WR Haywood Jeffires – 3 (1992, ‘93, ‘94)
OG Darrell Dess – 2 (1962, ‘63)
FB Alex Webster – 2 (1958, ’61)
LB Bradley Chubb – 2 (2020, ’22)
OG Joe Thuney – 2 (2022-23)
C Jim Ritcher – 1 (1992)

* Bold represents active players

P AJ Cole (@AJCole90) notches his 3rd-straight Pro Bowl selection (2021, 2022, 2023). His three Pro Bowls are tied for the 3rd most in the NFL among punters since 2000 – behind only Johnny Hekker (4) and Shane Lechler (7).

Cole joins Hall of Fame P Ray Guy as the only two… https://t.co/dzE9Ws68pF

— Raiders PR (@RAIDERS_PR) January 4, 2024

Apparently Cole gets a $100k bonus for making the Pro Bowl.

AJ Cole earns a $100,000 incentive for making the Pro Bowl.

— Joel Corry (@corryjoel) January 4, 2024