The Chargers had three players named to the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, but four should be headed to Orlando, FL.
Among the biggest snubs was linebacker Daiyan Henley, who had a sensational sophomore season. Henley further made his case in Sunday’s win over the Raiders.
Henley notched his first career interception late in the second quarter, picking off Raiders quarterback Aidan O’Connell on an underneath pass intended for running back Alexander Mattison.
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“Just the surge, the rush, the feeling I haven’t felt in quite some time,” Henley said, per the team’s official website. “I’m used to getting picks, but man, it’s been a long season without one. That feeling was exhilarating.
“And I get to hear it a lot about being a coverage linebacker in this league because of how I play, me in the pass game, but I didn’t have no ball production to show for it,” Henley added. “To end the season at the right time with one, they say you get one more on the way.”
It’s surprising Henley did not have a single interception, as he finished the regular season as one of the best coverage linebackers in the NFL. The former wide receiver and safety did finish with eight passes defended, however.
Henley had 147 tackles, the eighth most in the NFL. His presence in the middle of the defense has been crucial to the Chargers’ defensive success this season and the numbers back it up, which is why he was deserving a Pro Bowl spot.
“He’s had an All-Star season, he’s had a Pro-Bowl season,” head coach Jim Harbaugh said. “He’s going from shining star to superstar, I think he’s reached it and playing his best football.”
