The Pro Bowl gets the most attention but the true honor in the NFL is the Associated Press All-Pro team and the Kansas City Chiefs have two players who made the list: TE Travis Kelce and RT Mitch Schwartz were named second team All-Pro. Congrats to both players as both are very well deserved.
Kelce was the best tight end in the NFL this season. He his consistently more healthy than Gronk and this year started adding more touchdowns to his plate with a career high of eight this season. Gronk was the first team All-Pro with 40 votes to Kelce’s 10.
Schwartz was not a Pro Bowler which shows how bad the Pro Bowl can be. Schwartz faced fierce competition all year on the right side and allowed just three sacks. I work with his brother Geoff who was hoping that the All-Pro voters would get it right. They did, Geoff.
The Chiefs did not get RB Kareem Hunt in as he was behind MVP candidate Todd Gurley and Le’Veon Bell. Good company to be in, though. He had one vote.
Other votes (find the whole team here):
- Kareem Hunt, Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill all got votes at the flex position
- Marcus Peters received one vote at cornerback
- Tyreek Hill received three votes at punt returner
The All-Pro team doesn’t have a ton of replacements and alternates like the Pro Bowl does so it’s a higher honor to be named to it.
Full team below ...
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Tom Brady, New England
Running Back — Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams
Flex — Le’Veon Bell, Pittsburgh
Tight End — Rob Gronkowski, New England
Wide Receivers — Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh; DeAndre Hopkins, Houston
Left Tackle — Andrew Whitworth, Los Angeles Rams
Right Tackle — Lane Johnson, Philadelphia
Left Guard — Andrew Norwell, Carolina
Right Guard — David DeCastro, Pittsburgh
Center — Jason Kelce, Philadelphia
DEFENSE
Edge Rushers — Calais Campbell, Jacksonville; Cameron Jordan, New Orleans
Interior Linemen — Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams; Cam Heyward, Pittsburgh
Linebackers — Chandler Jones, Arizona; Luke Kuechly, Carolina; Bobby Wagner, Seattle
Cornerbacks — Jalen Ramsey, Jacksonville; Xavier Rhodes, Minnesota
Safeties — Kevin Byard, Tennessee; Harrison Smith, Minnesota
Defensive Back — Darius Slay, Detroit
SPECIAL TEAMS
Placekicker — Greg Zuerlein, Los Angeles Rams
Punter — Johnny Hekker, Los Angeles Rams
Kick Returner — Pharoh Cooper, Los Angeles Rams
Punt Returner — Jamal Agnew, Detroit
Special Teamer — Budda Baker, Arizona
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
Quarterback — Carson Wentz, Philadelphia
Running Back — Le’Veon Bell, Pittsburgh
Flex — Alvin Kamara, New Orleans
Tight End — Travis Kelce, Kansas City
Wide Receivers — Julio Jones, Atlanta; Adam Thielen, Minnesota
Left Tackle — David Bakhtiari, Green Bay
Right Tackle — Mitchell Schwartz, Kansas City, and Daryl Williams, Carolina
Left Guard — Rodger Saffold, Los Angeles Rams
Right Guard — Zach Martin, Dallas
Center — Alex Mack, Atlanta
DEFENSE
Edge Rushers — Everson Griffen, Minnesota; Demarcus Lawrence, Dallas
Interior Linemen — Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia; Calais Campbell, Jacksonville
Linebackers — Von Miller, Denver; C.J. Mosley, Baltimore; Telvin Smith, Jacksonville
Cornerbacks — Casey Hayward, Los Angles Chargers; A. J. Bouye, Jacksonville
Safeties — Earl Thomas, Seattle; Micah Hyde, Buffalo
Defensive Back — Xavier Rhodes, Minnesota
SPECIAL TEAMS
Placekicker — Justin Tucker, Baltimore
Punter — Brett Kern, Tennessee
Kick Returner — Tyler Lockett, Seattle
Punt Returner — Pharoh Cooper, Los Angeles Rams
Special Teamer — Matthew Slater, New England