It’s that time of year again. The time when we acknowledge the best of the best in the NFL. We have already seen members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers voted to the Pro Bowl, but the highest honor is to make the All Pro team.
There are certainly some Bucs who are in the mix to make this team. However, even beyond that, this is a good time to take stock and know where the bar is and who is the best of the best. I don’t have an All Pro vote, but if I did then here’s what my team would look like.
First Team – Offense
Quarterback – Lamar Jackson
Running Back – Saquan Barkley
Tight End – Brock Bowers
Wide Receiver – Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, Amon-Ra St. Brown
Left Tackle – Tristan Wirfs
Left Guard – Joe Thuney
Center – Creed Humphrey
Right Guard – Quinn Mienerz
Right Tackle – Penei Sewell
First Team – Defense
EDGE – Trey Hendrickson, Myles Garrett
Defensive Tackle – Zach Allen, Cam Heyward
Linebacker – Zach Baun, Fred Warner, Frankie Luvu
Cornerback – Patrick Surtain, Derek Stingley
Nickel – Marlon Humphrey
Safety – Kyle Hamilton, Brian Branch
Second Team – Offense
Quarterback – Josh Allen
Running Back – Derrick Henry
Tight End – George Kittle
Wide Receiver – Brian Thomas, Terry McLaurin, Drake London
Left Tackle – Jordan Mailata
Left Guard – Quenton Nelson
Center – Tyler Linderbaum
Right Guard – Chris Lindstrom
Right Tackle – Lane Johnson
Second Team – Defense
EDGE – Micah Parsons, Andrew Van Ginkel
Defensive Tackle – Chris Jones, Leonard Williams
Linebacker – Demario Davis, Tremaine Edmunds, Kaden Elliss
Cornerback – Christian Gonzales, Trent McDuffie
Nickel – Cooper DeJean
Safety – Xavier McKinney, Kirby Joseph
Other Buccaneers in the Mix
There were three other Bucs players who I strongly considered for these All Pro teams. Some positions were tougher than others and players who had great years were just too far down the list. Some groups were more wide open and I just went in a different direction.
At defensive tackle, I had Vita Vea as my final second team selection. It was very difficult to leave him off this list, but I ended up choosing Leonard Williams over him because he has had an incredible year. Vea was named a Pro Bowler this year and he is on the edge of having had an All Pro season.
Baker Mayfield also got some consideration for his season. Unfortunately, there have been some remarkable seasons around the league for quarterbacks. My next pick would have been Joe Burrow at quarterback, but after that there is a real argument to be made that Mayfield has been the fourth best quarterback in the NFL this season.
Finally, I thought long and hard about Mike Evans. In my mind, he has been one of the best six wide receivers in the NFL this year and is worthy of that final spot. However, with the amount of time he missed he didn’t have the numbers that some of the other players had. I strongly considered putting Evans in over Drake London, but considering that London had better overall numbers and was playing with a significantly worse quarterback that was the tiebreaker for me.
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