Welcome to the 2020 All-Robio Award Ceremony. Let’s not waste any time with unwanted words. Below are the first, second and third teams for this season.
First-Team All-Robio
QB – Patrick Mahomes (Colby)
I’ve already hit on all his highlights during the MVP pitch, but the highlights are, nearly 4,000 yards, 33 scores and a league high 400 fantasy points per contest. That accounted for 30% of Colby’s points per game. This is Patrick’s second career first-team award, becoming just the sixth player to earn 1st team twice in a career. Only two have done it three times and Peyton Manning is the king with four. As for Colby, prior to 2016, he never had a first-team quarterback. Now he’s had three of the last four.
RB – Dalvin Cook (Michael)
Cook goes back-to-back first-team All-Robio, becoming the sixth running back to do that. The others were Tomlinson, James, Holmes, Faulk and Gurley. Pretty good company. Anyhow, Cook is second in rushing yards, but first in total yards (1,564) and first in scores (14). He did all that despite missing a game. Obviously this means Michael has had a 1st-team back in his first two years in the league. Only two other people have done that. I did it four straight back in 1999-03 and Masterson did it back in 2002-03.
RB – Derrick Henry (Jeff)
A big reason why Jeff was the preseason favorite, Henry once against led the league in rushing, with 1,317, on pace for just under 1,800 for the season. He’s second in rushing touchdowns with 12. The only thing that keeps him from the very top are the lack of receptions. He has just 15 on the season for 102 yards. After earning a second team award last year, Henry makes the leap to first team, both with Jeff. Mr. Greenblatt has a had an All-Robio back in four out of the last five seasons, but his last first-team back was Jamaal Charles in 2013.
WR – Tyreek Hill (Eric)
One of two first-team All-Robio players for Eric. Hill led all backs in receiving yards with 1,079 and his 14 touchdowns were tops as well. I guess it’s good to be the favorite target of the league’s top quarterback. This is Hill’s third career All-Robio award and his second career first-team All-Robio, becoming the 10th receiver to earn 1st team twice. For Eric, this is his fifth career 1st-team wideout, thanks to Antonio Brown doing it three straight seasons (2015-17). Include Julio’s second-team last year, Eric has had an All-Robio receiver in five of his last six seasons.
WR – Davante Adams (Bob)
His 280 points per game average is the best among all receivers, but his two missed games cost him the very top. He’ll have to “settle” for first-team. Adams has over 1,000 yards receiver with four games to play and his 84 receptions are third best, while his 13 receiving scores are tied for the league most. This is Adams’ second career All-Robio award. He was second-team in 2018, which was also for Bob. Great receivers are sorta Bob’s thing. He’s had at least one All-Robio wideout each season since 2008. That’s 13 straight years. That includes five 1st team receivers, four 2nd team and four 3rd team. Impressive.
TE – Travis Kelce (Eric)
Vozzola is the only person to have two players earn a first-team award and they just so happened to be his first and second pick in this draft. Kelce, who really is the first tight end to earn MVP consideration is just that much better than everyone. He was first in targets (111), catches (82), yards by a lot (1,114) and tied for first in scores (8). He has become this generations Tony Gonzalez. This is his fourth career 1st-team All-Robio award (fourth out of the last five seasons). He joins Gonzalez, Gates and Gronkowski as the only tight ends to have four 1st team awards. He also had a second-team award in 2016. Eric, who never had a first-team tight end before 2019, has enjoyed Kelce’s success the previous two seasons. He’s had just five All-Robio TEs total for his career.
PK – Younghoe Koo (Griff)
Koo becomes the league’s first ever Asian All-Robio award winner. Averaging 150 points per game, he really was the only highlight of Griff’s season. Coomer picked him up in week seven for $2 (after Eric cut him that same week), Koo finished the season making 32 of 33 kicks, both league highs. It helped that the Falcons had no ability to punch it in as he had just 26 extra point attempts (oddly enough, missing three of those). This is Koo’s first ever All-Robio, but Griff is an expert at picking up All-Robio kickers. He’s now produced five 1st team kickers, four more 2nd team legs and one 3rd team guy. His 10 total All-Robio kickers are a league high and account for 16% of his All-Robio players.
DST – Steelers (Don)
A big reason why Pittsburgh flirted with an undefeated season is because of a dominant defense. The Steelers were third in yards allowed, forcing a league high 23 turnovers, including 16 interceptions. They scored three times, produced a single safety and averaged a solid 174 points per contest. They were the only defense to break 2,000 fantasy points for the season. This is the Steelers organization’s seventh career All-Robio and fourth career first-team award, which is second only to the Ravens’ five. This is the first time ever Don has produced the first-team DST. The only other All-Robio DST he had was the Steelers back in 2005.
Second-Team All-Robio
QB – Kyler Murray (Bob)
Here is one that I saw, although I think I predicted a third-team award. This year’s Lamar Jackson did it with his arm and his legs. In fact, I would argue he’s a better passer than Jackson. He nearly passed for 3,000 yards and is only four yards behind Lamar’s 669 in rushing. He has 32 touchdowns for the season (1o in the ground). He just needs to get those turnover numbers down (13). This is Murray’s first All-Robio. This is Bob’s first All-Robio quarterback since Aaron Rodgers brought home a 1st team in 2016. He’s had seven total since 2003.
RB – Alvin Kamara (Rich B)
The second overall pick produced big time, again doing much of it with the receiving game. He ran for just 673 yards, but caught 70 balls for 655 yards (both league highs for a running back). That’s a total of 1,328, which is third best. He also scored 13 touchdowns, which was second best out of the backfield. This is Kamara’s third All-Robio award. He got 2nd team as a rookie in 2017 and 3rd team in 2018. For Burrier, this was his first All-Robio running back since Devonta Freeman in 2015. He’s had 11 total, but four of those were Tomlinson.
RB – James Robinson (Bob)
Easily the biggest surprise on this list. The rookie in Jacksonville of all places, rushed for nearly 1,000 yards, reaching almost 1,300 total yards for the season, scoring a total of nine times. Volume helped, as he touched the ball a solid 254 times, but he was no slouch, averaging 4.6 yards per carry. He was a much needed lift for Bob and his scoring crown, with Joe Mixon sitting on IR for most of the season. Obviously, this is Robinson’s first ever All-Robio award. This is the third time in four seasons that Bob has had at least one All-Robio player.
WR – DK Metcalf (Jeff)
Jeff snagged Metcalf in the fifth round and ended up with an elite receiver. His 1,119 yards receiving are a league high, as he averaged a solid 17.8 yards per carry. He scored nine times or on 14% of his receptions. This is Metcalf’s first ever All-Robio award. He is Jeff’s second straight All-Robio receiver. Mike Evans earned second-team last year. However, he’s had just three for his 13-year career. The only other was 2009 and Randy Moss (1st team).
WR – Justin Jefferson (Michael)
I just said earlier that James Robinson was the biggest surprise on this list. I could be wrong, because rookies don’t make this list. As I pointed out before, Jefferson is the first rookie wideout to earn at least a second-team award. In fact, his 210 points per contest is better than Anquan Bolden’s rookie campaign in 2003. He finished with 61 catches for 1,030 yards, 17 yards per catch and seven scores. Evangelist is one of four people (Bob, Jeff, Eric) to have both a first-team player and a second-team player or better. This is obviously Jefferson’s first All-Robio award and this is Mike’s first ever All-Robio receiver.
TE – Darren Waller (Rich B)
Talk about sneaking in at the gun. Waller scored over 500 fantasy points in our regular season’s final game, accounting for 29% of his total offense for the season. Thanks to his 77 catches for 742 yards and seven scores, the Raiders TE earned his first career All-Robio award, as the league’s second best tight end. For his career, Burrier has had only three tight ends earn any kind of All-Robio award. All three times it was Gronkowski. This was his first All-Robio TE not named Gronk.
PK – Jason Sanders (Bob)
The Dolphins kicker missed just one of his 29 field goal attempts and was tied for first with nine made field goals of over 50 yards. He was also perfect kicking his 27 extra points. This is Sanders first ever All-Robio award. He is Bob’s fourth career All-Robio kicker and his first since Jason Tucker delivered a third-team back in 2017. Bob has never had a first-team All-Robio kicker. Good to have goals.
DST – Rams (Rob M)
Despite playing in one of the better offensive divisions, the Rams still managed to finish second among defenses, averaging 151 points per contest. They gave up 291 yards per game, which was second best. The Rams’ 20 forced turnovers were tied for second best. They also managed to score twice, giving up just 18.25 points per game. Surprisingly, this is the first time the Rams DST has earned any All-Robio award. This is Masterson’s fifth career All-Robio defense and the first since the Vikings got 1st team back in 2016.
Third-Team All-Robio
QB – Aaron Rodgers (Rich B)
We keep doubting him, yet he keeps producing. In reality, health has always been Rodger’s problem, but when he stays on the field, he’s damn good. He passed for nearly 3,400 yards and tossed a league high 36 touchdowns to only four interceptions. That’s impressive. This is Aaron’s sixth career All-Robio award. He has three 1st teams (2010, 2011, 2016) and now three 3rd team awards (2009, 2014, 2020). His six total tied him with Tom Brady for third most behind Peyton and Brees. This is the first time Rich has had a third-team arm, although he’s had three first-team quarterbacks and one second-team. The last one was Andrew Luck (1st) in 2014.
RB – Aaron Jones (Rich C)
If it wasn’t for the two missed games, Jones would have easily challenged for the top spot. In just ten games, he produced over 1,000 total yards and nine touchdowns. Surprisingly, this is Jones’s first ever All-Robio award. This is Calderon’s second straight All-Robio back. Chubb earned second team last year. Oddly enough, after producing no All-Robio backs in his first ten years in this league, he has delivered five over the last eight.
RB – Ezekiel Elliot (Griff)
Elliot sorta lucked into this one. He outperformed Antonio Gibson by just 10 fantasy points, thanks to Gibson getting hurt his last week and getting only two carriers. Anyhow, Elliot had arguable his worst year, averaging only 3.9 yards per carry, rushing for 784 in 12 games. He finished with 1,058 total yards and seven score. Of course, he led the league in fumbles with five. This is Elliot’s fourth career All-Robio award and his second straight third-team award. For Griff, who entered the year as the king of All-Robio awards, averaging 2.9 per season, this was his first running back to earn any kind of All-Robio since David Johnson earned first-team back in 2016.
WR – Stefon Diggs (Matt)
Some thought leaving Minnesota was a mistake, but Diggs did his best to prove the doubters wrong. He finished tied for a league high 90 receptions, producing 1,037 yards. His only downside was the lack of scores, as he finished with just four touchdowns. This is Diggs first ever All-Robio award. For Matt, Diggs is his first All-Robio receiver since Julio Jones back in 2015. In total, this is just his ninth in 17 years, although four of those nine were first team guys.
WR – DeAndre Hopkins (Robio)
For a third of the season, I had the top two receivers in Hopkins and Ridley, yet both failed to hold onto the top spots. Ridley got shutout once and missed one game, so he finished 7th, just 30 points behind Hopkins. DeAndre seemed to enjoy his new home. His 116 targets were a league high and his 85 receptions were third best. He finished with 1,019 yards, but only five scores. This is Hopkins third career All-Robio award, but his first since 2017. Third-team receivers seems to be my thing. I’ve had eight in my career, including one in five of my last seven seasons. However, I’ve had just four 1st team wideouts and two 2nd team guys for my career.
TE – T.J. Hockenson (Rich C)
Taken in the 11th round, Hockenson quietly put together a decent year. Sure, he’s not in the same ballpark as Kelce (or a healthy Kittle), but he still caught 52 balls for 614 yards and five scores in just his second year in the league. This is his first ever All-Robio award. For Calderon, this is his third straight year with a third-team tight end, following in the footsteps of Kittle (2018) and Andrews (2019). In total, he’s had nine All-Robio tight ends, including all four of Antonio Gates’ career first-team Awards.
PK – Brandon McManus (Eric)
Technically Graham Gano is the third best kicker, but rules state, a player must be on a roster to earn an All-Robio. This leaves Daniel Carlson and Brandon McManus. I’m going to declare McManus the third-team kicker. I only picked up Carlson two weeks ago. I don’t want credit for that. McManus, who Eric picked up in week nine, made 22 of 24 field goals and 19 of his 20 extra points. Better yet, 16 of his 22 made field goals were for over 40 yards. This is Eric’s sixth career All-Robio kicker, but four of those six were Gostkowski.
DST – Saints (Michael)
Evangelist produced his third All-Robio award of the season. The Saints are the only non-kicker to be a free agent pickup and win an award. Michael grabbed the Saints in week four for $4 and never looked back. Their 288 yards per game allowed was a league best, as they forced 19 turnovers, scoring once. This is the Saints DST second career All-Robio award. They also earned a third-team award back in 2009.