2021 All-Robio Awards

FULL LIST HERE.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-ROBIO

QB – Josh Allen (Colby) – 363 PPG
Colby went off-script this year, using his first two picks on a tight end and a quarterback. Both worked out well. Unfortunately, nothing else worked at all. Anyhow, with Allen, who beat out Tom Brady by 74 fantasy points, this is the fourth 1st-team All-Robio quarterback Colby has produced over the last five years. Not sure if Colby is good at a lot of things, but he’s good at landing elite quarterbacks. Anyhow, Allen passed for over 3,500 yards, while rushing for 531 (third best among arms). He finished the season with 32 total scores, which is second best in the league. This was Allen’s first ever All-Robio award.

RB – Jonathan Taylor (Rob M) – 338 PPG
Normally I put the MVP award up for a vote, but there is no need for that this season. With no Henry, Taylor is the clear winner of that award. He finished with 4,388 points, which was 74 more fantasy points per game than the next back on this list. He had over 1,300 yards rushing, another 535 in receiving and currently has a league best 18 scores. This was Taylor’s first ever All-Robio award. However, this is Rob’s sixth career first-team back, which is tied for second in the league.

RB – Austin Ekeler (Robio) – 263 PPG
The leader of first-team backs is me, as Ekeler is my 8th for my career. However, this is my first 1st-team back since Adrian Peterson way back in 2010. Ekeler only had 730 yards rushing, but topped it off with 535 yards receiving. Of his 16 touchdowns this season, seven came via the air.

WR – Cooper Kupp (Bob)
Somehow surviving to the fifth round, meaning we all passed on him at least four times, Kupp was the top wideout of 2021. He averaged 285 points per contest, thanks to 113 receptions, 1,489 yards and 12 scores. Again, fifth round. His 285 was the most points scored since Calvin Johnson and Josh Gordon averaged 285 back in 2013, although back then, we subtracted for catches.

WR – Deebo Samuel (Michael)
Yep, didn’t see this one coming. The 49ers wideout, who cost Michael only a 7th round pick, earned a first-team award, despite missing a game. He averaged 261 per contest, with over 1,000 yards, plus 33 carries, 240 yards and six rushing touchdowns (to go with his five receiving scores). This was his first ever All-Robio award and Michael’s first ever 1st-team wideout.

TE – Mark Andrews (Eric) 173 PPG
Travis Kelce’s four-year reign of terror comes to an end, as Andrews takes the top spot. His 75 receptions were the best among tight ends, as was his 926 yards and he was tied for most scores (6). This was the Ravens tight ends first 1st-team All-Robio award, but this was the third straight year Eric has produced the league’s best tight end, after having Kelce the past two seasons.

PK – Nick Folk (N/A) 126 PPG
For the first time ever, I’m allowing kickers not a team to collect their All-Robio awards. Folk has made 29 of 33 field goals, including 25 from 30+ yards. He’s also hit 33 extra points. He was most recently on Griff’s team, but Coomer cut him because of the bye-week and will lose credit for the 1st-team All-Robio award.

DST – Patriots (Bob) – 163 PPG
The Pats delivered a bend-don’t-break defense, giving up over 310 yards per game, but only 14.46 points per contest. They forced 26 turnovers and sacked the QB 32 times. Their three defensive scores were tied for second most. This is Bob’s fourth 1st-team All-Robio defense. The last was the Jaguars back in 2017.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-ROBIO

QB – Tom Brady (Burrier) – 358 PPG
At 44 years old, Brady produced his seventh career All-Robio and his third second-team award. This was his first award since earning first-team back in 2015. He led the league in yards (4,134) and touchdown passes (36). Last year, Rich had Rodgers, who earned a third-team award, but the last second-team or higher QB he had was Andrew Luck back in 2014.

RB – Joe Mixon (Robio) – 253 PPG
For the first time in my career, I ended the season with two backs who finished on the first and/or second team. I did have two 3rd-team backs back in 2013. Mixon’s 1,036 yards rushing is second only to Taylor and his 14 total touchdowns is third best in the league. This is his first All-Robio award.

RB – Najee Harris (Bob) – 237 PPG
Bob rolled the dice with a rookie in round one and it paid off, as Harris finished our regular season with 1,270 total yards, thanks to 60 receptions. He did finish with nine scores, but he’s the only All-Robio back to not score double-digit touchdowns. While Bob dominates the first-team All-Robio receivers, he hasn’t had a first-team back since Bell in 2014. However, this is the third 2nd-team back he’s had in his last four seasons.

WR – Justin Jefferson (Michael) – 236 PPG
For the second straight season, Jefferson produced a second-team award for Michael. After a slow start to the year, the Vikings wideout finished our regular season with 85 receptions and 1,288 yards (second most).

WR – Davante Adams (Rich C) – 236 PPG
Despite missing one game, Adams finished with 90 receptions and over 1,200 yards. Besides the missed game, the only thing that caused Adams to miss a first-team award was his lack of scores (he finished with seven). This is Adam’s third career All-Robio award. Calderon has produced a total of 12 All-Robio receivers since 2008.

TE – Travis Kelce (Colby) – 161 PPG
It was an off year for Kelce, as it was an off year for all members of the Chiefs offense. Still, he should again top 1,000 yards once the NFL season is over. This is his sixth career All-Robio award (four 1st teams, two 2nd teams). The longest streak in league history was Antonio Gates, who had a first, second or a third-team award for seven straight years. As for Colby, this is the third time since 2017 he has gotten an All-Robio from Kelce.

PK – Justin Tucker (Colby) – 118 PPG
The only kicker to earn an All-Robio to actually end the season with a team, Tucker is a stud. He hasn’t missed a field goal try all season, hitting five 50+ tries and one 60+ yard try. He also had 28 extra points. The problem is, he’s only tried 24 field goals, which is not a lot. This is Colby’s second 2nd-team kicker in four years. As for Tucker, he now has one 1st-team, two 2nd-teams and two 3rd-teams, which makes him the third best All-Robio kicker behind David Akers and Stephen Gostkowski.

DST – Bills (Don) – 153 PPG
The Bills only allowed 288 yards per game; the league best. They only sacked the QB a total of 23 times, but did force 10 fumbles and intercepted 16 balls. The Bills defense was Don’s only All-Robio player. It’s just the third time in his career he has had an All-Robio D, but the second year in a row, after securing the top DST (Steelers) last year.

THIRD-TEAM ALL-ROBIO

QB – Justin Herbert (Jeff) – 342 PPG
Greenblatt planned on keeping Allen, but couldn’t, so he had to “settle” for the third best arm in fantasy. The second-year quarterback was second to Brady in yards (3,822) and touchdown passes (30) and also ran for 268 and two scores. This was his first ever All-Robio award. This is only the third time Jeff has had a quarterback earn an All-Robio. Brees got second-team in 2016, while Stafford had a third-team award back in 2013.

RB – Leo Fournette (Matt) – 230 PPG
Somehow Fournette went undrafted until the ninth round this year and that was good news for Matt, who likes to brag about his late draft finds. Fournette finished our regular season with over 1,000 yards, thanks to his 62 receptions. In fact, his 77 targets were tops among backs this year. This is Fournette’s second third-team All-Robio award since 2019 and both times it was with Neataock. Leo was Matt’s 19th career All-Robio back. That’s tied for first in league history with Griff, but Matt has done it with four less years in the league.

RB – Derrick Henry (Jeff) – 220 PPG
Stunningly, despite playing in only eight games this year, Henry was so good, he still earned a third-team All-Robio award. It helps that in those eight games, he produced nearly 1,000 yards and 10 scores, averaging 358 points per contest. Jeff has had six career All-Robio backs and three of those came via Henry.

WR – Cordarrelle Patterson (Jeff) – 228 PPG
Patterson qualifies as both a running back and a receiver, but since Jeff used him at wideout all season, we’re putting him here. The Falcons hybrid skilled player came out of nowhere to produce 500+ yards receiving and rushing, while scoring five touchdowns each way. This is his first ever All-Robio award, but the second straight season Jeff has produced a third-team All-Robio award.

WR – Tyreek Hill (Rich B) – 208 PPG
By earning a third-team award, Hill becomes just the third wideout to give Burrier an All-Robio award. Chad Johnson back in 2007 was the first (3rd team) and DeAndre Hopkins was the second (2nd team). Rich has never had a first-team All-Robio award. This is Hill’s fourth career All-Robio award.

TE – George Kittle (Bob) – 187 PPG
Let’s be honest, if he didn’t keep getting hurt, Kittle would be the best tight end in football. Case in point, despite missing three games this year, he still finished third, just 216 behind Kelce. In his last two games of our regular season, he has scored 854 points, thanks to 22 receptions, 232 yards and three scores. This is Bob’s first All-Robio tight end since he had Gronk going back-to-back first-team back in 2014 and 2015.

PK – Daniel Carlson (N/A) – 104 PPG
The Raiders kicker is the second kicker to earn an All-Robio, despite not being on a team. Like Folk, Carlson was last on Griff’s team, but he was cut back in week eight and never picked up. He’s made 23 of his 26 field goal tries, including five 50+ tries, while hitting 28 of his 31 extra points.

DST – Cardinals (Robio) – 134 PPG
Arizona’s D takes the third sport, barely over the Cowboys, who finished with a season high 27 turnovers. The Cardinals forced 23 turnovers and were tied for second in sacks (35).