Enjoy the midseason All-Robio awards.
Jeff and Michael lead the pack, with four total All-Robio players, though Eric and Griff lead the league with two 1st-team players. Masterson is the only soul with zero All-Robio players.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-ROBIO
QB – JOSH ALLEN (ERIC) – 375 PPG
Eric took Allen in the second round (sixth pick), and he’s been the league’s best QB per game. Through six games he has 1,504 passing yards and 9 TDs, plus 240 rushing yards and 8 rushing touchdowns. That’s a running back’s TD total from the quarterback spot. He has three games over 480: 488 in Week 1, a league-best 582 against Detroit in Week 2, and 482 in Week 5, when he ran for 121 yards. He’s had duds too (172 in Week 3), but when he gets rolling, nobody in the league can match him.
RB – JAHMYR GIBBS (DON) – 376 PPG
Don’s first-round keeper is the highest-scoring running back in the league, with 2,260 points in six games and the best per-game average in the league; even more than any quarterback. He has 620 rushing yards, 32 catches for 270 yards and 9 total TDs. He’s topped 460 three times: 462, 508, and a position-best 534 against Arizona in Week 5, the anchor of Don’s 2,052-point week. Unfortunately, Don is 2-5, so Gibbs has shown how much one player can do.
RB – KENNETH WALKER III (GRIFF) – 352 PPG
Griff’s second-round keeper has run like his ass is on fire: 701 yards at 5.8 a carry and 8 total touchdowns. Twice he’s been the No. 1 back of the week: 478 against Las Vegas (177 rushing yards) and 398 against the Chargers. Add a 502 in Week 1, and he has three games over 390. Week 7 was his worst game (114 on 36 rushing yards), and it helped sink Griff to the week’s low score. Before that, he’d been one of the most dependable players in the league.
WR – JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA (BOB) – 325 PPG
The best value in the league. Bob kept him with a 10th-round pick, and JSN has 2,280 points, more than any running back or receiver. He has 58 catches for 867 yards and 8 TDs. He’s topped 380 three times: 490 against Arizona (three TDs), 384 against Washington and a league-best 386 last week against Kansas City. Six of his seven games have been 268 or better. Bob’s WRs average 232 a start, nearly 60 more than any other team’s, and JSN is most of that.
WR – ZAY FLOWERS (ERIC) – 242 PPG
Eric’s fifth-round keeper gives him two first-teamers, and Flowers is doing it on big plays. He’s averaging 15.2 yards a catch, with 40 receptions for 608 yards. He opened with 360 against Indianapolis (150 yards on five catches), added 296 against Tennessee and just put up 334 against Cincinnati. In between came a pair of 120s, and a missed game in Week 2. Eric’s one regret: Flowers scored 208 on his bench in Week 3.
TE – BROCK BOWERS (RICH B) – 212 PPG
Rich B’s 11th-round keeper missed the first two weeks, then made up for lost time. In his first three games back he went 292 (best TE in Week 3), 232 and 250. He has 34 catches for 455 yards, 13.4 yards a catch. He’s cooled off with 140 and 146 the last two weeks, but at 212 a game he’s the most productive tight end per game in the league.
PK – WILL REICHARD (JEFF) – 166 PPG
Jeff took Reichard in the 15th round, the 10th pick of the last round, and he’s the highest-scoring kicker per game in the league. He’s 18 of 19 on field goals, including 6 of 7 from 50+, and perfect on extra points. His Week 4 against Miami (240, five field goals) was the best kicking day of the season, and he’s had three games of 210 or more.
DST – VIKINGS (GRIFF) – 202 PPG
Griff’s 11th-round pick has been the best defense in the league per game. Minnesota is allowing just 11.3 points a game. They scored 269 in Week 3 at Tampa Bay, the best defensive game of the season. After a 96 in the opener, they’ve scored 191 or more in all five games since. They’re why Griff leads the league in D/ST scoring.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-ROBIO
QB – JARED GOFF (RICH C) – 328 PPG
Rich’s 11th-round pick has been a bargain. Goff has 1,788 yards, 14 TDs and zero interceptions through six games. His floor is 250, and he’s been over 320 three times: 432 in Buffalo (four TDs), 324 in Carolina (412 yards) and 392 in Arizona. There’s one blemish, and it’s Calderon’s: the 432 came while Goff sat on his bench in Week 2.
RB – BIJAN ROBINSON (MICHAEL) – 302 PPG
The No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft has 2,114 points, second among running backs (because Walker had his bye). He has 704 rushing yards, 25 catches and 5 total TDs. His 546 at Green Bay in Week 3 (194 rushing yards, two TDs) is the best single game by any player on this list. He followed it with 414 in New Orleans. The last three weeks (236, 106, 244) have been somewhat quieter. Bijan is one of four Michael players on this list, which means he has twice as many All-Robio players than he does actual wins.
RB – JAMES COOK III (RICH C) – 288 PPG
Calderon’s second-round keeper has been as steady as anyone. After a slow 138 in Week 1, Cook has scored 226 or more in five straight games, including 338, 338, 326 and 366. That’s 627 rushing yards at 5.4 a carry and 6 TDs, nearly all on the ground. He’s a big part of why Rich is 5-2 and tops the league in scoring.
WR – CEEDEE LAMB (ROBIO) – 238 PPG
The commissioner’s first-round pick (12th overall) has been the league’s biggest boom-or-bust receiver. Lamb has two 426-point games: Week 2 against Washington and Week 4 at Houston, where he caught 17 passes for 189 yards. He’s also had an 18 in Week 5, two catches for nine yards. He has 53 catches, 651 yards and 6 TDs, second among WRs in total points.
WR – AMON-RA ST. BROWN (JEFF) – 224 PPG
Jeff’s first-round keeper started hot: 254 in Week 1, then 404 in Buffalo with 142 yards and two TDs. Then came three straight games under 155. He looked like himself again coming out of the bye: 304 against Green Bay on 153 yards. He has 46 catches, 525 yards and 5 TDs. If the Week 7 version sticks around, Jeff’s lineup gets scary.
TE – TREY McBRIDE (MICHAEL) – 169 PPG
Michael’s third-round keeper leads all tight ends in total points (1,184) and catches (59). He’s never had fewer than seven catches in a game. His yardage has been modest, at 8.0 yards a catch, but he just had his best game of the year: 282 against Denver, with 10 catches for 111 yards and a TD. He’s on the second team because Bowers is ahead per game; on total points he leads every tight end.
PK – SPENCER SHRADER (MICHAEL) – 148 PPG
Shrader went undrafted, and Michael picked him up off the wire. He leads all kickers in total points (1,040) and field goals made (19 of 21, 6 of 7 from 50+). He had a four-week run of 170, 230, 200 and 260. Week 7 was rough: one make, two misses, and zero points. That’s what kept him off the first team.
DST – SEAHAWKS (COLBY) – 174 PPG
Colby’s ninth-round pick leads all defenses in total points (1,219), since they haven’t had their bye yet. Seattle is allowing just 16.1 points and 234 yards a game. They’ve reached 186 or more in five of seven games: 202 against New England, 240 at Arizona, 195 against the Chargers, 186 at Denver and 199 last week against Kansas City. Their one bad day was 66 at Washington.
THIRD-TEAM ALL-ROBIO
QB – JOE BURROW (JEFF) – 326 PPG
Jeff’s fourth-round QB started slow (228 and 208), then took off: 354, 336, 386 and, last week, a league-best 448 at Baltimore with four TDs. He has 1,653 yards, 15 TDs and only 3 INTs. That 448 was the centerpiece of Jeff’s 1,709, the top score of Week 7. He’s the hottest QB in the league.
RB – JONATHAN TAYLOR (COLBY) – 278 PPG
Colby’s first-round keeper has been a touchdown machine: 8 rushing TDs, tied for most among the backs on this list. He’s had five games of 280 or more, including 384 in Kansas City (the top RB score of Week 2) and 332 twice. The gaps between his good and bad weeks are TDs. In his two games without one, he scored 144 and 164. He’s averaging only 4.2 yards a carry, but he keeps finding the end zone.
RB – JAYLEN WARREN (JEFF) – 257 PPG
Jeff’s sixth-round pick is the biggest surprise on this list and he’s done it with just two touchdowns. Warren does it with yardage: 561 rushing yards at 5.5 a carry and 24 catches for 294 yards, an eye-popping 12.2 yards a catch for a back. His 496 against Indianapolis (188 total yards) was the second-best RB game of Week 5, and he’s been over 250 in four of the last five weeks.
WR – CHRISTIAN WATSON (RICH C) – 221 PPG
Rich’s fifth-round pick is the most explosive receiver in the league, at 17.5 yards a catch with 6 TDs on just 34 catches. Twice he’s been the No. 1 WR of the week, at 414 and 406, both with two TDs and over 140 yards. When he isn’t scoring he’s had 94, 114 and 128.
WR – PUKA NACUA (DON) – 238 PPG
Nacua’s average would put him higher, but he’s missed two games, and the end-of-season All-Robio teams go by total points. So for now, third team. When he’s played, he’s been terrific: 314 at Philadelphia, then 354 against Buffalo on 17 catches, the most by anyone on this list in a game. He started the year as my second-round keeper, scored 148 for me in Week 1, and has been one of Don’s best weapons since the trade.
TE – ISAIAH LIKELY (COLBY) – 158 PPG
Matt drafted Likely in the seventh round; Colby has him now. He’s either the best tight end in the league that week or nowhere to be found. He has three No. 1 TE weeks: 276 in Week 1, 308 against Washington on 11 catches, and 278 against New Orleans. The other four weeks: 66, 26, 132 and 24. He has 41 catches and 5 TDs, and he’s third among tight ends in total points.
PK – CHASE McLAUGHLIN (MATT) – 135 PPG
Another waiver-wire find, and a perfect one. McLaughlin is 16 of 16 on field goals, including 4 of 4 from 50+, and 16 of 16 on extra points. His 210 against Cleveland led all kickers in Week 2, and he added 220 in Week 6. The weak spots weren’t his fault: Tampa Bay only gave him chances worth 20 against Green Bay and 80 at Dallas. He’s never missed, which is more than you can say for most of Matt’s lineup.
DST – STEELERS (MICHAEL) – 136 PPG
Michael’s 11th-round D/ST has had the league’s biggest swings. They opened as the No. 1 defense of Week 1 (251, with a pick-six against Atlanta), then scored 74, 74 and 69 from Week 3 to Week 5 while giving up over 330 yards a game. They’ve turned it around since, with 203 at Tampa Bay and 150 at New Orleans. They’ve allowed the most yards of any defense on this list (304 a game), but their 7 takeaways keep the points coming.