AP All-Pro Team: Donald lone unanimous pick, Chiefs' offense lands 4
The Associated Press released its 2018 All-Pro honorees on Friday.
Los Angeles Rams star defensive tackle Aaron Donald was the only unanimous selection, while Patrick Mahomes took a big step toward claiming the MVP award by easily beating out fellow quarterback Drew Brees with 45 votes to five, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.
Joining Mahomes on the first-team offense are three other members of the Kansas City Chiefs: tight end Travis Kelce, right tackle Mitchell Schwartz, and flex Tyreek Hill.
Elsewhere, Indianapolis Colts standouts Darius Leonard and Quenton Nelson became the first rookie teammates to be named AP All-Pros since 1965.
* indicates rookie
Offense
| POS. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Patrick Mahomes | Chiefs |
| RB | Todd Gurley | Rams |
| Flex | Tyreek Hill | Chiefs |
| TE | Travis Kelce | Chiefs |
| WR | DeAndre Hopkins | Texans |
| WR | Michael Thomas | Saints |
| LT | David Bakhtiari | Packers |
| LG | Quenton Nelson* | Colts |
| C | Jason Kelce | Eagles |
| RG | Zack Martin | Cowboys |
| RT | Mitchell Schwartz | Chiefs |
Defense
| POS. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Edge | J.J. Watt | Texans |
| Edge | Khalil Mack | Bears |
| IDL | Aaron Donald | Rams |
| IDL | Fletcher Cox | Eagles |
| LB | Luke Kuechly | Panthers |
| LB | Bobby Wagner | Seahawks |
| LB | Darius Leonard* | Colts |
| CB | Kyle Fuller | Bears |
| CB | Stephon Gilmore | Patriots |
| S | Eddie Jackson | Bears |
| S | Derwin James* | Chargers |
| DB | Desmond King | Chargers |
Special teams
| POS. Player | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| K | Justin Tucker | Ravens |
| P | Michael Dickson* | Seahawks |
| KR | Andre Roberts | Jets |
| PR | Tarik Cohen | Bears |
| ST | Adrian Phillips | Chargers |
Von Miller notably landed two separate spots on the second-team list - at edge rusher and linebacker - while Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle were rewarded for their breakout seasons.
Offense (2nd team)
| POS. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| QB | Drew Brees | Saints |
| RB | Ezekiel Elliott | Cowboys |
| Flex | Christian McCaffrey | Panthers |
| TE | George Kittle | 49ers |
| WR | Julio Jones | Falcons |
| WR | Tyreek Hill | Chiefs |
| LT | Duane Brown/Terron Armstead | Seahawks/Saints |
| LG | Joel Bitonio | Browns |
| C | Maurkice Pouncey | Steelers |
| RG | Marshal Yanda | Ravens |
| RT | Ryan Ramczyk | Saints |
Defense (2nd team)
| POS. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Edge | Von Miller | Broncos |
| Edge | Cameron Jordan | Saints |
| Edge | Myles Garrett | Browns |
| Edge | Danielle Hunter | Vikings |
| IDL | Chris Jones | Chiefs |
| IDL | J.J. Watt | Texans |
| LB | Von Miller | Broncos |
| LB | C.J. Mosley | Ravens |
| LB | Leighton Vander Esch* | Cowboys |
| CB | Byron Jones | Cowboys |
| CB | Xavien Howard | Dolphins |
| S | Jamal Adams | Jets |
| S | Harrison Smith | Vikings |
| DB | Derwin James* | Chargers |
Special teams (2nd team)
| POS. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| K | Aldrick Rosas | Giants |
| P | Johnny Hekker | Rams |
| KR | Cordarrelle Patterson | Patriots |
| PR | Desmond King | Chargers |
| ST | Cory Littleton | Rams |