Another year, another list of All-Robio players. Congratulations to Neatock, becoming the first person to produce two 1st-team All-Robio backs in the same season. Now onto the teams…

FIRST-TEAM ALL-ROBIO

QB – Russell Wilson, SEA (Colby) | 4,228 points (352 ppg)  He’s always been a great quarterback, twice getting his Hawks to the Superbowl, but this season Wilson finally stepped up and became a fantasy star. Averaging 352 points per game, Wilson blew away the competition, scoring nearly 400 more than the second best quarterback. He broke 300 eight times, including six of his final seven, hitting the 500-pt mark twice. As I mentioned earlier, this is the first time Colby has had a first-team All-Robio quarterback.

RB – Todd Gurley, LAR (Matt) | 3,604 points (300 ppg)  Predicted to be a first-team All-Robio player, Gurley did not disappoint. He was the focal point of the Rams offense, averaging 300 fantasy points per game. He was second in rushing yards, second in total yards, tied for first in total touchdowns. He broke 300 six times and 400 twice. This was Matt’s first 1st-team back since LeSean McCoy in 2011. This is Gurley’s second career All-Robio. He earned third-team back in his rookie campaign in 2015.

RB – Le’Veon Bell, PIT (Matt) | 3,418 points (285 ppg) As I mentioned many times already, Matt has both first-team All-Robio backs. That’s never happened before. This season, Bell relied on the power of touches, as his 3.9 yards per touch wasn’t too impressive. He had 336 total touches, 66 more than the next guy. Prior to this season, Neatock had only three career 1st-team All-Robio backs. Now he has five. This is Bell’s third overall All-Robio award and his second 1st-team award. He earned that in 2014 and a 3rd-team award last year.

WR – Antonio Brown, PIT (Eric) | 3,152 points (263 ppg)  Brown becomes just the second wide receiver in league history to earn four career 1st-team All-Robio awards. He’s also just the second player in league history (Tony Gonzalez is the other) to do it four straight years. If All-Robio awards are all that matters to you, Brown is one second-team award from becoming the greatest WR in league history.

Anyhow, through our regular season, Brown is first in receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. He’s on pace for over 1,700 yards on the season, thanks to 188 targets by Big Ben.

WR – DeAndre Hopkins, HOU (Rich C) | 2,708 points (226 ppg) After a 2016 season where he failed to hit 1,000 yards, Hopkins was sort of forgotten, but this year, he rediscovered his glory. He’s one catch shy of tying the same among he had last year (with four games to go), has over 130 more yards than last year and more than twice the scores (9-4). This is the fifth time in nine seasons that Calderon has had 1st-team All-Robio receiver: Roddy White (2010), Calvin Johnson (2011, 2012), Jordy Nelson (2014) and Hopkins this year.

TE – Travis Kelce, KC (Colby) | 2,146 points (179 ppg)  In a stunning result, Kelce knocked Gronkowski from the top spot in 2017 (see Gronk below for reasoning). Kelce leads all tight ends in targets, receptions, yards and is tied for touchdowns. This is his second All-Robio award (he had second team last year). As for Colby, not only was Wilson his first ever 1st-team All-Robio quarterback, but Kelce is his first ever 1st-team All-Robio tight end.

PK – Greg Zuerlein, LAR (Robio) | 1,930 points (161 ppg)  Not only did Zuerlein beat out all other kickers, he dominated. He had 490 more points than the next kicker on this list. He was second in extra points and first in field goals by seven. Since we’ve been keeping records of kickers, no one has come close to matching his 1,930 total fantasy points.

DST – Jaguars, JAC (Bob) | 2,527 points (210 ppg)  The Jaguars were the top D by a large margin. With their point total, they would have earned second-team All-Robio at quarterback. They produced 45 sacks, 27 turnovers and scored seven touchdowns. Their 2,005 yards passing allowed, is the best by a mile. This is the third time since 2009, Bob has had the league’s best D.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-ROBIO 

QB – Carson Wentz, PHI (Matt) | 3,842 points (320 ppg)  Projected to be a mid-level QB2, Neatock tried to ship Wentz off prior to the season starting, but found no takers. Good for him. Wentz had an incredible jump in 2017, earning a surprising second-team. He hit at least 250 in all but three games, as his 29 touchdowns through week thirteen is a league’s best.

RB – Alvin Kamara, PIT (Bob/Don) | 3,090 points (258 ppg)  Two rookies take up the two second-team All-Robio spots at running back. Sitting behind both Mark Ingram and Adrian Peterson, I never even heard of Kamara before the season started. Bob had and drafted him in round fourteen and waited, as Kamara, despite passing the eye test, remained stuck as a third-down back in New Orleans. Well, the Saints finally shipped Peterson out and Kamara and Ingram become one of the league’s deadliest dues.

The rookie has been stunning, averaging 7.0 yards per rush. Since week nine, he has averaged 382 points per game, easily the league’s best. This shot him up to second-team All-Robio and the credit will go to Don, as Bob shipped Kamara off for Ingram and Elliot. Don will be able to keep Kamara in round fourteen for two more years.

RB – Kareem Hunt, KC (Rob M) | 2,924 points (244 ppg) This could be one of the least deserving All-Robio awards ever, if “how you finish” really matters. We can break Hunt’s seasons into three. In weeks 1-3, he averaged 468 points per game. In weeks 4-7, he average a still decent 232 points per game. In weeks 8-13 though, he managed to average only 118 points per game. Impressively, this is the 8th time since 2007 Masterson has had either a 1st-team or 2nd-team All-Robio running back.

WR – Keenan Allen, LAC (Griff) | 2,382 points (198 ppg) After playing just nine games in his last two seasons, Allen has stayed healthy and dominated in 2017. He not only has already produced 1,000 yards receiving for the first time since his rookie year, but he could approach 1,500 for the full season, based on how he’s played lately. This is the third straight year Griff has had a second-team All-Robio wide receiver; Beckham earned the other two.

WR – Julio Jones, ATL (Bob) | 2,336 points (195 ppg)  This was an off year for Julio, who we expect to be first-team every year (he was in 2015, 2016). However, through eleven weeks, he had just two 100-yard games and one score. However, in week 12 against the Bucs, he had a stunning 12 catches for 253 yards and two scores (656 points), which propelled him into the All-Robio conversation. Bob has had a 1st team or 2nd team All-Robio wide receiver in seven of his last ten seasons.

TE – Rob Gronkowski, NE (Rich B) | 2,118 points (177 ppg)  When Gronk is healthy and plays every game, he has finished 1st team every single year. By doing it again this year, he would have tied Gonzalez and Gates as the only tight ends to earn five 1st-team All-Robio awards. Not this year. Kelce outscored the Gronk by 28 points. This is the Patriots’ tight ends first 2nd-team award. This is the third time Burrier has gotten an All-Robio award at tight end; all three times were with Gronk.

PK – Stephen Gostkowski, NE (Eric) | 1,440 points (120 ppg)  The Patriots’ kicker produces his fifth career All-Robio award. He earned 1st team in 2008, 2013 and 2015 and a third-team in 2014. He’s tied for the most extra points this season and he made 29 of 32 field goals, including a 62 yarder in Mexico against the Raiders.

DST – Ravens, BAL (Eric) | 2,186 (182 ppg)  The Ravens D remains the greatest ever since the league started back in 1999, earning an eighth All-Robio award this year. Despite being just seventh in yards allowed, they led the league with 29 total turnovers, including 20 interceptions on the season.

THIRD-TEAM ALL-ROBIO

QB – Alex Smith, KC (Colby) | 3,760 points (313 ppg) Colby had not one, but two All-Robio quarterbacks, although most of Smith’s points came early in the season when he and the Chiefs were dominating. Hell, he didn’t throw an interception until week nine. He did stumble later in the year, but a brilliant 604-point performance against the Jets in the season’s final week, put him back over into All-Robio territory.

RB – Mark Ingram, NO (Don/Bob) | 2,924 points (244 ppg)  This is the first time that I can recall, two running backs from the same team both earned All-Robio awards. While Kamara took second-team, Ingram earned third-team. Oddly enough, Bob and Don traded these two to each other at the trade deadline. Averaging 5.1 yards per carry, Ingram is fourth in rushing yards and leads all backs in rushing touchdowns. While Kamara seems to do more with what he has, Bob can feel good heading into the playoffs knowing that Ingram continues to out-touch the rookie. This is just the fifth time Bob has had any kind of All-Robio back. This is Ingram’s second All-Robio. He earned he earned second-team in 2015.

RB – Melvin Gordon, LAC (Jeff) | 2,694 points (225 ppg)  Despite once again not even averaging 4.0 yards per carry (he’s a 3.9), Gordon earns his second straight All-Robio award. Last year it was second team; this year he’s got a third-team. Once again, Gordon relied on his receiving ability. He has 42 catches on the season for 302 yards and four scores (nine total).

WR – Tyreek Hill, KC (Robio) | 2,272 points (189 ppg)  With a team that started the year with Dez Bryant and Jordy Nelson, it was Hill who delivered me an All-Robio award. Hill was a bit of a hit or miss. He hit 300+ three times, but also failed to score 100 fantasy points four times. If you want to be great, one needs to eliminate those bad games. I haven’t had a 1st or 2nd team wide receiver since 2008, but this is the fourth straight season I’ve had a third-team WR (Maclin, Robinson, Nelson, Hill).

WR – Adam Thielen, MIN (Rich C) | 2,254 points (188 ppg)  Another surprise here and a second All-Robio receiver for Calderon. Like Hill, Thielen was a big hit-or-miss. His four best games, he averaged a stunning 317 ppg. However, in his eight others, he averaged just 110 points per contest. Anyhow, he beat out A.J. Green (who missed one game), by 30 fantasy points. This is the third time Calderon has two All-Robio receivers on the same team in the same year.

TE – Zach Ertz, PHI (Matt) | 1,716 points (143 ppg)  While Kelce and Gronk battled for the top spot, far behind, Ertz delivered a third-team award easily. He finished 400 points behind Gronkowski, but was 210 points ahead of Jimmy Graham (4th). While Matt has never had a 1st-team All-Robio award, he has had one 2nd-team and two 3rd-team tight ends.

PK – Justin Tucker, BAL (Bob) | 1,370 points (114 ppg)  A year after he earned the first-team, Tucker follows it up with a third-team award. He made 26 of 29 field goals, but only 26 extra points dragged him down a bit. He beat Matt Prater by just 20 fantasy points.

DST – Eagles, PHI (Robio) | 1,963 points (164 ppg) While the Eagles D didn’t dominate in turnovers (21 on the season isn’t terrible), they were the best against the run, holding teams to a total of 817 yards rushing on the year. That’s just 68 yards per game.