Three Ravens players were named to the 2017 All-AFC team voted on by the Pro Football Writers of America, but it’s not the same trio going to the Pro Bowl later this month.
Pro Bowl safety Eric Weddle also received All-AFC honors after finishing tied for second in the conference with six interceptions, returning one for a touchdown in Week 13 to earn AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. The 33-year-old finished with 63 tackles, one sack, and two forced fumbles in his second season with the Ravens.
Those miffed about Justin Tucker not making it to the Pro Bowl can take some satisfaction in him being named to the All-AFC team over Pittsburgh’s Chris Boswell. The two-time Pro Bowl kicker went 34-for-37 on field goals and did not miss an extra point this season, continuing his run as arguably the best kicker in the NFL over the last five years. He was also named to the PFWA’s 2016 All-AFC team.
The third Baltimore player named to the All-AFC team was punt returner Michael Campanaro, who led the conference in punt return average at 10.8 yards per attempt. He returned a fourth-quarter punt 77 yards for a touchdown to force overtime in the Week 6 loss to Chicago and was a positive contributor for one of the best special-teams units in the NFL.
Despite being named to this year’s Pro Bowl, linebackers C.J. Mosley and Terrell Suggs were not voted to the All-AFC team. Pittsburgh’s Ryan Shazier was voted the middle linebacker while Houston’s Jadeveon Clowney and Denver’s Von Miller were the outside linebackers for the conference.
No Ravens players were named to the 2017 PFWA All-NFL team.
Below are the full All-NFL, All-AFC, and All-NFC teams:
2017 PFWA ALL-NFL TEAM
Offense
QB – Tom Brady, New England Patriots
RB – Le’Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers; Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams
WR – Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers&; DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans
TE – Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots
C – Jason Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles
G – David DeCastro, Pittsburgh Steelers; Zack Martin, Dallas Cowboys#
T – Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles; Andrew Whitworth, Los Angeles Rams
Defense
DE – Calais Campbell, Jacksonville Jaguars; Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints
DT – Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams#; Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia Eagles
OLB – Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals; Von Miller, Denver Broncos&
MLB – Bobby Wagner, Seattle Seahawks*
CB – Jalen Ramsey, Jacksonville Jaguars; Xavier Rhodes, Minnesota Vikings
S – Kevin Byard, Tennessee Titans; Harrison Smith, Minnesota Vikings
Special Teams
PK – Greg Zuerlein, Los Angeles Rams
P – Johnny Hekker, Los Angeles Rams#
KR – Pharoh Cooper, Los Angeles Rams
PR – Jamal Agnew, Detroit Lions
ST – Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals
* – repeat selection from 2016
# – consecutive selections from 2015-17
& – consecutive selections from 2014-17
2017 PFWA ALL-AFC TEAM
Offense
QB – Tom Brady, New England Patriots&
RB – Le’Veon Bell, Pittsburgh Steelers*; Kareem Hunt, Kansas City Chiefs
WR – Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers+; DeAndre Hopkins, Houston Texans
TE – Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots
C – Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh Steelers
G – David DeCastro, Pittsburgh Steelers’ Kelechi Osemele, Oakland Raiders*
T – Taylor Lewan, Tennessee Titans; Mitchell Schwartz, Kansas City Chiefs and Alejandro Villanueva, Pittsburgh Steelers (tie)
Defense
DE – Joey Bosa, Los Angeles Chargers; Calais Campbell, Jacksonville Jaguars
DT – Geno Atkins, Cincinnati Bengals#; Malik Jackson, Jacksonville Jaguars
OLB – Jadeveon Clowney, Houston Texans; Von Miller, Denver Broncos+
MLB – Ryan Shazier, Pittsburgh Steelers
CB – A.J. Bouye, Jacksonville Jaguars; Jalen Ramsey, Jacksonville Jaguars
S – Kevin Byard, Tennessee Titans; Eric Weddle, Baltimore Ravens
Special Teams
PK – Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens*
P – Brett Kern, Tennessee Titans
KR – Dion Lewis, New England Patriots
PR – Michael Campanaro, Baltimore Ravens
ST – Matthew Slater, New England Patriots@
* – repeat selection from 2016
# – consecutive selections from 2015-17
& – consecutive selections from 2014-17
+ – consecutive selections from 2013-17
@ – consecutive selections from 2011-17
2017 PFWA ALL-NFC TEAM
Offense
QB – Carson Wentz, Philadelphia Eagles
RB – Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams; Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints
WR –Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons#; Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints
TE – Zach Ertz, Philadelphia Eagles
C – Jason Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles
G – Brandon Brooks, Philadelphia Eagles; Zack Martin, Dallas Cowboys&
T – Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles; Andrew Whitworth, Los Angeles Rams
Defense
DE – Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints; DeMarcus Lawrence, Dallas Cowboys
DT – Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia Eagles; Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams#
OLB – Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals; Ryan Kerrigan, Washington Redskins
MLB – Luke Kuechly, Carolina Panthers
CB – Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans Saints; Darius Slay, Detroit Lions
S – Harrison Smith, Minnesota Vikings; Earl Thomas, Seattle Seahawks
Special Teams
PK – Greg Zuerlein, Los Angeles Rams
P – Johnny Hekker, Los Angeles Rams+
KR – Pharoh Cooper, Los Angeles Rams
PR – Jamal Agnew, Detroit Lions
ST – Budda Baker, Arizona Cardinals
* – repeat selection from 2016
# – consecutive selections from 2015-17
& – consecutive selections from 2014-17
+ – consecutive selections from 2013-17
