NFL Midseason All-Pro Offensive Players

The NFL’s annual trade deadline has passed, marking the unofficial midpoint of the 2020 season. With eight weeks finished, here’s what I believe the esteemed All-Pro team would look like if the season ended right now. We begin with the offense.

OFFENSE

Quarterback: Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks

2nd Team: P. Mahomes, KC

Through eight seasons, Russell Wilson had never received an MVP vote. That will change in 2020. Wilson has already thrown 26 scores in just seven games, the second-most in NFL history (T. Brady, 2007). He’s sixth in the league in passing yards and has led his team to a 6-1 record, good for the top seed in the conference. This could end up as one of the best player seasons we’ve ever witnessed.

Running Back: Dalvin Cook, Minnesota Vikings

2nd Team: A. Kamara, NO

The 1-5 Vikings were thought to be overmatched against the NFC North-leading Packers… then Dalvin Cook happened. He totaled 226 total yards and four touchdowns, single-handedly dragging his team to a win. After that monster performance, he’s up to 652 rushing yards (2nd) on 5.3 YPC to go along with a league-leading ten rushing touchdowns. He is lighting it up.

Wide Receiver: DeAndre Hopkins, Arizona Cardinals

2nd Team: R. Anderson, CAR

To this day I cannot believe that the Arizona Cardinals were able to rob the Houston Texans blind. In exchange for a past-his-prime running back and a second-rounder, the Cardinals acquired the current league leader in receptions and receiving yards. He has just one game with under six receptions (two catches for 73 yards in a 28-point victory), and has failed to hit 65+ yards just once.

Wide Receiver: DK Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks

2nd Team: C. Ridley, ATL

With Russell Wilson torching the league the way he is, his receivers had to benefit too. The steal of the 2019 NFL draft, Metcalf is averaging a shade under 100 yards per game this season. He’s second in the league in yards per catch because a dominant 12 reception, 161 yards, two-score performance actually dropped his average. The comparisons to Julio Jones are coming to life.

Flex: Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints

2nd Team: D. Henry, TEN

Kamara quickly fell to underrated status after an injury-plagued 2019 campaign. He’s made sure to let everyone remember who he is. As a running back, he is second in the league in receptions. With 556 yards from those receptions to go along with 431 rushing yards, he easily leads everyone else in scrimmage and all-purpose yards. The seven total touchdowns aren’t too shabby either.

Tight End: Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs

2nd Team: G. Kittle, SF
I haven’t heard much buzz surrounding Kelce this year, but that’s probably because his insane production has become expected of him. Remember the hype around Greg Olsen when he recorded three straight 1,000 yard seasons from 2014-16? Well after this season, Kelce will have accomplished the feat in five straight seasons. That is unheard of for a tight end.

Offensive Tackle1: Ronnie Stanley, Baltimore Ravens

Offensive Tackle2: Jack Conklin, Cleveland Browns

Unfortunately for Stanley, a devastating ankle injury will knock him out for the rest of the season. Before the injury took place, he was establishing himself as the best tackle in the league-- and had just gotten paid accordingly. Conklin was a free agency prize for the Browns, and his three-year, $42 million contract may have actually been a steal.

Offensive Guard1: Quenton Nelson, Cleveland Browns

Offensive Guard2: Ali Marpet, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In one of the more impressive starts to a career in NFL history, Nelson is set to record his third first-team All-Pro selection in as many years. He’s the best player on a 5-2 Colts team. Marpet has been part of the reason that Tom Brady’s transition to Tampa Bay has run so smoothly. He hasn’t allowed a sack in 2020.

Center: Cory Linsley, Green Bay Packers

With the Eagles offense in shambles, someone other than Jason Kelce had to step up and take this spot. Linsley’s elite run blocking has truly opened things up for the Green Bay offense.

*Statistics are taken from Pro Football Reference and StatMuse

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-By: Micah Jimoh