Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones was named to the Professional Football Writers of America’s All-NFL team on Monday.
Jones had 99 catches for 1,394 yards this season, and in Week 16 reached 12,000 career receiving yards faster than any player in NFL history. The Professional Football Writers of America selected three teams (All-NFL, All-NFC and All-AFC) and Jones was selected to the first two teams.
Falcons defensive lineman Grady Jarrett joined Jones on the All-NFC team.
The Saints and Ravens each had four players on the All-NFL team. Here’s a look at all three teams:
2019 PFWA ALL-NFL TEAM
Offense
QB – Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
RB – Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans; Christian McCaffery, Carolina Panthers
WR –Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons*; Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints*
TE – George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers
C – Jason Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles#
G –Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts*; Marshal Yanda, Baltimore Ravens
T – Ryan Ramczyk, New Orleans Saints; Ronnie Stanley, Baltimore Ravens
Defense
DE – Danielle Hunter, Minnesota Vikings*; Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints
DT –Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams+; Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Steelers
OLB – Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals; T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers
MLB – Bobby Wagner, Seattle Seahawks&
CB –Stephon Gilmore, New England Patriots*; Tre’Davious White, Buffalo Bills
S – Jamal Adams, New York Jets; Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers
Special Teams
PK – Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens*
P – Brett Kern, Tennessee Titans
KR – Cordarrelle Patterson, Chicago Bears
PR – Deonte Harris, New Orleans Saints
ST – Matthew Slater, New England Patriots
* - repeat selection from 2018
# - consecutive selections from 2017-19
& - consecutive selections from 2016-19
+ - consecutive selections from 2015-19
2019 PFWA ALL-NFC TEAM
Offense
QB – Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks
RB – Dalvin Cook, Minnesota Vikings; Christian McCaffrey, Carolina Panthers
WR –Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons&; Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints#
TE – George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers*
C – Jason Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles#
G – Brandon Brooks, Philadelphia Eagles#; Zack Martin, Dallas Cowboys^
T –David Bakhtiari, Green Bay Packers*; Ryan Ramczyk, New Orleans Saints
Defense
DE – Danielle Hunter, Minnesota Vikings*; Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints#
DT – Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams+; Grady Jarrett, Atlanta Falcons
OLB – Shaquil Barrett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Chandler Jones, Arizona Cardinals
MLB – Bobby Wagner, Seattle Seahawks*
CB – Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans Saints; Richard Sherman, San Francisco 49ers
S – Anthony Harris, Minnesota Vikings; Harrison Smith, Minnesota Vikings#
Special Teams
PK – Wil Lutz, New Orleans Saints
P – Tress Way, Washington Redskins
KR – Cordarrelle Patterson, Chicago Bears
PR – Deonte Harris, New Orleans Saints
ST – J.T. Gray, New Orleans Saints
* - repeat selection from 2018
# - consecutive selections from 2017-19
& - consecutive selections from 2016-19
+ - consecutive selections from 2015-19
^ - consecutive selections from 2014-19
2019 PFWA ALL-AFC TEAM
Offense
QB – Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
RB – Nick Chubb, Cleveland Browns; Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans*
WR – Keenan Allen, Los Angeles Chargers; DeAndre Hopkins#, Houston Texans
TE – Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs*
C – Rodney Hudson, Oakland Raiders
G – Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts*; Marshal Yanda, Baltimore Ravens*
T –Mitchell Schwartz, Kansas City Chiefs#; Ronnie Stanley, Baltimore Ravens
Defense
DE – Joey Bosa, Los Angeles Chargers; Calais Campbell, Jacksonville Jaguars
DT – Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Steelers; Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs*
OLB – Matt Judon, Baltimore Ravens; T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers
ILB – Darius Leonard, Indianapolis Colts
CB – Stephon Gilmore, New England Patriots*; Tre’Davious White, Buffalo Bills
S – Jamal Adams, New York Jets*; Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers
Special Teams
PK – Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens&
P – Brett Kern, Tennessee Titans#
KR – Mecole Hardman, Kansas City Chiefs
PR – Diontae Johnson, Pittsburgh Steelers
ST – Matthew Slater, New England Patriots
* - repeat selection from 2018
# - consecutive selections from 2017-19
& - consecutive selections from 2015-19
ABOUT THE PFWA: In its 56th season in 2019, the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA) is the official voice of pro football writers, promoting and fighting for access to NFL personnel to best serve the public. The PFWA is made up of accredited writers who cover the NFL and the 32 teams daily. Follow the PFWA at ProFootballWriters.org and on Twitter at @PFWAwriters.
---
Subscribe to "The Bow Tie Chronicles" podcast with the AJC's D. Orlando Ledbetter on iTunes or on the new AJC sports podcasts page.
About the Author
