Ravens tight finish Mark Andrews, fullback Patrick Ricard, inside linebacker Roquan Smith, cornerback Marlon Humphrey, kicker Justin Tucker and return specialist Devin Duvernay have been named to the AFC’s Pro Bowl roster Wednesday night time.
Ricard, Smith, Tucker and Duvernay have been named starters within the Feb. 3 occasion, which might be held for the primary time as a abilities competitors and flag soccer recreation at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. Only the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs had extra gamers chosen than the Ravens.
This is the primary Pro Bowl honor for Smith, a two-time All-Pro whom the Ravens acquired on the commerce deadline, and the second straight honor for Duvernay, who’s on injured reserve with a foot damage. Humphrey and Andrews have been honored thrice, whereas Ricard has made it to the Pro Bowl 4 years in a row. This is the sixth such accolade for Tucker.
Long snapper Nick Moore was named a primary alternate. Guard Kevin Zeitler, who led all gamers on the place in fan voting, was not chosen.
Andrews leads the Ravens in catches (61), receiving yards (702) and receiving touchdowns (5) this season. He’s third amongst NFL tight ends in each catches and yards and tied for fourth in touchdowns.
Ricard, who trails solely offensive sort out Jonathan Ogden (11) and guard Marshal Yanda (eight) for essentially the most Pro Bowl choices by an offensive participant in franchise historical past, is enjoying a career-high 64% of the offensive snaps this season. He stays one of many NFL’s greatest run blockers on the place and has profession highs in catches (11), receiving yards (74), carries (seven) and speeding yards (16).
Smith is tied for sixth within the NFL in complete tackles (130) and has 4 1/2 sacks, 9 tackles for loss, 5 passes defensed and a career-high three interceptions this season. Smith and Humphrey are the NFL’s solely defenders to document a minimum of three interceptions and three sacks this season. Since he arrived in Week 9, the Ravens have had the NFL’s third-best protection, based on Football Outsiders’ effectivity metrics.
Humphrey is the primary cornerback in franchise historical past to document a number of sacks (three), interceptions (three) and fumble recoveries (two) in a single season. According to Pro Football Focus, he’s performed 515 protection snaps this season with out permitting a landing, essentially the most within the NFL. His three Pro Bowl choices are tied with Chris McAlister for essentially the most ever by a Ravens cornerback.
Tucker, essentially the most correct kicker in NFL historical past, is 29-for-34 on discipline objective makes an attempt this season, with only one miss inside 50 yards. He’s additionally 29-for-30 on extra-point makes an attempt. In current weeks, Tucker surpassed kicker Matt Stover for essentially the most factors scored (1,476), discipline targets made (355) and additional factors made (411) in Ravens historical past.
Duvernay, who returned a kickoff 103 yards for a landing towards the Miami Dolphins, leads all AFC gamers with a minimum of 15 kickoffs this season in common return (25.5 yards). He additionally averaged 11.9 yards per punt return. As a receiver, he set profession highs in catches (37) and yards (407).
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