Warner leads 49ers’ diminished All-Pro contingent
SANTA CLARA – Linebacker Fred Warner maintained his stature as an AP first-team All-Pro while several of his 49ers teammates slipped in the annual rankings after a 6-11, last-place season.
No other 49ers player joined Warner as tight end George Kittle and fullback Kyle Juszczyk both dipped to AP second-team All-Pro.
Kittle’s 88 points fell 13 shy of Las Vegas Raiders rookie Brock Bowers, a Napa native. Juszczyk, also with 88 points, finished second to Baltimore’s Patrick Ricard.
Left tackle Trent Williams’ run of three straight AP first-team All-Pro honors ended with him garnering just one vote, having missed the final seven games due to an ankle injury. The Bucs’ Tristan Wirfs replaced him as a first-team All-Pro.
Warner, a unanimous selection last season, made the first team again as his 117 votes placed him between Philadelphia’s Zack Baun (138) and Baltimore’s Roquan Smith (71). Warner, by the way, will work on ESPN’s Sunday morning pregame show from Bristol, Conn.
In other All-Pro voting, Deommodore Lenoir received no votes as an outside cornerback but placed sixth among slot cornerbacks with five votes. Deebo Samuel drew no votes as a wide receiver but two votes were cast for his kick-return duties. Long snapper Taybor Pepper got three votes and placed 13th.
Edge rusher Nick Bosa received no votes, two years after winning AP Defensive Player of the Year and receiving his only career All-Pro honors.
Last season, the NFC Champion 49ers had All-Pro honors also bestowed on running back Christian McCaffrey (first team), wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk (second team) and cornerback Charvarius Ward (second team).
First team
Offense
Quarterback — Lamar Jackson, Baltimore
Running Back — Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia
Fullback — Patrick Ricard, Baltimore
Tight End — Brock Bowers, Las Vegas
Wide Receivers — Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati; Justin Jefferson, Minnesota; Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit
Left Tackle — Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay
Left Guard — Joe Thuney, Kansas City
Center — Creed Humphrey, Kansas City
Right Guard — Quinn Meinerz, Denver
Right Tackle — Penei Sewell, Detroit
Defense
Edge Rushers — Myles Garrett, Cleveland; Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati
Interior Linemen — Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh; Chris Jones, Kansas City
Linebackers — Zack Baun, Philadelphia; Fred Warner, San Francisco; Roquan Smith, Baltimore
Cornerbacks — Patrick Surtain II, Denver; Derek Stingley Jr., Houston
Slot cornerback — Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore
Safeties — Kerby Joseph, Detroit; Xavier McKinney, Green Bay
Special Teams
Placekicker — Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh
Punter — Jack Fox, Detroit
Kick Returner — KaVontae Turpin, Dallas
Punt Returner — Marvin Mims Jr., Denver
Special Teamer — Brenden Schooler, New England
Long Snapper — Andrew DePaola, Minnesota
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Second team
Offense
Quarterback — Josh Allen, Buffalo
Running Back — Derrick Henry, Baltimore
Fullback — Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco
Tight End — George Kittle, San Francisco
Wide Receivers — Terry McLaurin, Washington; CeeDee Lamb, Dallas; A.J. Brown, Philadelphia
Left Tackle — Jordan Mailata, Philadelphia
Left Guard — Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis
Center — Frank Ragnow, Detroit
Right Guard — Chris Lindstrom, Atlanta
Right Tackle — Lane Johnson, Philadelphia
Defense
Edge Rushers — T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh; (asterisk)-Nik Bonitto, Denver, (asterisk)-Andrew Van Ginkel, Minnesota
Interior Linemen — Zach Allen, Denver; Jalen Carter, Philadelphia
Linebackers — Frankie Luvu, Washington; Bobby Wagner, Washington; Zaire Franklin, Indianapolis
Cornerbacks — Trent McDuffie, Kansas City; Christian Gonzalez, New England
Slot cornerback — Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers
Safeties — Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore; Budda Baker, Arizona
Special teams
Placekicker — Brandon Aubrey, Dallas
Punter — Logan Cooke, Jacksonville
Kick Returner — Austin Ekeler, Washington
Punt Returner — Kalif Raymond, Detroit
Special Teamer — J.T. Gray, New Orleans
Long Snapper — Ross Matiscik, Jacksonville
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(asterisk)-tied for second-team spot