As August comes to a close and the start of the NFL season dawns upon us, the Last Word on NFL Department will be looking at the best players in each division by position. Here we\u2019ll be looking at the 2020 AFC West All-Division Team, who currently looks to be one of the better divisions in the league \u2013 hence, there is no shortage of talent. This article will focus on the offense.<\/p>\n
AFC West All-Division Team: Defense<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n One of the more clear-cut and uncontested picks here. Patrick Mahomes is two years removed from an MVP season and is coming off a Super Bowl win which included him getting the Super Bowl MVP award. He\u2019s had 76 touchdown passes in two years. Right now, no one else in the AFC West is even close to his level. And now he\u2019s been locked up by the Kansas City Chiefs for the next decade, so he\u2019ll probably be making the AFC West All-Division Team for at least several years to come.<\/p>\n The biggest bright spot for the Las Vegas Raiders in 2019 was the breakout of then-rookie running back Josh Jacobs. He rushed for 1,150 yards and seven touchdowns in 13 games and quickly established himself in the league as a result, and he could still just get better from here \u2013 especially given that he\u2019s got the best o-line in the division to help him out.<\/p>\n Keenan Allen\u2019s been on another level ever since he came back from his ACL tear back in 2016. Since then, he hasn\u2019t missed a game, has had two 100+ reception seasons, and 18 touchdowns over three years. While he doesn\u2019t have the circus catch abilities of the top elites at the position, he\u2019s one of the best route-runners in the game and his hands are still quite reliable. Whether it\u2019s Tyrod Taylor<\/a><\/strong> or Justin Herbert<\/strong> out there at quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers, they\u2019ll be glad to have Allen to throw to.<\/p>\n Courtland Sutton broke out very nicely in his sophomore year in 2019, bringing in 72 receptions for 1,112 yards and six touchdowns. He got a Pro Bowl nod for his efforts. Sutton notably took the uncontested lead at receiver when the Denver Broncos traded Emmanuel Sanders<\/a><\/strong> away, but only continued to flourish. He\u2019s arguably one of the better younger players at his position and is definitely an exciting player for the Broncos.<\/p>\n It\u2019s still a bit difficult to view Tyreek Hill as a pure wide receiver of the same type as Allen or Sutton \u2013 after all, he is a little bit of a one-trick pony. The thing is, he\u2019s really, really good at that one trick \u2013 which is running really fast \u2013 faster than probably anybody else in the league. And also not having hands of stone. Combine that with one of the best deep passers in the league for his quarterback, and you\u2019ve got a very deadly weapon.<\/p>\n Like his teammate Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce has benefited heavily from the arrival of Patrick Mahomes. He\u2019s had exactly 200 receptions over the past two years, 2,500+ receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns. He\u2019s currently dueling with George Kittle<\/strong><\/a> for the title of best in the league at tight end, but he\u2019s pretty easily the best in the AFC right now.<\/p>\n While Eric Fisher may not necessarily have lived up to his No. 1 pick overall billing, he\u2019s still become quite a good and long-tenured tackle for the Chiefs. His blocking ability (along with the rest of the line) has been a part of the success of the Chiefs, and he did get a Pro Bowl berth for this in 2018. After missing half the season in 2019, he\u2019ll need to stay healthy. But if he\u2019s out there, then he\u2019s the current best left tackle in the division.<\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to believe after his off-the-field issues and missing a whole season in 2018 that we\u2019re seeing Richie Incognito on this list. But he stayed out of trouble this past season and contributed to the best offensive line in the West. That said, he didn\u2019t have much competition either for getting this spot.<\/p>\n Despite some of their struggles at other positions last year, the Raiders have had strong offensive lines for a few years now \u2013 and center Rodney Hudson is one of the longer-tenured of the bunch. Since arriving in 2015, he\u2019s collected three Pro Bowls, which includes this past season (he also got a Second-Team All-Pro berth for 2019). The Raiders clearly have taken notice, because just before last season, they made him the highest-paid center in the league.<\/p>\n Trai Turner, who was just traded to the Chargers this off-season, has had a remarkable streak of making five Pro Bowls in a row \u2013 the only year he didn\u2019t make it was his rookie year. While he may not be quite as elite as that statistic would imply, he was still quite a reliable guard for the Carolina Panthers for years, and ought to be a huge upgrade for the Chargers, who have struggled heavily on the right side of the line for a while.<\/p>\n This could\u2019ve also gone to Trent Brown<\/strong><\/a>, who had probably the best season of his career thus far with the Raiders in 2019. However, Schwartz has been a top tier right tackle for the last few years with the Chiefs and that continued in 2019. Notably, his streak of 7,894 consecutive snaps came to an end last year \u2013 at the time, that was the longest streak among active players in the NFL.<\/p>\n Main Photo:AFC West All-Division Team: Offense<\/h2>\n
Quarterback: Patrick Mahomes<\/strong><\/a> (Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>)<\/h3>\n
Running Back: Josh Jacobs<\/strong><\/a> (Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>)<\/h3>\n
Wide Receiver: Keenan Allen<\/strong><\/a> (Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>)<\/h3>\n
Wide Receiver: Courtland Sutton<\/strong><\/a> (Denver Broncos<\/a>)<\/h3>\n
Wide Receiver: Tyreek Hill<\/a> <\/strong>(Chiefs)<\/h3>\n
Tight End: Travis Kelce<\/a><\/strong> (Chiefs)<\/h3>\n
Left Tackle: Eric Fisher<\/a> <\/strong>(Chiefs)<\/h3>\n
Left Guard: Richie Incognito<\/a><\/strong> (Raiders)<\/h3>\n
Center: Rodney Hudson<\/a> <\/strong>(Raiders)<\/h3>\n
Right Guard: Trai Turner<\/a><\/strong> (Chargers)<\/h3>\n
Right Tackle: Mitchell Schwartz<\/a><\/strong> (Chiefs)<\/h3>\n
\nEmbed from Getty Images<\/a>