Auburn All-Pros: Daniel Carlson ends Tigers’ drought
Las Vegas Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson became the 12th former Auburn player to be selected for The Associated Press’ All-Pro first team on Friday.
Carlson is the first Auburn alumnus to earn the NFL honor since Cam Newton was the All-Pro quarterback for the 2015 season with the Carolina Panthers.
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Carlson made 34-of-37 field-goal attempts and 35-of-36 extra-points kicks during the 2022 season.
Carlson’s performance included an 11-of-13 showing on field-goal attempts of 50-or-more yards as he set an NFL single-season record for the most field goals of at least 50 yards.
One other Auburn alumnus received votes from the panel of 50 media members who selected this season’s All-Pro team – Los Angeles Chargers long snapper Josh Harris.
Carlson is the second former Auburn player to be the All-Pro kicker. Rob Bironas received that recognition in 2007 with the Tennessee Titans.
Former Auburn players who have earned recognition as All-Pro first-team selections 19 times (arranged by number of selections):
THREE TIMES
Willie Anderson, offensive tackle, Cincinnati Bengals: 2004, 2005, 2006
Forrest Blue, center, San Francisco 49ers: 1971, 1972, 1973
Frank Gatski, center, Cleveland Browns: 1952, 1953, 1955
TWO TIMES
Kevin Greene, linebacker, Pittsburgh Steelers: 1994. Carolina Panthers: 1996
ONE TIME
Tom Banks, center, St. Louis Cardinals: 1976
Rob Bironas, kicker, Tennessee Titans: 2007
Daniel Carlson, kicker, Las Vegas Raiders: 2022
Bobby Hunt, safety, Dallas Texans: 1962
Cam Newton, quarterback, Carolina Panthers: 2015
Red Phillips, split end, Los Angeles Rams: 1961
Jay Ratliff, nose tackle, Dallas Cowboys: 2009
Takeo Spikes, linebacker, Buffalo Bills: 2004
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.