Four Lions selected to the AP All-Pro team for the 2025 season

The Associated Press' All-Pro teams celebrate the best of the best across the NFL. It's an honor that has always been seen as more valuable to a player's legacy than Pro Bowls, which are partially voted on by fans. On Saturday, the AP revealed the 2025 All-Pro teams, and four Lions were selected.

To get the easy name out of the way, offensive tackle Penei Sewell has been named First-Team All-Pro at right tackle for the third consecutive season. Sewell joins legendary OTs Anthony Muñoz, Joe Thomas, Tony Boselli, and Ralph Neely in being selected three times in their first five seasons.

If Sewell were to win the inaugural Protector of the Year award, he could very well have a first-ballot Hall of Fame spot locked up at the age of 25.

Joining Sewell on the First-Team is interior linebacker Jack Campbell, who is the first Lions' LB to be selected since Chris Spielman in 1991, per Lions' PR on X.

Campbell had a breakout year that also saw him selected to his first Pro Bowl. He finished second in the NFL in tackles with 176, behind fellow First-Team LB Jordyn Brooks of the Miami Dolphins. Campbell also had 5.0 sacks and three forced fumbles.

Wide Receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown leads the way for Second-Team All-Pro. It's a disappointing result for him, after being selected to the First-Team the past two seasons, as well as being named to Pro Football Focus' First-Team All-Pro. St. Brown is the only WR in the top five in touchdowns (11), yards (1,401), and receptions (117), but he also finished second in drops with ten.

First-Team for WRs consists of Seattle Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Los Angeles Rams' Puka Nacua, and Cincinnati Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase. A good argument could be made that St. Brown should've gotten in over Chase, as Chase's advantage in yards (1,412) and receptions (125) were barely ahead of the Lions' star, while St. Brown had three more TDs.

Defensive end Aidan Hutchinson is likely happier about his Second-Team All-Pro selection, coming off a devastating leg injury last season. Hutchinson came back strong with a career-high 14.5 sacks, while being one of the league's top pass rushers in getting pressure.

Hutchinson had a strong start and finish to the season, with 6.0 sacks in his first six games as well as in his final four games. However, Hutchinson had a mid-season dry spell with only 2.5 sacks between Week 7 and Week 13.

When competing against First-Team guys like Cleveland Browns' Myles Garrett, Houston Texans' Will Anderson Jr., and Green Bay Packers' Micah Parsons, it would always going to be tough to break through and get a First-Team nod with such a dry spell on a non-playoff team.

The Lions' four All-Pro selections is second in the NFC, behind the Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons' five, and third in the NFL behind the Denver Broncos' six.

Jahmyr Gibbs is a shocking All-Pro snub

How did running back Jahmyr Gibbs not make the All-Pro team in some way, shape, or form? Gibbs had two positional opportunities to make it in. The first as a running back, and the second as a flex all-purpose selection. Gibbs missed out on both.

For RBs, Falcons RB, and fellow 2023 first-round draft pick, Bijan Robinson, was awarded First-Team honors, with Buffalo Bills' James Cook given Second-Team honors. For all-purpose, Robinson took home Second-Team, while San Francisco 49ers Christian McCaffrey finished his own impressive comeback season with First-Team.

Gibbs had a rough end to his season, averaging 75.75 yards from scrimmage in his final four games when the Lions needed him most. Gibbs had been generally inconsistent in the second half, usually bouncing back in fourth between dominating defenses in one game before getting completely stopped by them in the next. This likely explains his snub from both All-Pro positions.

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Other Lions, such as punter Jack Fox and long snapper Hogan Hatten, were also among snubs. WR Jameson Williams also made a strong case with a second-half surge after Dan Campbell took over play-calling duties.

From that point forward, Williams totaled 762 yards and four TDs across nine games, finishing the season with 1,117 yards and seven TDs. Extrapolate his average yards under Campbell for a full 17-game season, and those numbers could've been 1,439.33 yards, which would've been good for third in the NFL. It's another sin for John Morton's OC tenure.

This year's All-Pro voting is a double-edged sword. It's a reminder that the Lions still missed the playoffs despite four All-Pro players, along with numerous All-Pro-caliber players snubbed or injured.

It's also a reminder that the Lions have a very talented roster full of All-Pro guys who likely still haven't hit their prime yet. It's evidence that despite a down season, the Lions' Super Bowl window is still wide open.