Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert had the best season of his career in 2023.
The 31-year-old rushed for 1,012 yards and a franchise single-season record 18 touchdowns on 4.8 yards per carry. He also added another 175 yards and three scores on 25 receptions. Mostert’s 18 trips to the end zone on the ground this season led the league, and his 21 total touchdowns was tied for the most with San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey.
Despite the incredible output, Mostert wasn’t named an All-Pro. McCaffrey was the First-team running back and the Los Angeles Rams’ Kyren Williams was Second-team.
Mostert took to his podcast, “Relentlessly Motivated with Raheem Mostert,” to share his thoughts on the decision.
Miami Dolphins RB Raheem Mostert had a goal of being an All-Pro this season but didn’t get it, despite record-breaking season.
He called it “mind-boggling” to not even get second team after 21 TDs, 1,000 rushing yards.
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McCaffrey finished the season with over 2,000 total yards of offense, so it’s not surprising to see him take home the First-team honors, but Mostert probably should’ve been given Second-team over Williams.
The Rams running back finished with 1,350 total yards and 15 total scores. It’s impressive that he did it all in 12 games, but yards per game was the only statistic that he led the league in this year.
If Mostert feels slighted for not seeing his name on either list, he has a case.