The Associated Press today announced today its annual All-Pro team, which includes Tampa Bay Buccaneers left tackle Tristan Wirfs, who was selected with first-team designation from the delegate of voters.
Wirfs becomes the first player in the history of the award to earn the recognition as both a left tackle and a right tackle, previously earning the first-team distinction as a right tackle in 2021. Wrapping up his fifth NFL season, Wirfs has garnered four Pro Bowl selections (2021-24), two Associated Press first-team All-Pro selections, a second-team All-Pro selection (2022) and was a member of the PFWA All-Rookie Team (2020), in addition to starting on Tampa Bay's Super Bowl LV Championship team in his rookie season.
In 2024, Wirfs totaled 1,014 offensive snaps, and per Pro Football Focus (PFF) metrics, has yielded just one quarterback hit and 12 pressures, while not surrendering a single sack across 16 games played. PFF credited Wirfs with a 93.7 pass-blocking grade this season – the highest among any qualified offensive lineman. Wirfs also owns the second-lowest quarterback pressure rate (4.7%) and lowest 1-on-1 pressure rate (5.0%) among players with 500+ pass-blocking snaps played this season, per the NFL's Next Gen Stats.
Since Wirfs was drafted in 2020, the Buccaneers rank second in the NFL in fewest sacks allowed per pass attempt (4.3%), in addition to tying for the third-fewest sacks allowed (147) during that span. This season, Wirfs anchored a Tampa Bay offense that finished in the top five in points scored (29.5 per game), total yards (399.6), passing yards (250.4), rushing yards (149.2), first downs (23.2) and third down conversion percentage (50.9%). The Buccaneers are the only team among the top five in scoring, passing yards per game and rushing yards per game.
Wirfs remains the lone offensive lineman in team history to earn a first-team All-Pro designation from the Associated Press and is just the sixth player at any position in franchise history with multiple first-team selections from the Associated Press, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Derrick Brooks (five), Warren Sapp (four), Rondé Barber (3) and John Lynch (two), in addition to Mike Alstott (three).
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