Everyone wants to be recognized as the best in their line of work – even football players.
The annual All-Pro teams are a way for the best players of a given season to be honored for what they did over 18 weeks in the National Football League’s regular season. This isn’t just for clicks; All-Pro honors can impact contract payouts every year. Down the line, it will come up as some players have cases to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
This year saw some remarkable performances by many players on both sides of the ball. Myles Garrett’s dominant hands broke the NFL single-season sack record. For much of the year, it looked like Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Puka Nacua could threaten the single-season receiving yardage record.
For most positions, multiple players are be honored for their accomplishments. Others will only have two players named like quarterback, running back and tight end. Those positions could see some changes from the status quo over recent years due to injuries and young, rising stars.
There’s also a new position: all-purpose. This can be awarded to a running back, fullback, wide receiver or tight end.
The Associated Press 2025 NFL All-Pro balloting are selected by a national panel of 50 media members.
In what could be a preview of the NFL MVP vote, Matthew Stafford got 31 first-place votes to beat out Drake Maye (18) for at the quarterback spot. Josh Allen, last year’s MVP, got the other first place vote.
Garrett, Nacua and Smith-Ngijba were the only unanimous selections who received all 50 first-place votes.
2026 NFL All-Pro teams
Quarterback
First team: Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
Second team: Drake Maye, New England
Running back
First team: Bijan Robinson, Atlanta
Second team: James Cook, Buffalo
Fullback
First team: Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco
Second team: Patrick Ricard, Baltimore
Wide receiver
First team: Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams; Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle; Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati
Second team: George Pickens, Dallas; Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit; Chris Olave, New Orleans
Tight end
First team: Trey McBride, Arizona
Second team: Kyle Pitts, Atlanta
All-purpose
First team: Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco
Second team: Bijan Robinson, Atlanta
Offensive tackle
First team: Garrett Bolles, Denver, Penei Sewell, Detroit
Second team: Trent Williams, San Francisco, Darnell Wright, Chicago
Guard
First team: Joe Thuney, Chicago, Quinn Meinerz, Denver
Second team: Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis, Chris Lindstrom, Atlanta
Center
First team: Creed Humphrey, Kansas City
Second team: Aaron Brewer, Miami
Edge rusher
First team: Myles Garrett, Cleveland, Will Anderson Jr., Houston; Micah Parsons, Green Bay
Second team: Brian Burns, New York Giants; Danielle Hunter, Houston; Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit
Interior defensive lineman
First team: Jeffery Simmons, Tennessee; Zach Allen, Denver
Second team: Leonard Williams, Seattle; Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh
Linebacker
First team: Jack Campbell, Detroit; Jordyn Brooks, Miami
Second team: Devin Lloyd, Jacksonville; Ernest Jones IV, Seattle
Cornerback
First team: Derek Stingley Jr., Houston; Quinyon Mitchell, Philadelphia
Second team: Patrick Surtain II, Denver; Devon Witherspoon, Seattle
Slot cornerback
First team: Cooper DeJean, Philadelphia
Second team: Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers
Safety
First team: Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore; Kevin Byard, Chicago
Second team: Jessie Bates III, Atlanta; *-Talanoa Hufanga, Denver; *-Xavier McKinney, Green Bay (*tied for second-team sport)
Kicker
First team: Will Reichard, Minnesota
Second team: Brandon Aubrey, Dallas
Punter
First team: Jordan Stout, Baltimore
Second team: Michael Dickson, Seattle
Kick returner
First team: Ray Davis, Buffalo
Second team: Kavontae Turpin, Dallas
Punt returner
First team: Chimera Dike, Tennessee
Second team: Marcus Jones, New England
Special teamer
First team: Devon Key, Denver
Second team: Del’Shawn Phillips, Los Angeles Chargers
Long snapper
First team: Ross Matiscik, Jacksonville
Second team: Andrew DePaola, Minnesota