Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford received 31 first-place votes when the Associated Press announced the NFL’s first- and second-team All-Pro teams on Saturday, a possible clue to the outcome of the MVP vote. Derek Meyer of the New England Patriots received 18 first-place votes.
“It’s awesome,” Stafford said as he was named an All-Pro for the first time in his 17-year career. “I didn’t see this coming. I played for many years. Have a lot of respect for the game. A lot of respect for other people who do the same thing that I do. It’s not an easy thing to do. It means a lot.”
Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills was the only quarterback to finish first.
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Stafford, who turns 38 the day before Super Bowl LX, went 12-5 for the Rams this season, passing for 4,707 yards, 46 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He is now the second player to earn first-team All-Pro honors in his 17th season or later, joining former Minnesota Vikings kicker Gary Anderson, who went 35-for-35 on field goals and 59 for 59 extra points in 1998, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Three players – Cleveland Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett, Rams wide receiver Puka Nakua and Seattle Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Ngiba – earned 50 of the 50 first-place votes.
Garrett sacked 23 quarterbacks this season, breaking the NFL’s single-season sack record. This was the fifth time in his career that he was selected as an All-Pro.
Nacua, a 2023 second-team All-Pro selection, had 129 catches for a career-high 1,715 yards and 10 touchdowns this season. Two-time Pro Bowler Smith-Njigba led the NFL in receiving yards in 2025 with 1,793 yards on 119 catches. He also had a career-high 10 touchdown catches.
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The Carolina Panthers, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Commanders are the only teams without players on their first or second teams.
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The Dallas Cowboys were not named to the first team, but receiver George Pickens, returner Kavonta Turpin and kicker Brandon Aubrey were selected to the second team.
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Cam Little, who had field goals of 67 and 68 yards this season and was 30-for-34, was not named to either team. The Vikings’ Will Reichard had 15 first-place finishes and earned first-team honors by going 33-for-35 from the field.
Here are the Associated Press All-Pro first-team selections:
first team
offense
quarterback: Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
run back: Bijan Robinson, Atlanta
defender: Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco
wide receiver: Pukakanua, Los Angeles Rams; Jaxon Smith-Njiba, Seattle; Jamal Chase (Cincinnati)
universal: Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco
tight end: Trey McBride, Arizona
left tackle: Garrett Bolles, Denver
left back: Joe Thuney, Chicago
center: Creed Humphrey, Kansas City
right back:Quinn Mynerz, Denver
right tackle:Pené Sewell, Detroit
defense
edge rusher: Myles Garrett, Cleveland; Will Anderson Jr., Houston; Micah Parsons, Green Bay
indoor linesman: Jeffrey Simmons, Tennessee; Zach Allen, Denver
defender: Jack Campbell, Detroit; Jordyn Brooks, Miami
cornerback: Derek Stingley Jr., Houston; Quinny Mitchell, Philadelphia
slot cornerback: Cooper Dejean, Philadelphia
security: Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore; Kevin Baird, Chicago
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special teams
kicker: Will Reichardt, Minnesota
bettor: Jordan Stout, Baltimore
Kick returner:Ray Davis, Buffalo
punt returner:Chimera Levee, Tennessee
special team member:Denver Devon
long snapper: Ross Matisick, Jacksonville
