In what may be a clue as to how MVP voting will go, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford received 31 first-place votes as the Associated Press announced the first- and second-team NFL All-Pro rosters Saturday. Drake Maye of the New England Patriots earned 18 first-place votes.
“That’s amazing,” Stafford said on the first All-Pro nod of his 17-year career. “I did not see that coming. Played a lot of years. A lot of respect for this game. A lot of respect for the other guys who do what I do. It’s not an easy thing to do. It means a lot.”
Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills was the only other quarterback given a first-place vote.
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Stafford, who turns 38 the day before Super Bowl LX, threw for 4,707 yards, 46 touchdowns and 8 interceptions this season for the 12-5 Rams. He is now the second player to ever be named a first-team All-Pro for the first time in his 17th season or later, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, joining former Minnesota Vikings kicker Gary Anderson, who went 35-for-35 on field-goal attempts and 59-for-59 on extra points in 1998.
Three players — Cleveland Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett, Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua and Seattle Seahawks receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba — earned all 50 first-place votes.
Garrett broke the NFL’s single-season sack record this season by taking down 23 quarterbacks. This is the fifth time in his career he’s been named an All-Pro.
Nacua, a second-team All-Pro in 2023, recorded a career-high 1,715 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns on 129 receptions this season. Smith-Njigba, a two-time Pro Bowler, led the NFL in receiving yards in 2025 with 1,793 on 119 receptions. He also hauled in 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 were the only teams without players on the first or second team.
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No Dallas Cowboys made the first team, but receiver George Pickens, kick returner KaVontae Turpin, and kicker Brandon Aubrey were voted to the second team.
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Cam Little, who hit field goals of 67 and 68 yards this season and went 30-for-34 on attempts, did not make either team. Will Reichard of the Vikings received 15 first-place and earned first-team honors after going 33-for-35 on field-goal attempts.
Here is the All-Pro first team, via The Associated Press:
First team
Offense
Quarterback: Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
Running Back: Bijan Robinson, Atlanta
Fullback: Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco
Wide Receivers: Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams; Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle; Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati
All Purpose: Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco
Tight End: Trey McBride, Arizona
Left Tackle: Garrett Bolles, Denver
Left Guard: Joe Thuney, Chicago
Center: Creed Humphrey, Kansas City
Right Guard: Quinn Meinerz, Denver
Right Tackle: Penei Sewell, Detroit
Defense
Edge Rushers: Myles Garrett, Cleveland; Will Anderson Jr., Houston; Micah Parsons, Green Bay
Interior Linemen: Jeffery Simmons, Tennessee; Zach Allen, Denver
Linebackers: Jack Campbell, Detroit; Jordyn Brooks, Miami
Cornerbacks: Derek Stingley Jr., Houston; Quinyon Mitchell, Philadelphia
Slot cornerback: Cooper DeJean, Philadelphia
Safeties: Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore; Kevin Byard, Chicago
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Special Teams
Placekicker: Will Reichard, Minnesota
Punter: Jordan Stout, Baltimore
Kick Returner: Ray Davis, Buffalo
Punt Returner: Chimera Dike, Tennessee
Special Teamer: Devon Key, Denver
Long Snapper: Ross Matiscik, Jacksonville
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