Matthew Stafford beat out Drake Maye, while Myles Garrett, Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba were unanimous choices for the .
Bijan Robinson is the running back while Christian McCaffrey earned the All-Purpose spot. Ja鈥橫arr Chase is the third wide receiver and tight end Trey McBride got 49 of 50 first-place votes.
Will Anderson Jr. and Micah Parsons joined Garrett at edge rusher. Jeffery Simmons and Zach Allen were selected as interior defensive linemen.
“That鈥檚 great. Needed that for real,鈥� said Parsons, who had surgery to repair and won鈥檛 be playing in the playoffs for the Packers. 鈥淟ook forward to trying to get back to that same status this offseason.鈥�
The received 31 first-place votes to Maye鈥檚 18 to earn All-Pro honors for the first time in his 17-year career. Josh Allen got the other vote. Stafford was first in the NFL with 4,707 yards and 46 touchdowns. His passer rating of 109.2 was second only to Maye, who finished at 113.5. Maye had 4,394 yards passing and 31 TDs.
Last year, Lamar Jackson was the first-team All-Pro quarterback and Allen was the AP NFL MVP.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 amazing,鈥� Stafford said when he heard the news. 鈥淚 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鈥檚 not an easy thing to do. It means a lot.鈥�
Stafford is the second player ever to be named a first-team All-Pro for the first time in his 17th season or later, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Kicker Gary Anderson also made it for the first time in his 17th season, in 1998. Before Stafford, the longest wait for a quarterback was Fran Tarkenton, who was an All-Pro for the first time in his 15th season, in 1975.
The Denver Broncos, , had four first-team players and two second. Allen, left tackle Garrett Boles, left guard Quinn Meinerz and special teamer Devon Key made the first team. Cornerback Patrick Surtain II, the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, and safety Talanoa Hufanga made the second team.
Eagles cornerback Quinyon Mitchell and slot cornerback Cooper DeJean made the roster in their second seasons. Houston鈥檚 Derek Stingley Jr. got 41 first-place votes to lead the voting at cornerback.
Chiefs center Creed Humphrey, Bears left guard Joe Thuney and Lions right tackle Penei Sewell along with Meinerz are repeat selections.
, is a five-time All-Pro. Parsons is a three-time first-teamer and once made the second team.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 crazy,鈥� Anderson said about joining Garrett and Parsons. 鈥淚t means a lot. It鈥檚 such a blessing. I have to give credit to my guys. I wouldn鈥檛 be here without them.鈥�
Baltimore鈥檚 Kyle Hamilton and Chicago鈥檚 Kevin Byard are the safeties. Detroit鈥檚 Jack Campbell and Miami鈥檚 Jordyn Brooks are the linebackers.
San Francisco fullback Kyle Juszczyk rounds out the offense.
Eighteen players are first-timers, including five on special teams.
Key, Vikings kicker Will Reichard, Ravens punter Jordan Stout, Bills kick returner Ray Davis and Titans rookie punt returner Chimere Dike are the first-timers. Jaguars long snapper Ross Matiscik made it for the second time.
Dike is the fourth rookie since 2020 to make the team.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 awesome,鈥� Dike said. 鈥淓veryone wants to be All-Pro one day and that鈥檚 one of the goals I set at the beginning of the season for my career and to be able to do that in my first year, I鈥檓 just thankful (special teams) coach (John Fassel) and my teammates had belief in me.”
This was the fourth year for the AP鈥檚 new voting system. Voters chose a first team and a second team. First-team votes are worth 3 points, second-team votes are worth 1.
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This story has been corrected to fix the spelling of Dike鈥檚 first name to Chimere, not Chimera.
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AP Pro Football Writer Josh Dubow contributed to this report.
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