Rams QB Matthew Stafford tops Drake Maye in AP NFL All-Pro team voting
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 on Saturday. Drake Maye of the New England Patriots earned 18 first-place votes.
That's amazing," said Stafford 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 only other quarterback given a first-place vote.
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.
The Carolina Panthers, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Commanders are the only teams without players on the first or second team.
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.
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.
According to the AP's Rob Maaddi, the first-team All-Pro quarterback had won the NFL MVP award in 11 straight seasons before Josh Allen beat out Lamar Jackson last season.
Here is the All-Pro first team, via The Associated Press:
First teamOffenseQuarterback: 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
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
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