Stafford, Garrett, Nacua, Smith-Njigba headline NFL All-Pro Team - ESPN

Matthew Stafford beat out Drake Maye, while Myles Garrett, Puka Nacua and Jaxon Smith-Njigba were unanimous choices for the 2025 Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team.

Bijan Robinson is the running back, while Christian McCaffrey earned the All-Purpose spot. Ja'Marr 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's great. Needed that for real,» said Parsons, who had surgery to repair a torn ACL and won't be playing in the playoffs for the Packers. «Look forward to trying to get back to that same status this offseason.»

Stafford, 37, received 31 first-place votes to Maye's 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.

«That's amazing,» Stafford said when he heard the news. «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.»

Stafford is the second player 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