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NFLPA unveils first-ever Players' All-Pro team; who did players choose?

Updated Jan. 11, 2023 5:12 p.m. ET

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The end of another NFL season means another batch of NFL awards lists from analysts who watched and studied the league all year long, not to mention the Pro Bowl itself. 

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But this year, there is a new list — the NFL Players' Association's "Players' All-Pro Team" — the first time an all-pro team has been elected exclusively via the votes of the players themselves.

"Players vote for the Pro Bowl, but only get 1/3 of the say," said NFLPA president J.C. Tretter in a statement. "The ‘NFL Top 100’ is another list where we have input, but the setup is flawed because it compares players in a way that belies the sport and players do not really take it seriously… The Players’ All-Pro is the only team voted on exclusively by players, in a way that makes the most sense to the game of football — and the response from our membership has been tremendous."

There are some stipulations. According to the NFLPA, players could not vote for themselves or their teammates. Instead, they could only vote for memberships of their own position groups and the position groups they line up against. 

For instance, a wide receiver could vote for other wide receivers as well as cornerback and safeties, while a center could vote for other centers, nose tackles, interior defensive linemen and off-ball linebackers. 

Players were also ineligible to receive votes if they missed more than four games as of Week 15.

So without further ado, here is the inaugural NFLPA Players' All-Pro team.

OFFENSE

• QB: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
• TE: Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
• WR: Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings
• WR: Davante Adams, Las Vegas Raiders
• RB: Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas Raiders
• FB: Kyle Juszczyk, San Francisco 49ers
• LT: Trent Williams, San Francisco 49ers
• LG: Joel Bitonio, Cleveland Browns
• RT: Lane Johnson, Philadelphia Eagles
• RG: Zack Martin, Dallas Cowboys
• C: Jason Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles

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DEFENSE

• Interior DL: Chris Jones, Kansas City Chiefs
• Interior DL: Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams
• EDGE: Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers
• EDGE: Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
• NT: Dexter Lawrence, New York Giants
• Off-ball LB: Roquan Smith, Baltimore Ravens
• Off-ball LB: Fred Warner, San Francisco 49ers
• FS: Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers
• SS: Derwin James Jr., Los Angeles Chargers
• CB: Pat Surtain II, Denver Broncos
• CS: Darius Slay, Philadelphia Eagles

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SPECIAL TEAMS

• K: Jason Myers, Seattle Seahawks
• P: Tommy Townsend, Kansas City Chiefs
• PR: KaVontae Turpin, Dallas Cowboys
• KR: Cordarrelle Patterson, Atlanta Falcons
• Core Teamer: Jeremy Reaves, Washington Commanders
• Core Teamer: Justin Hardee, New York Jets
• LS: Morgan Cox, Tennessee Titans

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Patrick Mahomes

Kansas City Chiefs

Travis Kelce

Justin Jefferson

Minnesota Vikings

Davante Adams

Las Vegas Raiders

Josh Jacobs

Kyle Juszczyk

San Francisco 49ers

Trent Williams

Joel Bitonio

Cleveland Browns

Lane Johnson

Philadelphia Eagles

Zack Martin

Dallas Cowboys

Jason Kelce

Chris Jones

Aaron Donald

Los Angeles Rams

Nick Bosa

Myles Garrett

Dexter Lawrence II

New York Giants

Roquan Smith

Baltimore Ravens

Fred Warner

Minkah Fitzpatrick

Pittsburgh Steelers

Derwin James Jr.

Los Angeles Chargers

Pat Surtain II

Denver Broncos

Darius Slay Jr.

Jason Myers

Seattle Seahawks

Tommy Townsend

KaVontae Turpin

Cordarrelle Patterson

Atlanta Falcons

Jeremy Reaves

Justin Hardee Sr.

New York Jets

Morgan Cox

Tennessee Titans