NFL 2010s All-Decade Team

The National Football League 2010s All-Decade Team is composed of outstanding performers in the National Football League in the ten years spanning 2010–2019. Only a player or coach's performance during the decade was used as criteria for voting.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Tom Brady, Adrian Peterson, Joe Thomas, Marshal Yanda, J. J. Watt, Aaron Donald, Von Miller, and Justin Tucker were all unanimous selections. Tom Brady, Julius Peppers, Shane Lechler, Devin Hester and Bill Belichick had been previously named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2000s All-Decade Team.

The team

Note 1: Only teams for which a player played in a game from 2010 to 2019 are listed. Teams with whom a player signed but never played or for whom he played only prior to 2010 or after 2019 are not listed.
Note 2: Under "Hall of Fame" if a year is listed, i.e., "e-2025", that is the year player is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Note 3: Players listed as active may include free agents. They will no longer be listed as active if they remain a free agent for an entire season.

0^0	Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame	¤	Finalist information updated through 2023 selection

Offense

Position	Player	Hall of Fame
Quarterback	Tom Brady* (New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	e-2028
Quarterback	Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers, New York Jets)	Active
Running back	Frank Gore (San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills)	e-2026
	Marshawn Lynch (Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders)	e-2025
	LeSean McCoy (Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs)	e-2026
	Adrian Peterson* (Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks)	e-2027
Wide receiver	Antonio Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	e-2027
	Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona Cardinals)	e-2026
	Calvin Johnson^ (Detroit Lions)	Yes
	Julio Jones (Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles)	e-2029
Tight end	Rob Gronkowski (New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	e-2027
Tight end	Travis Kelce (Kansas City Chiefs)	Active
Flex	Darren Sproles (San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles)	e-2025
Tackle	Jason Peters (Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks)	Active
	Tyron Smith (Dallas Cowboys, New York Jets)	Active
	Joe Staley (San Francisco 49ers)	e-2025
	Joe Thomas*^ (Cleveland Browns)	Yes
Guard	Jahri Evans (New Orleans Saints, Green Bay Packers)	1 time finalist
	Logan Mankins (New England Patriots, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	No
	Zack Martin (Dallas Cowboys)	Active
	Marshal Yanda* (Baltimore Ravens)	e-2025
Center	Alex Mack (Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers)	e-2027
Center	Maurkice Pouncey (Pittsburgh Steelers)	e-2026

Defense

Position	Player	Hall of Fame
Defensive end	Calais Campbell (Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins)	Active
	Cameron Jordan (New Orleans Saints)	Active
	Julius Peppers^ (Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)	Yes
	J. J. Watt* (Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals)	e-2028
Defensive tackle	Geno Atkins (Cincinnati Bengals)	e-2026
	Fletcher Cox (Philadelphia Eagles)	e-2029
	Aaron Donald* (St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams)	e-2029
	Ndamukong Suh (Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles)	e-2028
Linebacker	Chandler Jones (New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals, Las Vegas Raiders)	e-2029
	Luke Kuechly (Carolina Panthers)	e-2025
	Lavonte David (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	Active
	Khalil Mack (Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Chargers)	Active
	Von Miller* (Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills)	Active
	Bobby Wagner (Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams, Washington Commanders)	Active
	Patrick Willis^ (San Francisco 49ers)	Yes
Cornerback	Patrick Peterson (Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers)	e-2029
	Darrelle Revis^ (New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs)	Yes
	Richard Sherman (Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	e-2027
Defensive back	Chris Harris Jr. (Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, New Orleans Saints)	e-2028
Defensive back	Tyrann Mathieu (Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints	Active
Safety	Eric Berry (Kansas City Chiefs)	E-2025
	Earl Thomas (Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens)	e-2025
	Eric Weddle (San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Rams)	e-2027

Special teams

Position	Player	Hall of Fame
Kicker	Stephen Gostkowski (New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans)	e-2026
Kicker	Justin Tucker* (Baltimore Ravens)	Active
Punter	Johnny Hekker (St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams, Carolina Panthers)	Active
Punter	Shane Lechler (Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans)	No
Kick returner	Devin Hester^ (Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks)	Yes
Kick returner	Cordarrelle Patterson (Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers)	Active
Punt returner	Tyreek Hill (Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins)	Active
Punt returner	Darren Sproles (San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles)	e-2025

Coach

Position	Name	Hall of Fame
Coach	Bill Belichick (New England Patriots)	e-2029
Coach	Pete Carroll (Seattle Seahawks)	e-2029

^* -- denotes a unanimous selection

External links

References

^ Battista, Judy (April 6, 2020). "NFL 2010s All-Decade Team: Tom Brady, Aaron Donald headliners". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
^ Iyer, Vinnie (December 17, 2019). "Sporting News' NFL All-Decade team for the 2010s". Archived from the original on May 1, 2021.
^ Wagner-McGough, Sean (January 1, 2020). "NFL All-Decade Team: Tom Brady, Antonio Brown, Richard Sherman, Von Miller headline CBS Sports' list". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

[:0-1] Battista, Judy (April 6, 2020). "NFL 2010s All-Decade Team: Tom Brady, Aaron Donald headliners". NFL.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2020.

[2] Iyer, Vinnie (December 17, 2019). "Sporting News' NFL All-Decade team for the 2010s". Archived from the original on May 1, 2021.

[3] Wagner-McGough, Sean (January 1, 2020). "NFL All-Decade Team: Tom Brady, Antonio Brown, Richard Sherman, Von Miller headline CBS Sports' list". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

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