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 20102019. 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) e-2028
Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers) 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) e-2027
Wide receiver Antonio Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots) e-2027
Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona Cardinals) e-2026
Calvin Johnson^ (Detroit Lions) Yes
Julio Jones (Atlanta Falcons) e-2029
Tight end Rob Gronkowski (New England Patriots) e-2027
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) Active
Tyron Smith (Dallas Cowboys) 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) e-2027
Maurkice Pouncey (Pittsburgh Steelers) e-2026

Defense

Position Player Hall of Fame
Defensive end Calais Campbell (Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars) Active
Cameron Jordan (New Orleans Saints) Active
Julius Peppers^ (Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers) Yes
J. J. Watt* (Houston Texans) 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) e-2028
Linebacker Chandler Jones (New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals) e-2029
Luke Kuechly (Carolina Panthers) e-2025
Lavonte David (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Active
Khalil Mack (Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears) Active
Von Miller* (Denver Broncos) Active
Bobby Wagner (Seattle Seahawks) Active
Patrick Willis^ (San Francisco 49ers) Yes
Cornerback Patrick Peterson (Arizona Cardinals) e-2029
Darrelle Revis^ (New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs) Yes
Richard Sherman (Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers) e-2027
Defensive back Chris Harris Jr. (Denver Broncos) e-2028
Tyrann Mathieu (Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs) 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) e-2026
Justin Tucker* (Baltimore Ravens) Active
Punter Johnny Hekker (St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams) Active
Shane Lechler (Oakland Raiders, Houston Texans) No
Kick returner Devin Hester^ (Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks) Yes
Cordarrelle Patterson (Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, Chicago Bears) Active
Punt returner Tyreek Hill (Kansas City Chiefs) Active
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
Pete Carroll (Seattle Seahawks) e-2029

* -- denotes a unanimous selection

References

  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.