NFL 2010s All-Decade Team
Official list of the NFL's best players in the 2010s
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.
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
Coach
* -- 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 .