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 .
Key [ ] Note 1: Only teams for which a player played in a game from 2010–2019 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-2023", that is the year player is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
[ ] Offense [ ]
Position
Player
Hall of Fame
Quarterback
Tom Brady * (New England Patriots , Tampa Bay Buccaneers )
Active
Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers )
Active
Running back
Frank Gore (San Francisco 49ers , Indianapolis Colts , Miami Dolphins , Buffalo Bills , New York Jets )
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 , Tennessee Titans )
Active
Wide receiver
Antonio Brown (Pittsburgh Steelers , New England Patriots , Tampa Bay Buccaneers )
Active
Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona Cardinals )
e-2026
Calvin Johnson ^ (Detroit Lions )
Yes
Julio Jones (Atlanta Falcons , Tennessee Titans )
Active
Tight end
Rob Gronkowski (New England Patriots , Tampa Bay Buccaneers )
Active
Travis Kelce (Kansas City Chiefs )
Active
Flex
Darren Sproles (San Diego Chargers , New Orleans Saints , Philadelphia Eagles )
e-2025
Tackle
Jason Peters (Philadelphia Eagles , Chicago Bears )
Active
Tyron Smith (Dallas Cowboys )
Active
Joe Staley (San Francisco 49ers )
e-2025
Joe Thomas * (Cleveland Browns )
e-2023
Guard
Jahri Evans (New Orleans Saints , Green Bay Packers )
e-2023
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 )
Active
Maurkice Pouncey (Pittsburgh Steelers )
e-2026
Defense [ ]
Position
Player
Hall of Fame
Defensive end
Calais Campbell (Arizona Cardinals , Jacksonville Jaguars , Baltimore Ravens )
Active
Cameron Jordan (New Orleans Saints )
Active
Julius Peppers (Chicago Bears , Green Bay Packers , Carolina Panthers )
e-2024
J. J. Watt * (Houston Texans , Arizona Cardinals )
Active
Defensive tackle
Geno Atkins (Cincinnati Bengals )
Active
Fletcher Cox (Philadelphia Eagles )
Active
Aaron Donald * (St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams )
Active
Ndamukong Suh (Detroit Lions , Miami Dolphins , Los Angeles Rams , Tampa Bay Buccaneers )
Active
Linebacker
Chandler Jones (New England Patriots , Arizona Cardinals )
Active
Luke Kuechly (Carolina Panthers )
e-2025
Khalil Mack (Oakland Raiders , Chicago Bears )
Active
Von Miller * (Denver Broncos , Los Angeles Rams )
Active
Bobby Wagner (Seattle Seahawks )
Active
Patrick Willis (San Francisco 49ers )
No
Cornerback
Patrick Peterson (Arizona Cardinals )
Active
Darrelle Revis (New York Jets , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , New England Patriots , Kansas City Chiefs )
e-2023
Richard Sherman (Seattle Seahawks , San Francisco 49ers , Tampa Bay Buccaneers )
Active
Defensive back
Chris Harris Jr. (Denver Broncos , Los Angeles Chargers )
Active
Tyrann Mathieu (Arizona Cardinals , Houston Texans , Kansas City Chiefs )
Active
Safety
Eric Berry (Kansas City Chiefs )
e-2023
Earl Thomas (Seattle Seahawks , Baltimore Ravens )
Active
Eric Weddle (San Diego Chargers , Baltimore Ravens , Los Angeles Rams )
e-2025
Special teams [ ]
Position
Player
Hall of Fame?
Kicker
Stephen Gostkowski (New England Patriots )
Active
Justin Tucker * (Baltimore Ravens )
Active
Punter
Johnny Hekker (Los Angeles Rams )
Active
Shane Lechler (Oakland Raiders , Houston Texans )
e-2023
Kick returner
Devin Hester (Chicago Bears , Atlanta Falcons , Baltimore Ravens , Seattle Seahawks )
e-2022
Cordarrelle Patterson (Minnesota Vikings , Oakland Raiders , New England Patriots , Chicago Bears , Atlanta Falcons )
Active
Punt returner
Tyreek Hill (Kansas City Chiefs )
Active
Darren Sproles (San Diego Chargers , New Orleans Saints , Philadelphia Eagles )
e-2025
Coach [ ] *
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