PFF Mid-Season NFL All-Pro Teams

According to Pro Football Focus (which grades each play from each player using a +/- system), here are the best players in the NFL at each position for the first half of the season (1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd Teams). PFF grades are in parenthesis (an average player would score a zero). Keep in mind, scores are only comparable to each position – you can’t compare a QB’s score to a RB’s score. Why is this? - each position is asked to do different things. A RB has to pass block. A QB doesn’t.

One note – players must have played 60% of their team’s offensive/defensive snaps to be eligible for these All-Pro teams. That eliminates players who excel in a very a specific role. For example: a huge blocking TE like Carolina’s Ben Hartsock, who only comes in on run plays, excels at run blocking (+11.4) and his receiving score is nullified (-0.8) because he never gets an opportunity to fail (played just 186/473 snaps). This augments his score and specialty players like this are not included (just like third-down-only RBs or third-down-only pass rushers aren’t eligible).

There are 27 spots for each All-Pro team, the same number of positions as the Associated Press All-Pro team.

1st TEAM
QB Peyton Manning, DEN (21.7)
RB LeSean McCoy, PHI (16.3)
RB Frank Gore, SF (9.7)
FB Anthony Sherman, KC (11.0)
WR Calvin Johnson, DET (14.9)
WR Jordy Nelson, GB (14.2)
TE Vernon Davis, SF (8.9)
OT Nate Solder, NE (20.5)
OT Jordan Gross, CAR (17.3)
OG Evan Mathis, PHI (25.1)
OG Louis Vasquez, DEN (13.7)
C Chris Myers, HOU (12.4)

DE JJ Watt, HOU (44.5)
DE Robert Quinn, STL (32.1)
DT Jason Hatcher, DAL (20.9)
DT Gerald McCoy, TB (20.7)
OLB Justin Houston, KC (20.8)
OLB Robert Mathis, IND (16.1)
ILB Derrick Johnson, KC (11.4)
ILB Brandon Spikes, NE (10.6)
CB Darrelle Revis, TB (13.7)
CB Alterraun Verner, TEN (11.4)
S Devin McCourty, NE (16.2)
S TJ Ward, CLE (11.4)

K Matt Prader, DEN (37.9)
P Johnny Hekker, STL (17.8)
KR Cordarrelle Patterson, MIN (7.9)

2nd TEAM
QB Philip Rivers, SD (16.9)
RB Marshawn Lynch, SEA (8.6)
RB Adrian Peterson, MIN (6.4)
FB Mike Tolbert, CAR (6.4)
WR Antonio Brown, PIT (13.1)
WR Brandon Marshall, CHI (12.3)
TE Jordan Cameron, CLE (8.6)
OT Doug Free, DAL (16.6)
OT Andrew Whitworth, CIN (16.3)
OG David DeCastro, PIT (11.3)
OG Daryn Colledge, ARZ (7.9)
C Manuel Ramirez, DEN (11.4)

DE Cameron Jordan, NO (18.8)
DE Michael Johnson, CIN (18.3)
DT Geno Atkins, CIN (19.9)
DT Randy Starks, MIA (18.4)
OLB Elvis Dumervil, BAL (15.4)
OLB Tamba Hali, KC (14.3)
ILB Sean Lee, DAL (9.0)
ILB NaVorro Bowman, SF (6.9)
CB Jason McCourty, TEN (10.8)
CB Vontae Davis, IND (8.8)
S Earl Thomas, SEA (11.0)
S Eric Berry, KC (9.2)

K Stephen Gostkowski, NE (26.9)
P Shane Lechler, HOU (17.7)
KR Golden Tate, SEA (5.7)

3rd TEAM
QB Aaron Rodgers, GB (16.8)
RB Arian Foster, HOU (5.6)
RB Jamaal Charles, KC (3.9)
FB Bruce Miller, SF (5.8)
WR Dez Bryant, DAL (11.5)
WR Andre Johnson, HOU (10.9)
TE Jimmy Graham, NO (6.6)
OT Joe Staley, SF (16.3)
OT Joe Thomas, CLE (15.8)
OG Ben Grubbs, NO (7.8)
OG Jon Asamoah, KC (7.8)
C Alex Mack, CLE (9.8)

DE Muhammad Wilkerson, NYJ (16.2)
DE Fletcher Cox, PHI (14.8)
DT Jurrell Casey, TEN (16.9)
DT Brandon Mebane, SEA (16.6)
OLB Junior Galette, NO (12.2)
OLB Lavonte David, TB (11.8)
ILB Daryl Washington, ARZ (6.1)
ILB Kiko Alonso, BUF (5.5)
CB Richard Sherman, SEA (8.7)
CB Brent Grimes, MIA (8.3)
S Troy Polamalu, PIT (8.7)
S Michael Griffin, TEN (7.7)

K Dan Bailey, DAL (26.5)
P Thomas Morstead, NO (15.2)
KR Julian Edelman, NE (4.6)