Matthew Stafford beat Drake Maye to earn his first spot on the Associated Press All-Star Team last season in the NFL.
Receivers Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Puka Nacua, as well as quarterback chaser Myles Garrett were unanimously voted to the team.
On the offensive team, Ja’Marr Chase was the third receiver elected, while Bijan Robinson earned his spot at running back.
Christian McCaffrey was voted as an all-purpose player, while Trey McBride (tight end) earned 49 of the 50 first-place votes. Kyle Juszczyk (Fullback) was also named to the team.
Robinson also finds himself on the second team as an all-purpose player.
Garett Bolles, Joe Thuney, Creed Humphrey, Quinn Meinerz and Penei Sewell are the featured linemen.
On the defensive team, in addition to Garrett, we find Micah Parsons and Will Anderson Jr. as quarterback hunters. Parsons was injured late in the season, but he was effective in his first campaign in Green Bay.
” It’s good. I needed this honestly. I will try to do my best during the off-season to get back to that same level,” Parsons said.
Stafford, a 37-year-old quarterback, received 31 first-place votes while Maye received 18. Stafford is on the All-Star Team for the first time in his 17-year career. Josh Allen received the other vote.
Stafford led the NFL in air yards (4,707) and touchdown passes (46). Her passer rating of 109.2 was second best in the NFL behind Maye (113.5). Maye threw for 4,394 yards and 31 touchdowns.
Last season, Lamar Jackson was named to the All-Star team while Josh Allen was named MVP.
“It’s fantastic,” Stafford said. I didn’t see it coming. I played for many years. I have a lot of respect for this sport. I have a lot of respect for other guys who do the same thing as me. It’s not an easy thing to do. It means a lot,”
Stafford is the second player in history to be named to the All-Star team for the first time in his career in his 17th season or later. Kicker Gary Anderson was also named for the first time in his 17th season in the league, in 1998. Before Stafford, the longest wait for a quarterback was 15 seasons by Fran Tarkenton, in 1975.
