The Best NFL Players Of The 2010s
The best NFL players of the 2010s all dominated the sport in different ways. Offensive talents like Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Adrian Peterson, and Julio Jones led their teams with incredible stats and awards. Defensive standouts like J.J. Watt, Von Miller, and Aaron Donald proved that defense could impact the game with positive results and hard work.
All the best NFL players of the decade will be featured here along with a hit list of their biggest accomplishments in the decade. Teams like the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Green Bay Packers had the biggest impact by going to the Super Bowl multiple times, and all featured superstars who would be major factors on any list like this. Given how hard it is to have a long career in the NFL, these talents all deserve to be appreciated for their success.
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Accomplishments in the decade:
- 3× Super Bowl champion (XLIX, LI, LIII)
- 2× Super Bowl MVP (XLIX, LI)
- 2× NFL Most Valuable Player (2010, 2017)
- 9× Pro Bowl (2010–2018)
- 2× First-team All-Pro (2010, 2017)
- Second-team All-Pro (2016)
- NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2010)
- NFL passing yards leader (2017)
- 2× NFL passing touchdowns leader (2010, 2015)
Accomplishments in the decade:
- Super Bowl champion (50)
- 4× Pro Bowl (2010, 2012–2014)
- 2× First-team All-Pro (2012, 2013)
- NFL MVP (2013)
- Bert Bell Award (2013)
- NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2013)
- Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2013)
- NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2012)
- NFL passing yards leader (2013)
- NFL passing touchdowns leader (2013)
Accomplishments in the decade:
- 8× Pro Bowl (2010–2014, 2016–2018)
- 2× Second-team All-Pro (2011, 2018)
- NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2011)
- Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2010)
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year (2010)
- Art Rooney Award (2018)
- 5× NFL passing yards leader (2011, 2012, 2014–2016)
- 2× NFL passing touchdowns leader (2011, 2012)
Accomplishments in the decade:
- 6× Pro Bowl (2010–2015)
- 3× First-team All-Pro (2011–2013)
- Second-team All-Pro (2010)
- 2× NFL receiving yards leader (2011, 2012)
Accomplishments in the decade:
- 5× Pro Bowl (2014–2018)
- 4× First-team All-Pro (2015–2018)
- 2× NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2017, 2018)
- NFL sacks leader (2018)
- NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2014)
Accomplishments in the decade:
- 3× Super Bowl champion (XLIX, LI, LIII)
- 4× First-team All-Pro (2011, 2014, 2015, 2017)
- 5× Pro Bowl (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017)
- NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2014)
- NFL receiving touchdowns leader (2011)
