Aaron HagerList RulesVote based only on players' success from 2010-2019.
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.
Vote up for the best overall players to shine in the decade and help decide which top NFL players of the decade deserve to be ranked the highest on the list.
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478208Accomplishments 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)
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324141Accomplishments in the decade:
- 5× Pro Bowl (2012–2015, 2018)
- 5× First-team All-Pro (2012–2015, 2018)
- Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2017)
- Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (2017)
- 3× NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2012, 2014, 2015)
- Pro Bowl Defensive MVP (2014)
- Bert Bell Award (2014)
- 2× NFL sacks leader (2012, 2015)
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354160Accomplishments in the decade:
Super Bowl champion (XLV)
Super Bowl MVP (XLV)
2× NFL Most Valuable Player (2011, 2014)
6× Pro Bowl (2011, 2012, 2014–2016, 2018)
2× First-team All-Pro (2011, 2014)
Second-team All-Pro (2012)
Associated Press Athlete of the Year (2011)
Bert Bell Award (2011)
2× NFL passer rating leader (2011, 2012)
NFL passing touchdowns leader (2016)4
356163Accomplishments 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)
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290123Accomplishments in the decade:
- 7× Pro Bowl (2010–2013, 2015–2017)
- Second-team All-Pro (2011)
- Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2016)
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255103Accomplishments 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)
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263110Accomplishments 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)
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366172Accomplishments 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)
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266112Accomplishments 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)
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289127Accomplishments in the decade:
- 6× Pro Bowl (2012, 2014–2018)
- 2× First-team All-Pro (2015, 2016)
- 2× Second-team All-Pro (2017, 2018)
- 2× NFL receiving yards leader (2015, 2018)
- NFL receptions co-leader (2015)
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270116Accomplishments in the decade:
- 4× Pro Bowl (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015)
- 3× First-team All-Pro (2012, 2015)
- 3× Second-team All-Pro (2010, 2013)
- NFL Most Valuable Player (2012)
- NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2012)
- Bert Bell Award (2012)
- 2× NFL rushing yards leader (2012, 2015)
- NFL rushing touchdowns leader (2015)
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21885Accomplishments in the decade:
- 6× Pro Bowl (2013–2018)
- 5× First-team All-Pro (2013–2015, 2017, 2018)
- Second-team All-Pro (2016)
- Art Rooney Award (2017)
- 3× Butkus Award (pro) (2014, 2015, 2017)
- NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2013)
- NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2012)
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307142Accomplishments in the decade:
- Super Bowl champion (XLVIII)
- 6× Pro Bowl (2012–2015, 2017, 2018)
- Pro Bowl Offensive MVP (2015)
- NFL passer rating leader (2015)
- NFL passing touchdowns leader (2017)
- NFL Rookie of the Year (2012)
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21385Accomplishments in the decade:
- Super Bowl champion (50)
- Super Bowl MVP (50)
- 7× Pro Bowl (2011, 2012, 2014–2018)
- 3× First-team All-Pro (2012, 2015, 2016)
- 4× Second-team All-Pro (2011, 2014, 2017, 2018)
- NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2011)
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21793Accomplishments in the decade:
- Super Bowl champion (XLVIII)
- 4× Pro Bowl (2013–2016)
- 3× First-team All-Pro (2012–2014)
- Second-team All-Pro (2015)
- NFL interceptions leader (2013)
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19788Accomplishments in the decade:
- Super Bowl champion (XLVIII)
- 5× Pro Bowl (2008, 2011–2014)
- First-team All-Pro (2012)
- Second-team All-Pro (2014)
- 2× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (2013, 2014)
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14862Accomplishments in the decade:
- Super Bowl champion (XLVIII)
- 5× Pro Bowl (2014–2018)
- 4× First-team All-Pro (2014, 2016–2018)
- Second-team All-Pro (2015)
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14565Accomplishments in the decade:
- 8× Pro Bowl (2011–2018)
- 3× First-team All-Pro (2011, 2013, 2015)
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14867Accomplishments in the decade:
- Super Bowl champion (XLVIII)
- 6× Pro Bowl (2011–2015, 2017)
- 3× First-team All-Pro (2012–2014)
- 2× Second-team All-Pro (2011, 2017)
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16580Khalil Mack
Accomplishments in the decade:
- 4× Pro Bowl (2015–2018)
- 3× First-team All-Pro (2015, 2016, 2018)
- NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2016)
- Butkus Award (Pro) (2016, 2018)
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191110Patrick Mahomes II
Accomplishments in the decade:
- Pro Bowl (2018)
- First-team All-Pro (2018)
- NFL Most Valuable Player (2018)
- NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2018)
- NFL passing touchdowns leader (2018)
- Bert Bell Award (2018)
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15989Accomplishments in the decade:
- 3× Pro Bowl (2010, 2011, 2013)
- 2× First-team All-Pro (2010, 2011)
- NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2010)
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14380Accomplishments in the decade:
- NFC Champion (2012)
- 5× Pro Bowl (2006, 2009, 2011–2013)
- Second-team All-Pro (2006)
- Art Rooney Award (2016)
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11866Accomplishments in the decade:
- 4× Pro Bowl (2012–2014, 2018)
- NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2018)
- NFL passing touchdowns leader (2014)
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13485Accomplishments in the decade:
- 5× Pro Bowl (2011, 2014–2017)
- 2× NFL passing yards leader (2014, 2018)
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