National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
The National Football League 100th Anniversary All-Time Team was revealed in 2019 after being voted on by a panel consisting of media members, former players and league personnel. It honored the best players of the first 100 years of the National Football League. Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald, and Adam Vinatieri were the only active players when the team was revealed, while Bill Belichick was the only active head coach to be selected.
Selection process
The team was chosen by a panel of 26 voters made up of coaches, team and front office executives, former players and members of the media between April and June 2018. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach John Madden were also two of the voters and were in charge of looking over film and issuing a report to the committee on players in the early years of the league. There was a vote to trim the list to 160 in mid-May 2018, after considering the "Golden Era" players recommended by Belichick and Madden. Another debate was held in May with the final votes due on June 15, 2018.Players were selected at each position group, and were voted in no order. There were 10 quarterbacks, 12 running backs, 10 wide receivers, five tight ends, seven tackles, seven guards, four centers, seven defensive ends, seven defensive tackles, six outside linebackers, six middle/inside linebackers, seven cornerbacks, seven safeties, two kickers, two punters, two kick/punt returners, and 10 coaches selected to the team.
The roster was unveiled over six weeks on NFL Network by host Rich Eisen alongside Cris Collinsworth and Belichick.
All-Time Team
Offense
Sources:| Position | Player | Team played for | Accolades |
| QB | Sammy Baugh | Washington Redskins | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1940s All-Decade Team, 2× NFL champion, 5× NFL All-Star, Pro Bowler, 7× First-team All-Pro |
| QB | Tom Brady | New England Patriots Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, Unanimous NFL 2010s All-Decade Team, 3× NFL Most Valuable Player, 2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year, NFL Comeback Player of the Year, 3× First-team All-Pro, 14× Pro Bowler, 6× Super Bowl champion, 4× Super Bowl MVP |
| QB | John Elway | Denver Broncos | Hall of Fame, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, NFL Most Valuable Player, NFL Man of the Year, First-team All-Pro, 9× Pro Bowler, 2× Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl MVP |
| QB | Brett Favre | Atlanta Falcons Green Bay Packers New York Jets Minnesota Vikings | Hall of Fame, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, 3× AP NFL Most Valuable Player, 3× First-team All-Pro, 11× Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champion |
| QB | Otto Graham | Cleveland Browns | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, 3x NFL Most Valuable Player, 4x First-team All-Pro, 5× Pro Bowler, 3x NFL champion |
| QB | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts Denver Broncos | NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, 5× NFL Most Valuable Player, 2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year, NFL Comeback Player of the Year, 7× First-team All-Pro, 14× Pro Bowler, 2× Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl MVP |
| QB | Dan Marino | Miami Dolphins | Hall of Fame, NFL Most Valuable Player, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, NFL Man of the Year, NFL Comeback Player of the Year, 3× First-team All-Pro, 9× Pro Bowler |
| QB | Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers Kansas City Chiefs | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, 2× NFL Most Valuable Player, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, NFL Comeback Player of the Year, 3× First-team All-Pro, 8× Pro Bowler, 4× Super Bowl champion, 3× Super Bowl MVP |
| QB | Roger Staubach | Dallas Cowboys | Hall of Fame, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL Man of the Year, 6× Pro Bowl, 2× Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl MVP |
| QB | Johnny Unitas | Baltimore Colts San Diego Chargers | Hall of Fame, NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, 3× AP NFL Most Valuable Player, 5× First-team All-Pro, 10× Pro Bowl, Super Bowl champion, 3× NFL champion |
| RB | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | Hall of Fame, NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, NFL Rookie of the Year, 3× AP NFL Most Valuable Player, 8× First-team All-Pro, 9× Pro Bowler, NFL champion |
| RB | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers New Orleans Saints | Hall of Fame, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, NFL Most Valuable Player, 3× NFL Offensive Player of the Year, 3× First-team All-Pro, 5× Pro Bowler |
| RB | Dutch Clark | Portsmouth Spartans/Detroit Lions | Hall of Fame, NFL 1930s All-Decade Team, 6× First-team All-Pro, NFL champion |
| RB | Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles Rams Indianapolis Colts Los Angeles Raiders Atlanta Falcons | Hall of Fame, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, 5× First-team All-Pro, 6× Pro Bowler |
| RB | Lenny Moore | Baltimore Colts | Hall of Fame, NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, NFL Rookie of the Year, NFL Comeback Player of the Year, 5× First-team All-Pro, 7× Pro Bowler, 2× NFL champion |
| RB | Marion Motley | Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1940s All-Decade Team, 2× First-team All-Pro, Pro Bowler, NFL champion |
| RB | Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL Most Valuable Player, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, 7× First-team All-Pro, 9× Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champion |
| RB | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | Hall of Fame, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, NFL Most Valuable Player, 2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year, 6× First-team All-Pro, 10× Pro Bowler |
| RB | Gale Sayers | Chicago Bears | Hall of Fame, NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, NFL Rookie of the Year, NFL Comeback Player of the Year, 5× First-team All-Pro, 4× Pro Bowler |
| RB | O. J. Simpson | Buffalo Bills San Francisco 49ers | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL Most Valuable Player, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, 5× First-team All-Pro, 5× Pro Bowler |
| RB | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals | Hall of Fame, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, NFL Most Valuable Player, 4× First-team All-Pro, 8× Pro Bowler, 3× Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl MVP |
| RB | Steve Van Buren | Philadelphia Eagles | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1940s All-Decade Team, 6× First-team All-Pro, 2× NFL champion |
| WR | Lance Alworth | San Diego Chargers Dallas Cowboys | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, AFL Player of the Year, Super Bowl champion, AFL champion, 6× First-team All-AFL, 7× AFL All-Star |
| WR | Raymond Berry | Baltimore Colts | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, 4× First-team All-Pro, 6× Pro Bowler, 2× NFL champion |
| WR | Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona Cardinals | NFL 2010s All-Decade Team, NFL Man of the Year, First-team All-Pro, 11× Pro Bowler |
| WR | Marvin Harrison | Indianapolis Colts | Hall of Fame, NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, 3× First-team All-Pro, 8× Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champion |
| WR | Elroy Hirsch | Chicago Rockets Los Angeles Rams | Hall of Fame, NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, 2× First-team All-Pro, 3× Pro Bowler, NFL champion |
| WR | Don Hutson | Green Bay Packers | Hall of Fame, NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1930s All-Decade Team, 2× NFL Most Valuable Player, 8× First-team All-Pro, 4× NFL All-Star, 3× NFL champion |
| WR | Steve Largent | Seattle Seahawks | Hall of Fame, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL Man of the Year, First-team All-Pro, 7× Pro Bowler |
| WR | Randy Moss | Minnesota Vikings Oakland Raiders New England Patriots Tennessee Titans San Francisco 49ers | Hall of Fame, NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, NFL Comeback Player of the Year, 4× First-team All-Pro, 6× Pro Bowler |
| WR | Jerry Rice | San Francisco 49ers Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, 2× NFL Offensive Player of the Year, 10× First-team All-Pro, 13× Pro Bowler, 3× Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl MVP |
| WR | Paul Warfield | Cleveland Browns Miami Dolphins | Hall of Fame, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, 6× First-team All-Pro, 8× Pro Bowler, 2× Super Bowl champion, NFL champion |
| TE | Mike Ditka | Chicago Bears Philadelphia Eagles Dallas Cowboys | Hall of Fame, NFL Rookie of the Year, 4× First-team All-Pro, 5× Pro Bowler, NFL champion, Super Bowl champion |
| TE | Tony Gonzalez | Kansas City Chiefs Atlanta Falcons | Hall of Fame, NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, 6× First-team All-Pro, 14× Pro Bowler |
| TE | Rob Gronkowski | New England Patriots Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NFL 2010s All-Decade Team, NFL Comeback Player of the Year, 4× First-team All-Pro, 5× Pro Bowler, 3× Super Bowl champion |
| TE | John Mackey | Baltimore Colts San Diego Chargers | Hall of Fame, NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, 3× First-team All-Pro, 4× Pro Bowler, NFL champion, Super Bowl champion |
| TE | Kellen Winslow | San Diego Chargers | Hall of Fame, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, 3× First-team All-Pro, 5× Pro Bowler |
| OT | Rosey Brown | New York Giants | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, 6× First-team All-Pro, 9× Pro Bowler, NFL champion |
| OT | Forrest Gregg | Green Bay Packers Dallas Cowboys | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, 7× First-team All-Pro, 9× Pro Bowler, 5× NFL champion, 3× Super Bowl champion |
| OT | Cal Hubbard | New York Giants Green Bay Packers Pittsburgh Pirates | Hall of Fame, NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1920s All-Decade Team, 4× First-team All-Pro, 4× NFL champion |
| OT | Walter Jones | Seattle Seahawks | Hall of Fame, NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, 4× First-team All-Pro, 9× Pro Bowler |
| OT | Anthony Muñoz | Cincinnati Bengals | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL Man of the Year, 9× All-Pro, 11× Pro Bowler |
| OT | Jonathan Ogden | Baltimore Ravens | Hall of Fame, NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, 4× First-team All-Pro, 11× Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champion |
| OT | Art Shell | Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders | Hall of Fame, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, 2× First-Team All-Pro, 8× Pro Bowler, 2× Super Bowl champion |
| OG | Larry Allen | Dallas Cowboys San Francisco 49ers | Hall of Fame, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, 7× First-team All-Pro, 11× Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champion |
| OG | Dan Fortmann | Chicago Bears | Hall of Fame, NFL 1930s All-Decade Team, 7× First-team All-Pro, 3× NFL All-Star, 3× NFL champion |
| OG | John Hannah | New England Patriots | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, 10× First-team All-Pro, 9× Pro Bowler |
| OG | Bruce Matthews | Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans | Hall of Fame, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, 9× First-team All-Pro, 14× Pro Bowler |
| OG | Randall McDaniel | Minnesota Vikings Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Hall of Fame, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, 9× First-team All-Pro, 12× Pro Bowler |
| OG | Jim Parker | Baltimore Colts | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, 9× First-team All-Pro, 8x Po Bowler, 2× NFL champion |
| OG | Gene Upshaw | Oakland Raiders | Hall of Fame, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, 3× First-team All-Pro, 2× First-team All-AFL, 6× Pro Bowler, AFL All-Star, 2× Super Bowl champion |
| C | Mel Hein | New York Giants | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1930s All-Decade Team, NFL Most Valuable Player, 8× First-team All-Pro, 4× NFL All-Star, 2× NFL champion |
| C | Jim Otto | Oakland Raiders | Hall of Fame, AFL All-Time Team, 2× First-team All-Pro, 10× First-team All-AFL, 3× Pro Bowler, 9× AFL All-Star |
| C | Dwight Stephenson | Miami Dolphins | Hall of Fame, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL Man of the Year, 5× First-team All-Pro, 5× Pro Bowler |
| C | Mike Webster | Pittsburgh Steelers Kansas City Chiefs | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, 7× First-team All-Pro , 9× Pro Bowler, 4× Super Bowl champion |
Bold denotes unanimous selection.
Defense
Sources:| Position | Player | Team played for | Accolades |
| DE | Doug Atkins | Cleveland Browns Chicago Bears New Orleans Saints | Hall of Fame, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, 4× First-team All-Pro, 8× Pro Bowler, 2× NFL champion |
| DE | Bill Hewitt | Chicago Bears Philadelphia Eagles Steagles | Hall of Fame, NFL 1930s All-Decade Team, 6× First-team All-Pro, 2× NFL champion |
| DE | Deacon Jones | Los Angeles Rams San Diego Chargers Washington Redskins | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, 2× NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 5x First-team All-Pro, 8× Pro Bowler |
| DE | Gino Marchetti | Dallas Texans Baltimore Colts | Hall of Fame, NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, NFL Most Valuable Player, 9× First-team All-Pro, 11× Pro Bowler, 2× NFL champion |
| DE | Lee Roy Selmon | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Hall of Fame, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, 1979 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 3x First-team All-Pro, 6× Pro Bowler |
| DE | Bruce Smith | Buffalo Bills Washington Redskins | Hall of Fame, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, 2× NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 8× First-team All-Pro, 11× Pro Bowler |
| DE | Reggie White | Philadelphia Eagles Green Bay Packers Carolina Panthers | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, 2× NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 8× First-team All-Pro, 13× Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champion |
| DT | Buck Buchanan | Kansas City Chiefs | Hall of Fame, American Football League All-Time Team, 6× First-team All-AFL, 2× Pro Bowler, 6× AFL All-Star, Super Bowl champion |
| DT | Joe Greene | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, 2× NFL Defensive Player of the Year, NFL Man of the Year, 5× First-team All-Pro, 10× Pro Bowler, 4× Super Bowl champion |
| DT | Bob Lilly | Dallas Cowboys | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, 7× First-team All-Pro, 11× Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champion |
| DT | Merlin Olsen | Los Angeles Rams | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL Rookie of the Year, 5× First-team All-Pro, 14× Pro Bowler |
| DT | Alan Page | Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears | Hall of Fame, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL Most Valuable Player, 2× NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 6× First-team All-Pro, 9× Pro Bowler |
| DT | John Randle | Minnesota Vikings Seattle Seahawks | Hall of Fame, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, 6× First-team All-Pro, 7× Pro Bowler |
| DT | Randy White | Dallas Cowboys | Hall of Fame, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, 9× First-team All-Pro, 9× Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl Co-MVP |
| OLB | Chuck Bednarik | Philadelphia Eagles | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, 10× First-team All-Pro, 8× Pro Bowler, 2× NFL champion |
| OLB | Bobby Bell | Kansas City Chiefs | Hall of Fame, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, AFL All-Time Team, NFL Defensive Player of the Year, First-team All-Pro, 5× First-team All-AFL, 3× Pro Bowler, 6× AFL All-Star, Super Bowl champion |
| OLB | Derrick Brooks | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Hall of Fame, NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, NFL Man of the Year, NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 5× First-team All-Pro, 11× Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champion |
| OLB | Jack Ham | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 6× First-team All-Pro, 8× Pro Bowler, 4× Super Bowl champion |
| OLB | Ted Hendricks | Baltimore Colts Green Bay Packers Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, 4× First-team All-Pro, 8× Pro Bowler, 4× Super Bowl champion |
| OLB | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, NFL Most Valuable Player, 3× NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 10× First-team All-Pro, 10× Pro Bowler, 2× Super Bowl champion |
| ILB | Dick Butkus | Chicago Bears | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, 2× NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 6× First-team All-Pro, 8× Pro Bowler |
| ILB | Jack Lambert | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 6× First-team All-Pro, 9× Pro Bowler, 4× Super Bowl champion |
| ILB | Willie Lanier | Kansas City Chiefs | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL Man of the Year, 8× First-team All-Pro, 2× All-AFL, 6× Pro Bowler, 2× AFL All-Star, Super Bowl champion |
| ILB | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens | Hall of Fame, NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, 2x NFL Defensive Player of Year, 7× First-team All-Pro, 13× Pro Bowler, 2× Super Bowl champion, Super Bowl MVP |
| ILB | Joe Schmidt | Detroit Lions | Hall of Fame, NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, NFL Most Valuable Player, 2× NFL Defensive MVP, 8× First-team All-Pro, 10× Pro Bowler, 2× NFL champion |
| ILB | Junior Seau | San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins New England Patriots | Hall of Fame, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, NFL Defensive Player of the Year, NFL Man of the Year, 8× First-team All-Pro, 12× Pro Bowler |
| CB | Mel Blount | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 2× First-team All-Pro, 5× Pro Bowler, 4× Super Bowl champion |
| CB | Willie Brown | Denver Broncos Oakland Raiders | Hall of Fame, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, AFL All-Time Team, 2× First-team All-Pro, 3× First-team All-AFL, 4× Pro Bowler, 5× AFL All-Star, 3× Super Bowl champion |
| CB | Darrell Green | Washington Redskins | Hall of Fame, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, NFL Man of the Year, 4× First-team All-Pro, 7× Pro Bowler, 2× Super Bowl Champion |
| CB | Mike Haynes | New England Patriots Los Angeles Raiders | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, 2× First-team All-Pro, 9× Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champion |
| CB | Night Train Lane | Los Angeles Rams Chicago Cardinals Detroit Lions | Hall of Fame, NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, 7× First-team All-Pro, 7× Pro Bowler |
| CB | Deion Sanders | Atlanta Falcons San Francisco 49ers Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins Baltimore Ravens | Hall of Fame, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 9× First-team All-Pro, 8× Pro Bowler, 2× Super Bowl champion |
| CB | Rod Woodson | Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers Baltimore Ravens Oakland Raiders | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 6× First-team All-Pro, 11× Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champion |
| S | Jack Christiansen | Detroit Lions | Hall of Fame, NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, 6× First-team All-Pro, 5× Pro Bowler, 3× NFL champion |
| S | Ken Houston | Houston Oilers Washington Redskins | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, 2× First-team All-Pro, 12× Pro Bowler |
| S | Ronnie Lott | San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Raiders New York Jets | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, 8× First-team All-Pro, 10× Pro Bowler, 4× Super Bowl champion |
| S | Ed Reed | Baltimore Ravens Houston Texans New York Jets | Hall of Fame, NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 5× First-team All-Pro, 9× Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champion |
| S | Emlen Tunnell | New York Giants Green Bay Packers | Hall of Fame, NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1950s All-Decade Team, 6× First-team All-Pro, 9× Pro Bowler, 2× NFL champion |
| S | Larry Wilson | St. Louis Cardinals | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 6× First-team All-Pro, 8× Pro Bowler |
Bold denotes unanimous selection.
Special teams
Sources:| Position | Player | Team played for | Accolades |
| K | Jan Stenerud | Kansas City Chiefs Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, 4× First-team All-Pro, 2× First-team All-AFL , 4× Pro Bowler, 2× AFL All-Star, Super Bowl champion |
| K | Adam Vinatieri | New England Patriots Indianapolis Colts | NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, 3× First-team All-Pro, 3× Pro Bowler, 4× Super Bowl champion |
| P | Ray Guy | Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders | Hall of Fame, NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, 6× First-team All-Pro, 7× Pro Bowler, 3× Super Bowl champion |
| P | Shane Lechler | Oakland Raiders Houston Texans | NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, NFL 2010s All-Decade Team, 6× First-team All-Pro, 7× Pro Bowler |
| KR | Devin Hester | Chicago Bears Atlanta Falcons Baltimore Ravens Seattle Seahawks | NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, NFL 2010s All-Decade Team, 3x NFL Alumni Special Teams Player of the Year, 3× First-team All-Pro, 4× Pro Bowler |
| PR | Billy "White Shoes" Johnson | Houston Oilers Atlanta Falcons Washington Redskins | NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, NFL Comeback Player of the Year, 3× First-team All-Pro, 3× Pro Bowler |
Head coaches
Sources:| Coach | Team coached | Accolades |
| Bill Belichick | Cleveland Browns New England Patriots | NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, NFL 2010s All-Decade Team, 3× AP NFL Coach of the Year, 2× Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year, 2× Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year, Maxwell Club NFL Coach of the Year, 6× Super Bowl champion |
| Paul Brown | Cleveland Browns Cincinnati Bengals | Hall of Fame, 3× Sporting News Coach of the Year, 3× UPI Coach of the Year, AP NFL Coach of the Year, 4× AAFC champion, 3× NFL champion |
| Joe Gibbs | Washington Redskins | Hall of Fame, 3× Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year, 2× AP NFL Coach of the Year, 2× Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year, UPI NFC Coach of the Year, 3× Super Bowl champion |
| George Halas | Decatur Staleys/Chicago Staleys/Chicago Bears | Hall of Fame, 2× AP NFL Coach of the Year, 2× Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year, 2× UPI NFL Coach of the Year, 6× NFL champion |
| Curly Lambeau | Green Bay Packers Chicago Cardinals Washington Redskins | Hall of Fame, 6× NFL champion |
| Tom Landry | Dallas Cowboys | Hall of Fame, 2× UPI NFL Coach of the Year, AP NFL Coach of the Year, Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year, 2× Super Bowl champion |
| Vince Lombardi | Green Bay Packers Washington Redskins | Hall of Fame, AP NFL Coach of the Year, Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year, UPI NFL Coach of the Year, 5× NFL champion, 2× Super Bowl champion |
| Chuck Noll | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hall of Fame, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, Maxwell Club NFL Coach of the Year, UPI AFC Coach of the Year, 4× Super Bowl champion |
| Don Shula | Baltimore Colts Miami Dolphins | Hall of Fame, NFL 1970s All-Decade Team, 4× AP NFL Coach of the Year, 4× Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year, 3× Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year, 3× UPI Coach of the Year, NFL champion, 2× Super Bowl champion |
| Bill Walsh | San Francisco 49ers | Hall of Fame, NFL 1980s All-Decade Team, 2× UPI NFC Coach of the Year, AP NFL Coach of the Year, Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year, Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year, 3× Super Bowl champion |
Finalists
Quarterbacks
On December 21 and December 22, 2019, quarterbacks Joe Montana and Tom Brady were announced as the first two quarterbacks to make it to the 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. On December 23, 2019 the remaining 20 finalists for the 100th Anniversary All-Time Team were announced. They included Troy Aikman, Sammy Baugh, Terry Bradshaw, Drew Brees, John Elway, Brett Favre, Dan Fouts, Otto Graham, Bobby Layne, Sid Luckman, Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, Joe Namath, Aaron Rodgers, Bart Starr, Roger Staubach, Fran Tarkenton, Johnny Unitas, Norm Van Brocklin, and Steve Young.Running backs
On November 18, 2019, 24 running back finalists were announced. The finalists included Marcus Allen, Jerome Bettis, Jim Brown, Earl Campbell, Earl "Dutch" Clark, Eric Dickerson, Tony Dorsett, Marshall Faulk, Harold "Red" Grange, Franco Harris, Hugh McElhenny, Lenny Moore, Marion Motley, Bronko Nagurski, Walter Payton, Adrian Peterson, Barry Sanders, Gale Sayers, O.J. Simpson, Emmitt Smith, Jim Taylor, Thurman Thomas, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Steve Van Buren.Wide receivers
On December 16, 2019, 24 wide receivers were announced as finalists for the 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. They included Lance Alworth, Raymond Berry, Fred Biletnikoff, Cris Carter, Tom Fears, Larry Fitzgerald, Marvin Harrison, Bob Hayes, Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, Don Hutson, Michael Irvin, Calvin Johnson, Charlie Joiner, Steve Largent, Dante Lavelli, James Lofton, Don Maynard, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, Pete Pihos, Jerry Rice, John Stallworth, Charley Taylor, and Paul Warfield.Tight ends
On December 9, 2019, 12 tight end finalists were announced, including Dave Casper, Mike Ditka, Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez, Rob Gronkowski, Ron Kramer, John Mackey, Ozzie Newsome, Charlie Sanders, Shannon Sharpe, Kellen Winslow, and Jason Witten.Offensive linemen
On December 9, 2019, 40 offensive linemen were announced as finalists. Sixteen of the 40 finalists were tackles, including Bob "The Boomer" Brown, Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown, Lou Creekmur, Dan Dierdorf, Forrest Gregg, Cal Hubbard, Walter Jones, Ron Mix, Anthony Muñoz, Jonathan Ogden, Orlando Pace, Willie Roaf, Art Shell, Bob St. Clair, Joe Thomas, and Ron Yary. Fifteen of the 40 finalists were guards, including Larry Allen, Joe DeLamielleure, Dan Fortmann, John Hannah, Jerry Kramer, Larry Little, Tom Mack, Bruce Matthews, Randall McDaniel, Mike Michalske, Mike Munchak, Jim Parker, Will Shields, Dick Stanfel, and Gene Upshaw. Nine of the 40 finalists were centers, including Dermontti Dawson, Mel Hein, Jim Langer, Jim Otto, Jim Ringo, Dwight Stephenson, Mick Tingelhoff, Clyde "Bulldog" Turner and Mike Webster.Defensive linemen
On November 25, 2019, 33 defensive linemen were announced as finalists. Seventeen of the 33 defensive linemen were defensive ends, including Doug Atkins, Willie Davis, Carl Eller, Len Ford, Bill Hewitt, Deacon Jones, Howie Long, Gino Marchetti, Julius Peppers, Andy Robustelli, Lee Roy Selmon, Bruce Smith, Michael Strahan, DeMarcus Ware, J.J. Watt, Reggie White, and Jack Youngblood. Sixteen of the 33 defensive linemen were defensive tackles, including Junious "Buck" Buchanan, Curley Culp, Art Donovan, "Mean" Joe Greene, Cortez Kennedy, Bob Lilly, Gene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb, Leo Nomellini, Merlin Olsen, Alan Page, John Randle, Warren Sapp, Tom Sestak, Ernie Stautner, Randy White, and Bill Willis.Linebackers
On November 25, 2019, 25 linebacker finalists were announced. The finalists included Chuck Bednarik, Bobby Bell, Derrick Brooks, Dick Butkus, Harry Carson, Bill George, Kevin Greene, Jack Ham, Ted Hendricks, Clarke Hinkle, Sam Huff, Luke Kuechly, Jack Lambert, Willie Lanier, Ray Lewis, Von Miller, Ray Nitschke, Dave Robinson, Joe Schmidt, Junior Seau, Mike Singletary, Lawrence Taylor, Derrick Thomas, Brian Urlacher, and Dave Wilcox.Defensive backs
On December 2, 2019, 30 defensive back finalists were announced. Sixteen of the 30 defensive back finalists were cornerbacks, including Herb Adderley, Champ Bailey, Lem Barney, Mel Blount, Willie Brown, Darrell Green, Mike Haynes, Jimmy Johnson, Dick "Night Train" Lane, Patrick Peterson, Mel Renfro, Darrelle Revis, Deion Sanders, Aeneas Williams, Charles Woodson, and Rod Woodson. Fourteen of the 30 defensive back finalists were safeties, including Jack Christiansen, Brian Dawkins, Kenny Easley, Ken Houston, Paul Krause, Yale Lary, Ronnie Lott, Troy Polamalu, Ed Reed, Johnny Robinson, Donnie Shell, Emlen Tunnell, Larry Wilson, and Willie Wood.Special teamers
On December 2, 2019, 12 special teams finalists were announced. Four of the 12 special team finalists were kickers, including Morten Andersen, Lou Groza, Jan Stenerud, and Adam Vinatieri. Four of the 12 special team finalists were punters, including Ray Guy, Yale Lary, Shane Lechler, and Jerrel Wilson. Four of the 12 special team finalists were return specialists, including Mel Gray, Devin Hester, Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, and Brian Mitchell.Coaches
On November 20, 2019, 20 head coaches were announced as finalists, including Bill Belichick, Paul Brown, Guy Chamberlin, Tony Dungy, Weeb Ewbank, Joe Gibbs, Sid Gillman, Bud Grant, George Halas, Curly Lambeau, Tom Landry, Marv Levy, Vince Lombardi, John Madden, Chuck Noll, Steve Owen, Bill Parcells, Fritz Pollard, Don Shula, and Bill Walsh.Selection panel
Members of the 26 person panel were:League voters
- Joel Bussert: Former NFL Vice President of Player Personnel and NFL historian
- Joe Horrigan: 42-year Pro Football Hall of Fame executive
- Chris Willis: NFL Films historian
- Bill Belichick: Six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach
- Tony Dungy: Pro Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning head coach
- Dick LeBeau: Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back and two-time Super Bowl-winning defensive coordinator
- John Madden: Pro Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning head coach
- Don Shula: Pro Football Hall of Famer and two-time Super Bowl-winning head coach
- Dick Vermeil: Super Bowl-winning head coach
- Ernie Accorsi: 19-year NFL general manager
- Gil Brandt: Pro Football Hall of Famer and two-time Super Bowl-winning front office executive
- Charley Casserly: Super Bowl-winning general manager
- Bill Polian: Pro Football Hall of Famer and Super Bowl-winning general manager
- Ron Wolf: Pro Football Hall of Famer and three-time Super Bowl-winning general manager
- Dan Fouts: Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and veteran broadcaster
- Ron Jaworski: Former NFL quarterback and veteran broadcaster
- Ozzie Newsome: Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end and two-time Super Bowl-winning general manager
- Art Shell: Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive tackle, two-time Super Bowl champion and former head coach
- Dave Anderson: Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist with The New York Times who covered the NFL for more than 50 years
- Judy Battista: NFL Media national columnist and reporter
- Jarrett Bell: Pro Football Hall of Fame voter and USA Today NFL columnist
- Chris Berman: ESPN anchor since 1979
- Rick Gosselin: Pro Football Hall of Fame voter and former Dallas Morning News columnist
- Peter King: Pro Football Hall of Fame voter and veteran sportswriter
- Don Pierson: Author and veteran sportswriter
- Charean Williams: Pro Football Hall of Fame voter, veteran sportswriter and president of the Pro Football Writers Association