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With the NFL regular season in the books, the Next Gen Stats analytics team dives into advanced data to spotlight the best of the best at each position. Check out the NGS 2025 NFL All-Pro Team, with offensive selections featured below.
Maye and Matthew Stafford each made outstanding cases for the title of top quarterback in the NFL this season, but the Patriots’ second-year star elevated his team to such a degree that he gained the edge. Maye was the first QB since Patrick Mahomes in 2018 to generate +200 EPA on his passes, finishing with +203.1. He was a completion machine despite a high degree of difficulty, leading the NFL with 112 downfield completions and 99 completions under pressure. As a result, Maye’s 72% completion rate was +9.1% over expected, the highest mark by any QB in the Next Gen Stats era (since 2016).
Jonathan Taylor, Christian McCaffrey and James Cook all earned votes from the NGS team, but it was Robinson who rose to the top of a crowded field. He gained 861 yards off missed tackles, 100+ more than any other player since at least 2018. He was at his most elusive in the passing game, averaging 11.2 yards after catch per reception. No player in the 2020s has exceeded that mark in a season (min. 50 receptions), with Robinson the only player this season in double digits.
In his first two seasons, Smith-Njigba aligned out wide on 25% of his snaps. This season he transitioned into a role as the Seahawks’ starting X receiver and totaled 1,378 yards from a wide alignment, the most by any player since Julio Jones in 2018. Smith-Njigba was at his best on downfield targets (throws of 10+ air yards). He had 961 yards on such throws by Week 12, more than any other player’s total for the entire season, finishing with 1,258 yards and eight touchdowns, which tied for the league lead.
Nacua has put together one of the greatest three-year stretches by any receiver to start a career, reaching a peak of impact and efficiency in his third campaign. Nacua totaled the most EPA of any receiver in the NGS era (+115.9), eclipsing fellow Rams legend Cooper Kupp’s 2021 mark (+111.9). Nacua made the most of his opportunities, as his 3.8 yards per route were the second-most by any player in the last decade.
Pickens established himself as arguably the league’s best weapon against man coverage this season. His 583 receiving yards versus man led the NFL, and his +253 receiving yards over expected nearly paced all players since 2018, trailing only two historic performances (Justin Jefferson, 2022; CeeDee Lamb, 2023). His work in tight windows was key to his success, as he totaled a league-high 17 receptions for 305 yards when a defender was within one yard.
The Cardinals were more versatile in how they utilized their star tight end in 2025, aligning him in the slot at a 42.8% rate after doing so 32.8% of the time in the previous three seasons. McBride responded by not only leading all tight ends in receptions (63), yards (644), and touchdowns (6) from the slot, he led all players in the NFL, beating out the slot production of elite WRs such as Amon-Ra St. Brown and Puka Nacua.
In his ninth season, Bolles put up a career year. He allowed a 5.9% pressure rate, the lowest of any left tackle, while giving up just two sacks. He accomplished the feat despite facing 540 one-on-one matchups, the second-most of any offensive lineman. Bolles regularly maintained his strength through the play, allowing an 11.7% pressure rate on dropbacks longer than four seconds. He was the only left tackle this season to post a rate below 15%.
It came down to Thuney or the Colts’ Quenton Nelson for this spot, but Thuney’s invaluable role as a veteran cornerstone in Ben Johnson’s offense swung the decision. Thuney and Nelson were the only left guards not to allow a sack all season, with Thuney posting a 4.5% pressure rate, fourth-lowest at the position. Thuney was the key offseason addition for an offensive line that jumped from 23rd to fifth in interior pressure rate allowed and from 20th to second in success rate.
Humphrey entered 2025 having not allowed a quick pressure in 25 games, and that streak stayed intact for a long time. He did not allow pressure on his first 105 pass blocks of the season. While he finally did allow a quick pressure in Week 7, he allowed his pressures in an average of 4.34 seconds over the course of the season, the longest time to pressure of any lineman.
Meinerz built upon a dominant 2024 as both a pass and run blocker. His 4.4% pressure rate allowed was second-lowest among right guards (min. 250 pass blocks). Perhaps even more impressively, the Broncos averaged 5.5 yards per carry on inside right runs behind Meinerz (second-most), compared to just 4.1 yards per carry on all other runs (22nd-most).
The margin between Wright and Penei Sewell was razor thin, but the work the young Bears tackle did to help transform Chicago’s line from one of the worst in the NFL last season to one of the best in 2025 was stunning. Wright allowed only one quick pressure in 2025, making him one of just two right tackles (Tristan Wirfs, 2022) to do so among the 237 with 300+ pass blocks in a season since 2018. Also, his 0.3% sack rate allowed was third-lowest at the position.