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List of Green Bay Packers Associated Press All-Pro selections

Headshot of Nixon wearing a blue jacket
Keisean Nixon is the most recent Packers' player to be selected for AP All-Pro recognition, having had back-to-back first-team selections in 2022 and 2023 as a kick returner.

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers have competed in the National Football League (NFL) since 1921, two years after their original founding by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun.[1] They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) and play their home games at Lambeau Field in central Wisconsin.[2][3]

Various news agencies selected All-Pro teams dating back to the first season of the NFL in 1921 (then known as the American Professional Football Association).[4] These teams identified the best players at each position as determined by each group.[5] Starting in 1931, the NFL compiled its own All-Pro team, although this ended in 1942.[6] Notable All-Pro teams were compiled each season by the Associated Press (AP), the United Press International (UPI), Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), Sporting News, and the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA), among other groups.[7] The NEA All-Pro team ended in 1992 and the UPI All-Pro team was discontinued in 1997.[8][9] Current All-Pro teams include AP, PFWA, and SN, as well as an All-Pro team developed by the NFL Players Association, which began in 2022.[10][11] The most widely recognized All-Pro team is AP's, which is selected by a group of AP sportswriters.[12] The All-Pro recognition is considered more prestigious than selection to a Pro Bowl, due to its exclusivity and its use of professional sportswriters for the selection process.[13] The AP All-Pro Team includes a first team and second team, identifying the pre-eminent positional selections and their respective back-ups.[14]

The Packers have had selections for AP All-Pro every year since 1940, except for sixteen seasons. The Packers' first AP All-Pro selection was future Pro Football Hall of Famer Don Hutson in 1940. The 1962 AP All-Pro Team included 14 Packers, the most that the team has ever had selected.[15][7] Forrest Gregg, the Hall of Fame tackle, holds the Packers' team record for most AP All-Pro selections with eight total, while Gregg is tied with his Hall of Fame teammate Jim Ringo, a center, for the most AP All-Pro first-team selections with seven.[16][17][7] The most recent AP All-Pro selection for the Packers was kick returner Keisean Nixon for the 2023 AP All-Pro Team.[7]

  1. ^ "History of the Green Bay Packers". Packers.com. Archived from the original on June 17, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 NFL Division Standings". NFL.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Lewis, Robert (December 4, 2023). "Lambeau Field". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on September 12, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "1921 APFA All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  5. ^ Cwik, Chris (January 11, 2023). "NFL players launch Players' All-Pro team, where they — not the media — determine best players in the league". Yahoo.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  6. ^ Hogrogian, John (1982). "All-Pros of the Early NFL" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. 4 (11). Archived (PDF) from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2024 – via Professional Football Researchers Association.
  7. ^ a b c d "Green Bay Packers All-Pros and Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 26, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1992ALLPRO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1997ALLPRO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2023ALLPRO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Flores, Elizabeth (January 11, 2024). "NFLPA Players' All-Pro Team includes Lamar Jackson, Christian McCaffrey, Kelce brothers". USAToday.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  12. ^ Smith, Michael David (January 8, 2016). "Associated Press will re-examine the makeup of All-Pro teams". NBCSports.com. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016.
  13. ^ Mosley, Kyle (December 22, 2020). "Saints: All-Pro Honors would be more Impressive than Pro Bowl Vote". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  14. ^ "2023 NFL All-Pro Team: See who made the roster". APNews.com. January 12, 2024. Archived from the original on January 12, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1962ALLPRO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference GREGG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference RINGO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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