All-Pro

Best at position

All-Pro is an honor in American professional football designating the best player at each position for a given season.

Selection to the All-Pro team—typically by sportswriters or coaches—marks elite performance: He made All-Pro three years running.

The term works as noun or adjective: an All-Pro linebacker, She married an All-Pro.

honor

MVP

Best player award

recognition · distinction · tribute · acknowledgment · praise · kudos · laurels · plaudits · prestige · esteem

performance

elite

Superior select group

prowess · brilliance · talent · skill · consistency · production · stats · performance · peak · prime

positions

quarterback

Passing position in football

tight end · cornerback · safety · defensive end · defensive tackle · guard · center · tackle · punt returner · kick returner

selection

unanimous

Complete agreement among all

panel · snub · honorable mention · postseason · annual

Categories
Opposites
performance level

All-Probust

Failure or sculpture

journeyman · scrub · benchwarmer · mediocre · average

career stage/experience

All-Prorookie

Inexperienced newcomer

newcomer · draft pick · prospect · unproven

roster status

All-Procut

Severance or reduction

waived · released · practice squad · inactive

Family

promise, program, progress, produce, protect, project, product, provide, profit

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Positive · Rated G