The 2025 selection marks the third All-NFL honor of McCaffrey's career (2019, 2023, 2025). The star running back delivered another dominant season, totaling 2,126 scrimmage yards and 17 touchdowns. It was the third time in his NFL career that McCaffrey eclipsed 2,000 scrimmage yards and the third season in which he recorded at least 17 touchdowns.
Below is a rundown of the All-NFL, All-AFC, and All-NFC honorary rosters.
2025 PFWA ALL-NFL TEAM
Offense
- QB – Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
- RB – James Cook, Buffalo Bills; Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
- WR – Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams; Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks
- TE – Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals
- C – Creed Humphrey, Kansas City Chiefs*
- G – Quinn Meinerz, Denver Broncos*; Joe Thuney, Chicago Bears#
- T – Garett Bolles, Denver Broncos; Penei Sewell, Detroit Lions#
Defense
- DE – Will Anderson Jr., Houston Texans; Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns^
- DT – Jeffery Simmons, Tennessee Titans; Leonard Williams, Seattle Seahawks
- OLB – Nik Bonitto, Denver Broncos*; Brian Burns, New York Giants
- MLB – Jack Campbell, Detroit Lions
- CB – Quinyon Mitchell, Philadelphia Eagles; Derek Stingley Jr., Houston Texans*
- S – Kevin Byard III, Chicago Bears; Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore Ravens
Special Teams
- PK – Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboys
- P – Jordan Stout, Baltimore Ravens
- KR – Ray Davis, Buffalo Bills
- PR – Chimere Dike, Tennessee Titans (r)
- ST – Devon Key, Denver Broncos
(r) – rookie
* – repeat selection from 2024
# – consecutive selections from 2023-25
^ – consecutive selections from 2020-25
2025 PFWA ALL-AFC TEAM
Offense
- QB – Drake Maye, New England Patriots
- RB – James Cook, Buffalo Bills; Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts
- WR – Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals*; Nico Collins, Houston Texans
- TE – Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
- C – Creed Humphrey, Kansas City Chiefs+
- G – Quinn Meinerz, Denver Broncos*; Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts
- T – Garett Bolles, Denver Broncos; Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Bills#
Defense
- DE – Will Anderson Jr., Houston Texans; Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns^
- DT – Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh Steelers*; Jeffery Simmons, Tennessee Titans
- OLB – Nik Bonitto, Denver Broncos*; Tuli Tuipulotu, Los Angeles Chargers
- MLB – Devin Lloyd, Jacksonville Jaguars
- CB – Derek Stingley Jr., Houston Texans*; Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos&
- S – Kyle Hamilton, Baltimore Ravens#; Derwin James Jr., Los Angeles Chargers*
Special Teams
- PK – Cam Little, Jacksonville Jaguars
- P – Jordan Stout, Baltimore Ravens
- KR – Ray Davis, Buffalo Bills/Chimere Dike, Tennessee Titans (r) (tie)
- PR – Chimere Dike, Tennessee Titans
- ST – Devon Key, Denver Broncos
(r) – rookie
* – repeat selection from 2024
# – consecutive selections from 2023-25
& – consecutive selections from 2022-25
+ – consecutive selections from 2021-25
^ – consecutive selections from 2020-25
2025 PFWA ALL-NFC TEAM
Offense
- QB – Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
- RB – Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers; Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons
- WR – Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams; Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks
- TE – Trey McBride, Arizona Cardinals
- C – Drew Dalman, Chicago Bears
- G –Chris Lindstrom, Atlanta Falcons&; Joe Thuney, Chicago Bears
- T –Penei Sewell, Detroit Lions#; Trent Williams, San Francisco 49ers
Defense
- DE – Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit Lions; Micah Parsons, Green Bay Packers+
- DT – Leonard Williams, Seattle Seahawks*; Quinnen Williams, Dallas Cowboys
- OLB – Brian Burns, New York Giants; Byron Young, Los Angeles Rams
- MLB – Jack Campbell, Detroit Lions
- CB – Quinyon Mitchell, Philadelphia Eagles; Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks
- S – Kevin Byard III, Chicago Bears; Xavier Watts, Atlanta Falcons (r)
Special Teams
- PK – Brandon Aubrey, Dallas Cowboys#
- P – Michael Dickson, Seattle Seahawks
- KR – KaVontae Turpin, Dallas Cowboys*
- PR – Rashid Shaheed, Seattle Seahawks
- ST – Luke Gifford, San Francisco 49ers
(r) – rookie
* – repeat selection from 2024
# – consecutive selections from 2023-25
& – consecutive selections from 2022-25
+ – consecutive selections from 2021-25
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