Every NFL Team’s Best Player In The 2024 Season

Here is every NFL team’s best player in the 2024 season.

The 2024 NFL Season is in the books. These 32 players led their respective teams in the 2024 season.

Note, this is not a list of most valuable players. Rather, it’s a list of each team’s best player.

Arizona Cardinals: Tight End Trey McBride

Trey McBride was dominant in 2024. He had 111 catches for over 1,100 yards. McBride was unguardable over the middle, though he only caught two touchdowns. He’s emerged as one of the very best tight ends in the league.

Atlanta Falcons: Guard Chris Lindstrom

The Falcons were a huge disappointment in 2024, but Chris Lindstrom continued to play at an elite level. He was Pro Football Focus’s top-graded guard, and is dominant both run blocking and pass blocking. The Hall of Fame is in his future.

Baltimore Ravens: Quarterback Lamar Jackson

Jackson had the best season of his career, which is saying something considering he’s a two-time MVP winner. He was edged out for the award by Josh Allen this year, but Jackson had a remarkable 5087 yards, 45 total touchdowns, and just 4 interceptions. He was simply marvelous.

Buffalo Bills: Quarterback Josh Allen

The 2024 NFL MVP was magnificent in 2024. Despite playing with an average-at-best skill position group, Allen had over 4200 total yards, 40 touchdowns, and over 6 turnovers.

Carolina Panthers: Running Back Chuba Hubbard

Chuba Hubbard emerged as one of the better running backs in the league. He tallied 1,366 scrimmage yards and was a bright spot on a bad Panthers team.

Chicago Bears: Cornerback Jaylon Johnson

The Bears were very disappointing this year, but Jaylon Johnson was an exception to that. He continued to be one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL, even if he wasn’t quite as good as he was in 2023.

Cincinnati Bengals: Quarterback Joe Burrow

If the Bengals defense was just a bit better and could help Burrow win a game or two more, he would’ve been the MVP. Burrow threw for 4918 yards and 43 touchdowns in a virtuoso season.

Cleveland Browns: Defensive End Myles Garrett

The Browns were terrible, but Garrett continued to be one of the league’s very best players. He notched 14 sacks and a league-leading 22 tackles for loss.

Dallas Cowboys: Wide Receiver CeeDee Lamb

It was hard to pick a best player from Dallas’s subpar season, but we gave the nod to CeeDee Lamb. In 15 games, he caught 101 passes for 1194 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Denver Broncos: Cornerback Patrick Surtain II

Patrick Surtain II captured the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, and for good reason. Surtain was one of the highest-graded players in the entire league by Pro Football Focus, and routinely shut down the NFL’s best wide receiver. When teams did throw at him, he picked off four passes.

Detroit Lions: Tackle Penei Sewell

Sewell is one of the best players in the NFL at just 24, and is destined for Canton. His remarkable run blocking and solid pass blocking helped Detroit become the league’s second-best offense this year. Sewell allowed just one sack all season.

Green Bay Packers: Safety Xavier McKinney

Xavier McKinney was an outstanding free agent acquisition for Green Bay. He picked off eight passes en route to a First-Team All-Pro season.

Houston Texans: Edge Will Anderson

Anderson was dominant in his second season. He had 11 sacks, and absolutely lived in backfields. He is on a trajectory to potentially be the best defensive player in the league at some point in his career.

Indianapolis Colts: Defensive Lineman DeForest Buckner

DeForest Buckner was phenomenal in 2024. The versatile defensive lineman was Pro Football Focus’s eighth-best interior defensive lineman and had 28 pressures from the interior.

Jacksonville Jaguars: Wide Receiver Brian Thomas Jr.

The Jaguars were terrible, but Thomas had an incredible rookie season. He had 87 catches for 1,282 yards and 10 touchdowns, and looks to be an elite receiver for years to come.

Kansas City Chiefs: Cornerback Trent McDuffie

He was not as his best in the Super Bowl, but Trent McDuffie was phenomenal all year long. Pro Football Focus’s third-best cornerback emerged as a true superstar in 2024.

Las Vegas Raiders: Tight End Brock Bowers

Brock Bowers led all tight ends with 112 catches and 1,194 yards in 2024. Oh yeah, he’s just a rookie. A long way to go, but he could break a lot of records in his career. He’s a special player.

Los Angeles Chargers: Offensive Tackle Rashawn Slater

Rashawn Slater was phenomenal in 2024, finishing as Pro Football Focus’s third-best offensive tackle. He and Joe Alt form the best young tackle duo in the NFL.

Los Angeles Rams: Wide Receiver Puka Nacua

Nacua played in just eleven games in the regular season, but it’s no accident that the Rams won eight of those games. He caught 79 passes for 990 yards and 3 touchdowns in just those eleven games, and was absolutely dominant.

Miami Dolphins: Offensive Tackle Terron Armstead

Terron Armstead was phenomenal. He stayed mostly healthy, and finished as one of the league’s best run and pass blockers in 2024.

Minnesota Vikings: Wide Receiver Justin Jefferson

Justin Jefferson has as good as argument as anyone for best football player on the planet. He caught 103 passes for 1,533 yards and 10 touchdowns en route to another All-Pro season. He is going to go down as an all-time great.

New England Patriots: Cornerback Christian Gonzalez

It’s hard to pick a best player from the 2024 Patriots, but we will go with Christian Gonzalez. Gonzalez put in a great 2024 campaign in his second season after battling injuries as a rookie. He should keep developing into one of the NFL’s better cornerbacks.

New Orleans Saints: Running Back Alvin Kamara

Alvin Kamara was sensational once again, tallying just under 1,500 scrimmage yards and eight touchdowns.

New York Giants: Defensive Tackle Dexter Lawrence

Had he not suffered a midseason injury, Dexter Lawrence could have very well been the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year. In 12 games, Lawrence had 9 sacks, 44 tackles, and 16 quarterback hits. Those are ridiculous tallies for a nose tackle.

New York Jets: Wide Receiver Garrett Wilson

The Jets had to have been the most depressing team in the NFL in 2024. Despite subpar chemistry with Aaron Rodgers, Garrett Wilson had 101 catches for 1,104 yards and 7 touchdowns. He’s one of the best receivers in the league, that’s for sure.

Philadelphia Eagles: Running Back Saquon Barkley

We will keep this one short and sweet. No one in the history of the NFL ever ran for more yards than Saquon Barkley did in a season, regular season and playoffs combined. He was the NFL’s best player in 2024.

Pittsburgh Steelers: Defensive Lineman Cameron Heyward

With respect to TJ Watt, we give the nod to Heyward. Long one of the NFL’s most underrated players, Cam Heyward had 71 tackles and 8 sacks while often facing double teams in the middle of the Pittsburgh defense.

San Francisco 49ers: Tight End George Kittle

Kittle, the rare San Francisco skill player to stay mostly healthy, caught 78 passes for 1,106 yards and 8 touchdown passes in 2024. Coupled with his solid blocking, he was dominant.

Seattle Seahawks: Defensive Lineman Leonard Williams

Leonard Williams was remarkable in 2024. He had 11 sacks, a whopping 55 pressures, and was a force to be reckoned with in the middle of a resurgent Seattle defense.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Wide Receiver Mike Evans

Despite missing 3 games, Evans once again had a 1000-yard season, his 11th-straight to start his career. He finished with 74 catches for 1,004 yards and 10 touchdowns and was one of Pro Football Focus’s highest-graded wide receivers.

Tennessee Titans: Defensive Lineman Jeffery Simmons

The Titans were terrible, but Simmons was a standout. He continues to be unblockable on the interior, and had 45 pressures this season despite the Titans often trailing in games and facing a high percentage of run plays.

Washington Commanders: Quarterback Jayden Daniels

Daniels had one of the greatest, if not the greatest, rookie season ever from a quarterback. Daniels tallied over 4,500 yards of total offense in the regular season, including 35 total touchdowns. He was even better in the postseason, leading the Commanders to the NFC Championship Game.