Introducing the Men’s Health Strong All-Pro NFL Team

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FEW SPORTS EPITOMIZE strength quite like the NFL. Football requires a blend of classic weight room strength (think: the raw bench-pressing power of offensive and defensive linemen and the explosive strength and agility of wide receivers and cornerbacks) and mental strength (like a QB’s processing power on every play). The NFL’s best players consistently showcase that strength—and they’re the stars of our first-ever MH Strong All-Pro team, which could go head-to-head with any pro squad both on the field and in the gym.

Quarterback

Joe Burrow

Bengals, 6’4”, 215 lb

Good luck matching the mental muscle of league’s career completion percentage leader.

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RUNNING BACK

Derrick Henry

Ravens, 6’3”, 247 lb

Squats 500 pounds 10 times, and has uncommon durability for an RB (played every game in 5 of 8 seasons).

RUNNING BACK

Christian McCaffrey

49ers, 5’11”, 210 lb

2023 touchdown leader can deadlift 500 pounds—and do gymnastics, too.

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OFFENSIVE TACKLE

Laremy Tunsil

Texans, 6’5”, 315 lb

Four-time Pro Bowler once benched 225 34 times.

OFFENSIVE TACKLE

Lane Johnson

Eagles, 6’6”, 330 lb

Converted college QB (athleticism!) hasn’t just lifted 705 pounds; he’s farmer’s-walked it across a gym.

OFFENSIVE TACKLE

Penei Sewell

Lions, 6’5”, 335 lb

Strength sessions focus on real-world moves, not weights – but it works: He allowed one sack all last year.

OFFENSIVE TACKLE

Trent Williams

49ers, 6’5”, 318 lb

Has the ultimate endorsement: Coverboy McCaffrey says Willliams is the strongest guy he’s ever seen, even at age 35. Williams can bench 415 without a warmup. Oh, and he made his 11th career Pro Bowl last season.

CENTER

Creed Humphrey

Chiefs, 6’4”, 302 lb

Packs athleticism (33-inch vertical), strength (475-pound bench press) and agility.

Wide Receiver

DK Metcalf

Seahawks, 6’4”, 235 lb

Lifts heavy but hasn’t sacrificed speed. 2020 chasedown of Budda Baker ranks among league’s most legendary plays.

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WIDE RECEIVER

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Lions, 6’0”, 203 lb

Benched 95 – at age 9. Slot receiver now has a 365-pound bench – and three straight 90-catch campaigns.

TIGHT END

George Kittle

49ers, 6’5”, 250 lb

Makes 555-pound deadlift look easy (three reps), and led all TEs in receiving yards last year.

DEFENSIVE END

Chase Young

Saints, 6’5”, 265 lb

Fierce pulling strength: Once dumbbell-rowed 175 pounds for 20 reps at Ohio State.

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DEFENSIVE END

Myles Garrett

Browns, 6’6”, 278 lb

Squats 720, box jumps 58 inches – and piled up 14 sacks last season.

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DEFENSIVE TACKLE

Andrew Billings

Bears, 6’4”, 300 lb

Ex-powerlifter squatted 805 pounds and benched 500 – in high school.

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

Dexter Lawrence

Giants, 6’4”, 340 lb

Underrated key to his 21 career sacks, a 5.05-second 40 time few men his size can match.

LINEBACKER

Micah Parsons

Cowboys, 6’3”, 245 lb

Used 4.36 40 speed and insane 380-pound power clean to pile up 14 sacks last year.

LINEBACKER

T.J. Watt

Steelers, 6’4”, 252 lb

Model of consistency has topped 14 sacks in 5 of his 7 pro seasons.

LINEBACKER

Roquan Smith

Ravens, 6’1”, 236 lb

Has used 4.51 40 speed to pile up 5 seasons of 100-plus tackles – and he can dunk a basketball.

CORNERBACK

Sauce Gardner

Jets, 6’3”, 201 lb

Once knocked for skinny legs, he now runs a 4.41-second 40 and is NFL’s most feared corner.

CORNERBACK

Jalen Ramsey

Dolphins, 6’1”, 208 lb

Few can match his 41.5-inch vertical leap, which has helped him pile up 22 career interceptions.

SAFETY

Kyle Hamilton

Ravens, 6’4”, 220 lb

2023 Pro Bowler has prototypical safety size – and a Mensa-level 132 IQ.

SAFETY

Kamren Curl

Rams, 6’1”, 210 lb

Crushed 24 bench-press reps of 225 pounds at NFL Combine – and piled up 115 tackles last year.

KICKER

Younghoe Koo

Falcons, 5’9”, 194 lb

Here’s mental toughness: After being undrafted in 2017 and cut in 2019, he’s reemerged to nail 84.8% of his field goal attempts from beyond 40 yards.

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PUNTER

Ethan Evans

Rams, 6’3”, 231 lb

With a 675-pound deadlift and 595-pound squat, second-year punter may be this team’s strongest player.

HOW WE CHOSE THE MH STRONG ALL-PRO NFL TEAM: Our selection committee built full offensive, defensive, and special-teams starting lineups, searching for players who delivered both on-field production and weight-room strength.

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The selection committee:
Matt Blank, NASM, fitness trainer
David Otey, C.S.C.S., MH advisor
Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S., MH Fitness Director
Melvin Sanders, C.S.C.S., fitness trainer
Brett Williams, NASM, MH Senior Fitness Editor

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Player headshots: Getty Images.

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This story appears in the September-October 2024 issue of Men’s Health.

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