1986 All-Pro Team
{{short description|Official list of the best NFL players in 1986}}
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The 1986 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Pro Football Writers Association, Pro Football Weekly, and The Sporting News in 1986. Both first and second teams are listed for the AP and NEA teams. These are the five teams that are included in Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. In 1986 the AP chose two defensive tackles (one a nose-tackle) rather than two defensive tackles and one nose tackles as they had done since 1981. The Pro Football Writers Association returned to a 4-3 format for their 1986 defense.
Teams
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| {| class="wikitable" ! colspan=3 | Offense |
Position
!First team !Second team |
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align=center|Quarterback
|Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins (AP, PFWA, PFW, TSN) |Tommy Kramer, Minnesota Vikings (AP-2) |
align=center|Running back
|Eric Dickerson, Los Angeles Rams (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) |Walter Payton, Chicago Bears (AP-2, NEA-2) |
align=center|Wide receiver
|Jerry Rice, San Francisco 49ers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) |Gary Clark, Washington Redskins (AP-2) |
align=center|Tight end
|Mark Bavaro, New York Giants (AP, PFWA, PFW, TSN) |Mark Bavaro, New York Giants (NEA-2) |
align=center|Tackle
|Anthony Muñoz, Cincinnati Bengals (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) | Jackie Slater, Los Angeles Rams (AP-2, NEA-2) |
align=center|Guard
|Bill Fralic, Atlanta Falcons (AP, NEA, PFW, TSN) |Randy Cross, San Francisco 49ers (AP-2, NEA-2) |
align=center|Center
| Dwight Stephenson, Miami Dolphins (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) |Jay Hilgenberg, Chicago Bears (AP-2, NEA-2) |
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! colspan=3 | Special teams |
Position
!First team !Second team |
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align=center|Kicker
|Morten Andersen, New Orleans Saints (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) |Tony Franklin, New England Patriots (AP-2) |
align=center|Punter
|Sean Landeta, New York Giants (AP, PFWA) |Sean Landeta, New York Giants (NEA-2) |
align=center|Kick Returner
|Dennis Gentry, Chicago Bears (PFWA, PFW) |Vai Sikahema, St. Louis Cardinals (AP-2) |
align=center|Punt Returner
|Bobby Joe Edmonds, Seattle Seahawks (PFWA, PFW, TSN) |
align=center|Special Teams
|Mosi Tatupu, New England Patriots (PFW) |
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! colspan=3 | Defense |
width=15%|Position
!width=45%|First team !width=40%|Second team |
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align=center|Defensive end
| Dexter Manley, Washington Redskins (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) |Leonard Marshall, New York Giants (AP-2) |
align=center|Defensive tackle
|Reggie White, Philadelphia Eagles (AP, NEA, PFWA) | Bob Golic, Cleveland Browns (NEA-2) |
align=center|Middle linebacker
|Mike Singletary, Chicago Bears (AP, NEA, PFWA. PFW, TSN) |Harry Carson, New York Giants (AP-2, NEA-2) |
align=center|Outside linebacker
|Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) |Andre Tippett, New England Patriots (AP-2, NEA-2) |
align=center|Cornerback
|Hanford Dixon, Cleveland Browns (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW, TSN) | Jerry Gray, Los Angeles Rams (AP-2) |
align=center|Safety
| Ronnie Lott, San Francisco 49ers (AP, NEA, PFWA, PFW) | Leonard Smith, St. Louis Cardinals (AP-2, NEA-2) |
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Key
- AP = Associated Press first-team All-Pro
- AP-2 = Associated Press second-team All-Pro
- NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association first-team All-Pro team
- NEA-2 = Newspaper Enterprise Association second-team All-Pro team
- PFW = Pro Football Weekly All-Pro team
- PFWA = Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL
- TSN = The Sporting News All-Pro
References
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- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/allpro.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
{{NFL All-Pro Teams}}