National Football League 1990s All-Decade Team

The National Football League 1990s All-Decade Team includes the list of the best NFL players and coaches of the 1990s. The members are accepted by election. The American football players and coaches are elected by those responsible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame . They are recognized for their achievements as a player or coach. An automatic inclusion in the hall of fame of American football is not connected with it. The players are only honored in the NFL record books.

Offense

Player position	Playername	Professional team	college	Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Quarterback	Brett Favre	Atlanta Falcons Green Bay Packers	Southern Mississippi	Yes
	John Elway	Denver Broncos	Stanford University	Yes
Running back	Emmitt Smith	Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals	University of Florida	Yes
	Thurman Thomas	Buffalo Bills	Oklahoma State University - Stillwater	Yes
	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	Oklahoma State University - Stillwater	Yes
	Terrell Davis	Denver Broncos	University of Georgia	Yes
Wide receiver	Michael Irvin	Dallas Cowboys	Miami	Yes
	Tim Brown	Los Angeles Raiders Oakland Raiders	University of Notre Dame	Yes
	Cris Carter	Minnesota Vikings	Ohio State University	Yes
	Jerry Rice	San Francisco 49ers	Mississippi Valley State University	Yes
Tight end	Shannon Sharpe	Denver Broncos	Savannah State University	Yes
	Ben Coates	New England Patriots	Livingstone College	No
Tackle	Willie Roaf	New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Tech University	Yes
	Gary Zimmerman	Minnesota Vikings Denver Broncos	University of Oregon	Yes
	Tony Boselli	Jacksonville Jaguars	University of Southern California	No
	Richmond Webb	Miami Dolphins	Texas A&M University	No
Guard	Bruce Matthews	Houston Oilers Tennessee Oilers Tennessee Titans	University of Southern California	Yes
	Larry Allen	Dallas Cowboys	Sonoma State	Yes
	Steve Wisniewski	Los Angeles Raiders Oakland Raiders	Pennsylvania State University	No
	Randall McDaniel	Minnesota Vikings	Arizona State University	Yes
center	Dermontti Dawson	Pittsburgh Steelers	University of Kentucky	Yes
	Mark Stepnoski	Dallas Cowboys Houston Oilers Tennessee Oilers	University of Pittsburgh	No

Defense

Player position	Playername	Professional team	college	Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Defensive end	Bruce Smith	Buffalo Bills	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Yes
	Reggie White	Philadelphia Eagles Green Bay Packers Carolina Panthers	University of Tennessee	Yes
	Chris Doleman	Minnesota Vikings Atlanta Falcons San Francisco 49ers	University of Pittsburgh	Yes
	Neil Smith	Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos	University of Nebraska	No
Defensive tackle	Cortez Kennedy	Seattle Seahawks	University of Miami	Yes
	John Randle	Minnesota Vikings	Texas A&M University	Yes
	Warren Sapp	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	University of Miami	Yes
	Bryant Young	San Francisco 49ers	University of Notre Dame	No
Linebacker	Kevin Greene	Los Angeles Rams Pittsburgh Steelers Carolina Panthers San Francisco 49ers	Auburn University	Yes
	Junior Seau	San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins New England Patriots	USC	Yes
	Derrick Thomas	Kansas City Chiefs	Alabama	Yes
	Cornelius Bennett	Buffalo Bills Atlanta Falcons Indianapolis Colts	University of Alabama	No
	Levon Kirkland	Pittsburgh Steelers	Clemson University	No
	Hardy Nickerson	Pittsburgh Steelers Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jacksonville Jaguars Green Bay Packers	University of California	No
Cornerback	Aeneas Williams	Phoenix Cardinals Arizona Cardinals St. Louis Rams	Southern University	Yes
	Deion Sanders	Atlanta Falcons San Francisco 49ers Dallas Cowboys	Florida State University	Yes
	Rod Woodson	Pittsburgh Steelers San Francisco 49ers Baltimore Ravens	Purdue University	Yes
	Darrell Green	Washington Redskins	Texas A&M University	Yes
Safety	LeRoy Butler	Green Bay Packers	Florida State University	No
	Steve Atwater	Denver Broncos New York Jets	University of Arkansas	No
	Carnell Lake	Pittsburgh Steelers Jacksonville Jaguars Baltimore Ravens	UCLA	No
	Ronnie Lott	San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Raiders New York Jets	University of Southern California	Yes

Special teams

Player position	Playername	Professional team	college	Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Kicker	Morten Andersen	New Orleans Saints Atlanta Falcons	Michigan State University	Yes
	Gary Anderson	Pittsburgh Steelers Philadelphia Eagles San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Vikings	Syracuse University	No
Punter	Darren Bennett	San Diego Chargers	-	No
	Sean Landeta	New York Giants St. Louis Rams Tampa Bay Buccaneers Green Bay Packers Philadelphia Eagles	Towson University	No
Kick returner	Michael Bates	Seattle Seahawks Cleveland Browns Carolina Panthers	Arizona State University	No
	Mel Gray	Detroit Lions Houston Oilers Philadelphia Eagles	Purdue University	No
Punt returner	Deion Sanders	Atlanta Falcons San Francisco 49ers Dallas Cowboys	Florida State University	Yes
	Mel Gray	Detroit Lions Houston Oilers Philadelphia Eagles	Purdue University	No

Coaches

Trainer name	Professional team	college	Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Bill Parcells	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants New England Patriots New York Jets	Wichita State University	Yes
Marv Levy	Buffalo Bills	Coe College	Yes

Web links

• NFL 1990s All-Decade Team on NFL.com