Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald voted First-Team All-Pro by the NFLPA

Aaron Donald’s High 100 rankings are an annual reminder of how properly he’s thought-about by his friends.

The primary Gamers’ All-Professional by the NFLPA confirmed that the scenario continues to be the case for the Rams defensive lineman in 2022, as Donald was chosen as a First-Crew All-Professional by the gamers. He was one among two inside defensive traces on that workforce and joined Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones.

Regardless of an injury-shortened 2022 season (a excessive ankle sprain towards the Chiefs in Week 12 pushed him apart for the remainder of the 12 months), Donald nonetheless produced 49 complete tackles, 5 sacks, 11 QB hits, one compelled fumble and one fumble restoration. He was chosen to the ninth consecutive Professional Bowl in all 11 video games performed. His 5 sacks are the third most within the Los Angeles protection this season.

In a letter to the NFLPA web site, chairman JC Tretter stated the workforce was chosen utilizing the next standards:

• Solely energetic NFL gamers can vote and obtain just one vote.
• A participant who misses 5 or extra video games as of Week 15 cannot make certain they’re selecting the perfect gamers who’ve had probably the most impression this season. “It is necessary to be out there,” Tretter stated.
• Gamers are prohibited from voting for themselves or their teammates.
• Gamers vote for the group of areas they’re enjoying and dealing with. So facilities can vote for: finest heart within the league, finest nostril deal with within the league, finest inside lineman within the league, and the perfect off-the-ball defender within the league.
• Additionally they allow varied participant leaders from every workforce to appoint the highest two particular workforce gamers (or “core workforce gamers”) for the poll. “We wished the locker rooms to resolve who ought to characterize their workforce on this place,” Tretter stated.

This All-Professional workforce is separate from the workforce offered by the Related Press and will probably be introduced at a later date.