J.J. Watt, Rob Gronkowski Headline 2014 Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team

The Associated Press named its annual All-Pro team Friday, and it was headed by a pair of unanimous selections.

According to Barry Wilner of The Associated Press, Defensive Player of the Year front-runner and MVP candidate J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans was a consensus selection, with 45 voters listing him as a defensive end and the other five tabbing him as a defensive tackle.

The Associated Press had Watt's thoughts on what makes him so tough to stop:

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Everybody always says you try and make it so the other team can't game plan you because they don't know where you're coming from. I mean, half the time I have no clue where I'm coming from, so it makes it pretty tough for the other people, I think, and that's the goal.

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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was also a unanimous pick after catching 82 passes for 1,124 yards and 12 touchdowns during the regular season.

Here is a full listing of the first team, courtesy of the AP (h/t NFL.com):

Position	Player	Team
QB	Aaron Rodgers	GB
RB	DeMarco Murray	DAL
RB	Le'Veon Bell	PIT
FB	John Kuhn	GB
TE	Rob Gronkowski	NE
WR	Antonio Brown	PIT
WR	Dez Bryant	DAL
OT	Tyron Smith	DAL
OT	Joe Thomas	CLE
OG	Marshal Yanda	BAL
OG	Zack Martin	DAL
C	Maurkice Pouncey	PIT
PK	Adam Vinatieri	IND
KR	Adam Jones	CIN
DE	J.J. Watt	HOU
DE	Mario Williams	BUF
DT	Ndamukong Suh	DET
DT	Marcell Dareus	BUF
OLB	Justin Houston	KC
OLB	Elvis Dumervil	BAL
ILB	Luke Kuechly	CAR
ILB	Bobby Wagner	SEA
CB	Darrelle Revis	NE
CB	Richard Sherman	SEA
S	Earl Thomas	SEA
S	Eric Weddle	SD
P	Pat McAfee	IND

Not surprisingly, the All-Pro team had a Seattle Seahawks flavor, as defensive backs Richard Sherman and Earl Thomas and linebacker Bobby Wagner were selected. Tim Booth of the AP provided a bit more detail:

The Seahawks didn't have the most representatives, however. That honor goes to the Dallas Cowboys, who had four first-team All-Pros in offensive linemen Tyron Smith and Zack Martin, running back DeMarco Murray and wide receiver Dez Bryant.

Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Martin was the lone rookie to be honored:

There are always at least a few deserving players left off the All-Pro team, and Tom Pelissero of USA Today views Green Bay Packers guard Josh Sitton as a major omission:

By and large, though, most of the NFL's elite players are on the list. The fact that so many top players didn't quite make it speaks to just how much talent there currently is in the league.

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