Going into the 2026 season, our NFC North beat writers decided to put together the all-division team. It’s an interesting group of players with some obvious choices, with others being more contentious.

The four beat writers are as follows:

• Tyler Forness: Minnesota Vikings
• Mike Payton: Detroit Lions
• Wendell Ferreira: Green Bay Packers
• Kole Noble: Chicago Bears

Looking at the offensive and defensive rosters, there are some interesting players. Let’s take a look at how the offense was built, with a piece coming later breaking down the defense.

Offense

Position	Player	Team
QB	Jordan Love	Packers
RB	Jahmyr Gibbs	Lions
WR	Justin Jefferson	Vikings
WR	Amon-Ra St. Brown	Lions
TE	Tucker Kraft	Packers
FLEX	Jordan Addison	Vikings
LT	Penei Sewell	Lions
LG	Joe Thuney	Bears
C	Cade Mays	Lions
RG	Jonah Jackson	Bears
RT	Darnell Wright	Bears

Where they were right

Simply put, most of the selections make a lot of sense. Sewell is arguably the best trench player in the NFL, and Thuney isn’t far behind him. Jefferson, St. Brown, and Addison are the three best wide receivers in the division, as well as Kraft being the top tight end and Gibbs the best running back.

The biggest point of contention was at quarterback, with Love getting the nod over Jared Goff. It was the right decision, but there were some serious debates about who should get that spot.

Where they were wrong

There were a couple of spots where there was serious debates. Center ended up being a decent debate between Mays and Vikings center Blake Brandel. It was a 2-2 tie, with the tiebreaker going to Mays.

My biggest contention was how the tackles were decided. Sewell has played some at left tackle and will be moving there for the 2026 season, but he’s been there starting right tackle for five years. In his 5,771 snaps, Sewell has lined up 683 times at left tackle, with 536 of them coming as a rookie in 2021, with 5,054 snaps at right tackle. I believe he should have been classified as a RT, which would have vaulted Christian Darrisaw as the LT for the team. I lost that debate, which landed Sewell as the LT.

Then at right tackle, Wright ended up being the right tackle, but he wasn’t the best choice. That spot should have gone to Brian O’Neill. His longevity, along with athleticism and elite-level play, should have landed him the spot. Wright has been emerging, including being a second-team All-Pro last season. However, he hasn’t been consistently great at the position, which is why O’Neill should have gotten that spot.

Overall, it was a solid list, but it could have been better.