The 1996 All-NFL team combining the All-Pro selections of the Associated Press and the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA). Holdovers from the 1995 All-NFL Team in bold type.
Offense
| Pos | | Selectors |
|---|
| WR— | Jerry Rice, San Francisco | AP, PFWA |
| WR— | Herman Moore, Detroit | AP |
| WR— | Carl Pickens, Cincinnati | PFWA |
| TE— | Shannon Sharpe, Denver | AP, PFWA |
| T— | Gary Zimmerman, Denver | AP, PFWA |
| T— | William Roaf, New Orleans | PFWA |
| T— | Erik Williams, Dallas | AP |
| G— | Randall McDaniel, Minnesota | AP, PFWA |
| G— | Larry Allen, Dallas | AP, PFWA |
| C— | Dermontti Dawson, Pittsburgh | AP, PFWA |
| QB— | Brett Favre, Green Bay | AP, PFWA |
| RB— | Terrell Davis, Denver | AP, PFWA |
| RB— | Barry Sanders, Detroit | PFWA |
| RB— | Jerome Bettis, Pittsburgh | AP |
Defense
| Pos | | Selectors |
|---|
| DE— | Bruce Smith, Buffalo | AP, PFWA |
| DE— | Alfred Williams, Denver | AP, PFWA |
| DT— | John Randle, Minnesota | AP, PFWA |
| DT— | Bryant Young, San Francisco | AP, PFWA |
| LB— | Kevin Greene, Carolina | AP, PFWA |
| LB— | Chad Brown, Pittsburgh | AP, PFWA |
| LB— | Sam Mills, Carolina | AP, PFWA |
| LB— | Junior Seau, San Diego | AP |
| CB— | Deion Sanders, Dallas | AP, PFWA |
| CB— | Aeneas Williams, Arizona | PFWA |
| CB— | Ashley Ambrose, Cincinnati | AP |
| S— | Darren Woodson, Dallas | AP, PFWA |
| S— | LeRoy Butler, Green Bay | AP, PFWA |
Specialists
| Pos | | Selectors |
|---|
| PK— | Cary Blanchard, Indianapolis | AP, PFWA |
| P— | Chris Gardocki, Indianapolis | AP, PFWA |
| P— | Matt Turk, Washington | AP |
| KR— | Michael Bates, Carolina | AP, PFWA |
| PR— | Desmond Howard, Green Bay | PFWA |
| ST— | Jim Schwantz, Dallas | PFWA |
