1965 FFE All-Pro Team

Along with naming a Fantasy Football Encyclopedia Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player winner for each season starting in 1963, I also wanted to recognize the other outstanding players from each individual season. Each All-Pro Team (1st and 2nd Team) will have one quarterback, two running backs, three wide receivers and one tight end. Here is the 1965 Fantasy Football Encyclopedia All-Pro Team. 

First Team All-Pro

Quarterback

John Brodie, San Francisco 49ers (284.48 fantasy points)

Brodie played in 13 games (started 13 games) and had 3,112 passing yards (NFL league leader) and 30 passing touchdowns (NFL league leader) with 16 interceptions. He also had 60 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown. 

Running Back

Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns (354.76 fantasy points)

Brown played in 14 games (started 14 games) and had 1,544 rushing yards (NFL league leader) and 17 rushing touchdowns (NFL league leader). He also had 34 receptions for 328 receiving yards and 4 receiving touchdowns. Additionally, he had 39 passing yards and 1 passing touchdown. Brown was the 1965 Fantasy Football Encyclopedia Player of the Year.

Gale Sayers (Rookie), Chicago Bears (292.52 fantasy points)

Sayers played in 14 games (started 12 games) and had 867 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns. He also had 29 receptions for 507 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns. Additionally, he had 53 passing yards and 1 passing touchdown with 1 interception and 1 kick return touchdown along with 1 punt return touchdown. Sayers was the 1965 Fantasy Football Encyclopedia Rookie of the Year.

Wide Receiver

Lance Alworth, San Diego Chargers (312.00 fantasy points)

Alworth played in 14 games (started 14 games) and had 69 receptions for 1,602 receiving yards (AFL league leader) and 14 receiving touchdowns (AFL league leader). He also had -12 rushing yards. Alworth was the 1965 Fantasy Football Encyclopedia Most Valuable Player.

Dave Parks, San Francisco 49ers (286.40 fantasy points)

Parks played in 14 games (started 14 games) and had 80 receptions (NFL league leader) for 1,344 receiving yards (NFL league leader) and 12 receiving touchdowns (NFL league leader).

Don Maynard, New York Jets (274.00 fantasy points)

Maynard played in 14 games (started 14 games) and had 68 receptions for 1,218 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns (AFL league leader). He also had 2 rushing yards.

Tight End

Pete Retzlaff, Philadelphia Eagles (245.00 fantasy points)

Retzlaff played in 14 games (started 14 games) and had 66 receptions for 1,190 receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns.

Second Team All-Pro

Quarterback

Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings (237.96 fantasy points)

Tarkenton played in 14 games (started 14 games) and had 2,609 passing yards with 19 passing touchdowns with 11 interceptions. He also had 356 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown.

Running Back

Timmy Brown, Philadelphia Eagles (258.30 fantasy points)

Brown played in 13 games (started 13 games) and had 861 rushing yards and 6 rushing touchdowns. He also had 50 receptions for 682 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns.

Clem Daniels, Oakland Raiders (257.00 fantasy points)

Daniels played in 14 games (started 14 games) and had 884 rushing and 5 rushing touchdowns. He also had 36 receptions for 568 receiving yards and 7 receiving touchdowns. Additionally, he had 95 passing yards. 

Wide Receiver

Gino Cappelletti, Boston Patriots (237.00 fantasy points)

Powell played in 14 games (started 14 games) and had 37 receptions for 680 receiving yards and 19 receiving touchdowns. He also had 17 field goals made and 27 extra points made.

Lionel Taylor, Denver Broncos (234.10 fantasy points)

Taylor played in 14 games (started 14 games) and had 85 receptions (AFL league leader) for 1,131 receiving yards and 6 receiving touchdowns. 

Tommy McDonald, Los Angeles Rams (224.60 fantasy points)

McDonald played in 14 games (started 14 games) and had 67 receptions for 1,036 receiving yards and 9 receiving touchdowns.

Tight End

John Mackey, Baltimore Colts (164.10 fantasy points)

Mackey played in 14 games (started 14 games) and had 40 receptions for 814 receiving yards and 7 receiving touchdowns. He also had 7 rushing yards. 

Stay tuned for the 1966 Fantasy Football Encyclopedia All-Pro Team!