It wasn’t the year the Kansas City Chiefs expected, to say the least. Last year’s conference winners anticipated a trip back to the playoffs in 2026, but nothing of the sort manifested itself. Instead, Kansas City struggled on a team level, and several of their individual players followed suit.

Center Creed Humphrey wasn’t one of them. The former second-round pick continued where he left off a season ago, turning in a productive campaign. It was more of the same from the Oklahoma product.

With the offseason rolling, he’s now getting recognized for his efforts.

Chiefs Center Creed Humphrey Named First-Team All-Pro for 2025-26 Season

On January 10, the Associated Press released its 2025 NFL All-Pro teams. To kick off the weekend, voting results of a 50-member media panel were made public.

Only one Chiefs player, Humphrey, made the cut for either first- or second-team honors.

This marks the second year in a row Humphrey was named to the first team. Back in 2022, he was a second-team All-Pro. He’s also a Pro Bowler for the fourth straight year, in addition to placing third in Offensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2021. Per the AP, Humphrey received 93 points and 26 first-place votes. Aaron Brewer of the Miami Dolphins (74, 19) and Tyler Linderbaum of the Baltimore Ravens (16, 1) rounded out the top three.

Back in December, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid predicted the future when praising Humphrey.

“All-Pro,” Reid began. He’s a great player there, and a great person. Stable, so you’re going to get the same thing every day. He’s going to prep the same way every day, and he’s dirty-tough, strong and smart.”

He also tipped his cap to his star center in July.

“He’s a very good athlete, great balance, ex-wrestler,” Reid said. “Great balance and upper-body strength, he’s got lower-body strength. One of the stronger guys on the team, and he’s got a nice feel for the game. Plus, he’s very intelligent.”

Where Does Humphrey Stack Up With Other Centers in NFL?

For the fifth season, Humphrey played in all 17 games and made a start. His Iron Man streak currently sits at 85 regular-season games, and he’s certainly made the most of them. Humphrey has 5,623 snaps under his belt on offense, adding another 397 on special teams. That’s without even considering the 13 playoff games on his resume.

Advanced metrics love Humphrey’s profile. According to Pro Football Focus, his 88.8 overall grade and 84.1 pass blocking grade led all centers this year. His 88.5 run blocking grade trailed only Brewer. Out of 34 centers with 500+ snaps played, he was the only one to surrender fewer than 10 pressures. He had just 8 in 17 games, paired with a group-leading 99.3 pass blocking efficiency mark.

The greatness doesn’t stop there. Humphrey stands out in the best of ways when it comes to time-to-pressure ratio and percentage of pressures afforded.

Humphrey is certainly being compensated for his production. Per Over The Cap, his $18 million annual salary tops the center market. He also has the most fully-guaranteed money ($35M), total guarantees ($50.3M) and total contract value ($72M). It’s a hefty price for Kansas City to pay, albeit undoubtedly a fair one.

During the regular season, the Chiefs posted the second-best pass block win rate, per ESPN. Humphrey played a massive role in that, on top of being a road-grading force as a run blocker. He’s established himself as the best center in the NFL.

It’s fitting that he now gets to add some hardware to his mantle as a result.