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Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award

January 31, 2023

The Defensive Player of the Year Award is given by the Associated Press (AP) to the most outstanding defensive player in the National Football League (NFL) at the end of every season. It has been awarded since 1971. The winner is decided by votes from a panel of 50 AP sportswriters. Since 2011, the award has been presented at the annual NFL Honors ceremony the day before the Super Bowl, along with other AP awards, such as the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award, AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award, and AP NFL Rookie of the Year Award.

Defensive Player of the Year Award
T. J. Watt is the most recent recipient.
Awarded forDefensive player of the year in the National Football League
Presented byAssociated Press
History
First award1971
Most winsLawrence Taylor
J. J. Watt
Aaron Donald
(3 each)
Most recentT. J. Watt

Lawrence Taylor, J. J. Watt, and Aaron Donald are the only three-time winners of the award.[1] Joe Greene, Ray Lewis, Mike Singletary, Bruce Smith, and Reggie White have each won it twice. Taylor is the only player to win the award as a rookie, doing so in 1981.[2] In 2008, James Harrison became the only undrafted free agent to win the award.[3] White is the only player to win the award with two different teams, winning in 1987 with the Philadelphia Eagles and again with the Green Bay Packers in 1998.[4] J. J. Watt is the only player to win the award unanimously, receiving 50 out of 50 first place votes in 2014.[5] He was also a near-unanimous winner in 2012 as he earned 49 out of 50 votes.[5]

As of the end of the 2021 NFL season, linebackers have won the award 17 times, more than any other position. A defensive end has won thirteen times, followed by ten defensive tackles, six cornerbacks, and five safeties. Only two winners of the AP Defensive Player of the Year Award have also won the AP's Most Valuable Player Award for the same season: defensive tackle Alan Page in 1971 for the Minnesota Vikings and linebacker Lawrence Taylor in 1986 for the New York Giants.[6] T. J. Watt is the incumbent holder of the award, winning it for the 2021 NFL season.[7]

Winners

 
Ray Lewis (No. 52) and Terrell Suggs (No. 55) each won the award playing for the Baltimore Ravens.
Season Player Position Team Ref
1971 Alan Page Defensive tackle Minnesota Vikings [8]
1972 Joe Greene Defensive tackle Pittsburgh Steelers [9]
1973 Dick Anderson Safety Miami Dolphins [10]
1974 Joe Greene (2) Defensive tackle Pittsburgh Steelers [11]
1975 Mel Blount Cornerback Pittsburgh Steelers [12]
1976 Jack Lambert Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers [13]
1977 Harvey Martin Defensive end Dallas Cowboys [14]
1978 Randy Gradishar Linebacker Denver Broncos [15]
1979 Lee Roy Selmon Defensive end Tampa Bay Buccaneers [16]
1980 Lester Hayes Cornerback Oakland Raiders [17]
1981 Lawrence Taylor Linebacker New York Giants [18]
1982 Lawrence Taylor (2) Linebacker New York Giants [19]
1983 Doug Betters Defensive end Miami Dolphins [20]
1984 Kenny Easley Safety Seattle Seahawks [21]
1985 Mike Singletary Linebacker Chicago Bears [22]
1986 Lawrence Taylor (3) Linebacker New York Giants [23]
1987 Reggie White Defensive end Philadelphia Eagles [24]
1988 Mike Singletary (2) Linebacker Chicago Bears [25]
1989 Keith Millard Defensive tackle Minnesota Vikings [26]
1990 Bruce Smith Defensive end Buffalo Bills [27]
1991 Pat Swilling Linebacker New Orleans Saints [28]
1992 Cortez Kennedy Defensive tackle Seattle Seahawks [29]
1993 Rod Woodson Cornerback Pittsburgh Steelers [30]
1994 Deion Sanders Cornerback San Francisco 49ers [31]
1995 Bryce Paup Linebacker Buffalo Bills [32]
1996 Bruce Smith (2) Defensive end Buffalo Bills [33]
1997 Dana Stubblefield Defensive tackle San Francisco 49ers [34]
1998 Reggie White (2) Defensive end Green Bay Packers [4]
1999 Warren Sapp Defensive tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers [35]
2000 Ray Lewis Linebacker Baltimore Ravens [36]
2001 Michael Strahan Defensive end New York Giants [37]
2002 Derrick Brooks Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers [38]
2003 Ray Lewis (2) Linebacker Baltimore Ravens [39]
2004 Ed Reed Safety Baltimore Ravens [40]
2005 Brian Urlacher Linebacker Chicago Bears [41]
2006 Jason Taylor Defensive end Miami Dolphins [42]
2007 Bob Sanders Safety Indianapolis Colts [43]
2008 James Harrison Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers [44]
2009 Charles Woodson Cornerback Green Bay Packers [45]
2010 Troy Polamalu Safety Pittsburgh Steelers [46]
2011 Terrell Suggs Linebacker Baltimore Ravens [47]
2012 J. J. Watt Defensive end Houston Texans [48]
2013 Luke Kuechly Linebacker Carolina Panthers [49]
2014 J. J. Watt (2) Defensive end Houston Texans [5]
2015 J. J. Watt (3) Defensive end Houston Texans [50]
2016 Khalil Mack Defensive end Oakland Raiders [51]
2017 Aaron Donald Defensive tackle Los Angeles Rams [52]
2018 Aaron Donald (2) Defensive tackle Los Angeles Rams [53]
2019 Stephon Gilmore Cornerback New England Patriots [54]
2020 Aaron Donald (3) Defensive tackle Los Angeles Rams [7]
2021 T. J. Watt Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers [55]

Multiple Time Winners

See also

References

General
  • Gellerman, Jacob; Drexler, Sam; Marini, Matt; Cocchiaro, Nicolas; Zerkel, Alex, eds. (2016). 2018 Official NFL Record and Fact Book (PDF). National Football League. pp. 524–525. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  • "AP Defensive Player of the Year Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  • "NFL Defensive Player of the Year". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. February 6, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
Footnotes
  1. ^ Wesseling, Chris (February 6, 2016). "J.J Watt wins third Defensive Player of Year award". NFL.com. NFL. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  2. ^ Lewis, Michael (2007). The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 17. ISBN 978-0393066227. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Kremer, Andrea (January 8, 2017). "Ageless Steelers star James Harrison strives to be like his father". NFL.com. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Wilner, Barry (January 7, 1999). "White named defensive player of year". Herald-Journal. Associated Press. p. D1. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Brinson, Will (January 31, 2015). "J.J. Watt is first-ever unanimous NFL Defensive Player of the Year". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  6. ^ Corry, Joel (December 30, 2014). . National Football Post. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Patra, Kevin (February 6, 2021). "Rams DT Aaron Donald wins AP Defensive Player of the Year for third time". NFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Alan Page 'Hurrys' To Defensive Award". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Associated Press. January 7, 1972. p. 14. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  9. ^ Mihoces, Gary (January 5, 1973). "Joe Greene Defensive Player of the Year". The Evening News. Associated Press. p. 6B. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  10. ^ "Buffalo's Simpson, Dolphins' Anderson Named Top Gridders". Herald-Journal. Associated Press. January 4, 1974. p. B4. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  11. ^ "Defensive Honor Goes To 'Mean' Joe Greene". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. January 8, 1975. p. 1C. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  12. ^ "Pittsburgh's Mel Blount Is Top Player". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. January 9, 1976. p. 11. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  13. ^ "Lambert defense winner". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. December 29, 1976. p. 15. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  14. ^ "Martin Named As Top Defensive Player". The Times-News. Associated Press. January 5, 1978. p. 16. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  15. ^ "Broncos' Gradishar Wins Award". Lakeland Ledger. Associated Press. January 12, 1979. p. 1D. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  16. ^ "Lee Roy Selmon of Tampa defensive player of year". The Day. Associated Press. December 21, 1979. p. 34. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  17. ^ Lowitt, Bruce (January 8, 1981). "Lester Hayes picks off defensive player award". Beaver County Times. Associated Press. p. B-1. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  18. ^ "Taylor 1st rookie to be Defensive Player of Year". The Evening Independent. Associated Press. January 8, 1982. p. 4-C. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  19. ^ "Defensive player honors go to Taylor once more". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. January 8, 1983. p. 15. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  20. ^ "Miami's Betters Named Defensive Player Of Year". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Press. December 23, 1983. p. 14B. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  21. ^ "Seahawks' Easley top defender". The Sumter Daily Item. Associated Press. December 19, 1984. p. 2C. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  22. ^ "Chicago's Singletary gets defensive honor". The Free Lance-Star. Associated Press. December 31, 1985. p. 9. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  23. ^ "Taylor sweeps post-season honors". The Free Lance-Star. Associated Press. December 31, 1986. p. 14. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  24. ^ "White named top defensive player". The Hour. Associated Press. December 31, 1987. p. 25. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  25. ^ "Top defensive player: Singletary". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. December 29, 1988. p. 2B. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  26. ^ "Millard defensive player of year". The Times-News. Associated Press. December 30, 1989. p. 15. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  27. ^ "Buffalo's Bruce Smith honored". Ellensburg Daily Record. Associated Press. January 10, 1991. p. 11. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  28. ^ "Saints' Swilling Defensive Player of the Year". Kingman Daily Miner. Associated Press. December 30, 1991. p. 6. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  29. ^ "Seattle tackle named defensive player of year". The Times-News. Associated Press. January 6, 1993. p. 1B. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  30. ^ "Steelers' Woodson top defensive player". The Southeast Missourian. Associated Press. January 7, 1994. p. 2B. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  31. ^ "Sanders are players of the year". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. December 29, 1994. p. 3C. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  32. ^ "Bills' Paup garners defensive player of year award". The Victoria Advocate. Associated Press. December 29, 1995. p. 3B. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  33. ^ "Consolation for Smith: Bills star voted Defensive Player of Year". Sun Journal. Associated Press. December 30, 1996. p. 1C. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  34. ^ "Stubblefield is defensive player of year". Lodi News-Sentinel. Associated Press. December 26, 1997. p. 17. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  35. ^ "Bucs' Sapp named NFL's top defensive player". The Southeast Missourian. Associated Press. January 14, 2000. p. 1B. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  36. ^ Ginsburg, David (January 3, 2001). "Ravens' Lewis named defensive player of the year". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Associated Press. p. 1B. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  37. ^ Wilner, Barry (January 17, 2002). "Sackmaster Strahan wins Defensive Player award". Kingman Daily Miner. Associated Press. p. 7. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  38. ^ Wilner, Barry (January 9, 2003). "Bucs' linebacker is NFL Defensive Player of the Year". The Argus-Press. Associated Press. p. 15. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  39. ^ "Ravens Lewis' win player of the year awards". Boca Raton News. Associated Press. January 1, 2004. p. 24. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  40. ^ "First safety in 20 years to win defensive award". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 7, 2005. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  41. ^ "Urlacher named AP Defensive Player of the Year". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 6, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  42. ^ Wilner, Barry (January 5, 2007). "Taylor takes home AP Defensive Player of the Year honor". USA Today. Associated Press. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  43. ^ "AP picks Colts' Sanders as top defensive player". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 7, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  44. ^ "Harrison has death grip on defensive award". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 5, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  45. ^ . NFL.com. Associated Press. January 12, 2010. Archived from the original on March 26, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
  46. ^ "Steelers' Polamalu voted AP's NFL Defensive Player of the Year". NFL.com. National Football League. January 31, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  47. ^ Zrebiec, Jeff (February 4, 2012). "Terrell Suggs selected AP Defensive Player of the Year". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  48. ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (February 2, 2013). "J.J. Watt near unanimous Defensive Player of the Year". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  49. ^ Brinson, Will (February 1, 2014). "Luke Kuechly wins 2013 Defensive Player of the Year". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  50. ^ "J.J. Watt wins third Defensive Player of the Year award, calls out doubters". CBS Sports. February 7, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  51. ^ Reyes, Lorenzo (February 4, 2017). "Raiders' Khalil Mack named NFL defensive player of the year". USA Today. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  52. ^ Shook, Nick (February 3, 2018). "Aaron Donald named NFL Defensive Player of the Year". NFL.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  53. ^ Patra, Kevin (February 2, 2019). "Aaron Donald named 2018 Defensive Player of Year". Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  54. ^ Shook, Nick (February 1, 2020). "Stephon Gilmore named 2019 Defensive Player of Year". NFL.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  55. ^ Patra, Kevin (February 10, 2022). "Steelers pass rusher T.J. Watt named 2021 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year". NFL.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

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The Defensive Player of the Year Award is given by the Associated Press AP to the most outstanding defensive player in the National Football League NFL at the end of every season It has been awarded since 1971 The winner is decided by votes from a panel of 50 AP sportswriters Since 2011 the award has been presented at the annual NFL Honors ceremony the day before the Super Bowl along with other AP awards such as the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award and AP NFL Rookie of the Year Award Defensive Player of the Year AwardT J Watt is the most recent recipient Awarded forDefensive player of the year in the National Football LeaguePresented byAssociated PressHistoryFirst award1971Most winsLawrence TaylorJ J WattAaron Donald 3 each Most recentT J WattLawrence Taylor J J Watt and Aaron Donald are the only three time winners of the award 1 Joe Greene Ray Lewis Mike Singletary Bruce Smith and Reggie White have each won it twice Taylor is the only player to win the award as a rookie doing so in 1981 2 In 2008 James Harrison became the only undrafted free agent to win the award 3 White is the only player to win the award with two different teams winning in 1987 with the Philadelphia Eagles and again with the Green Bay Packers in 1998 4 J J Watt is the only player to win the award unanimously receiving 50 out of 50 first place votes in 2014 5 He was also a near unanimous winner in 2012 as he earned 49 out of 50 votes 5 As of the end of the 2021 NFL season linebackers have won the award 17 times more than any other position A defensive end has won thirteen times followed by ten defensive tackles six cornerbacks and five safeties Only two winners of the AP Defensive Player of the Year Award have also won the AP s Most Valuable Player Award for the same season defensive tackle Alan Page in 1971 for the Minnesota Vikings and linebacker Lawrence Taylor in 1986 for the New York Giants 6 T J Watt is the incumbent holder of the award winning it for the 2021 NFL season 7 Contents 1 Winners 2 Multiple Time Winners 3 See also 4 ReferencesWinners Edit Ray Lewis No 52 and Terrell Suggs No 55 each won the award playing for the Baltimore Ravens Season Player Position Team Ref1971 Alan Page Defensive tackle Minnesota Vikings 8 1972 Joe Greene Defensive tackle Pittsburgh Steelers 9 1973 Dick Anderson Safety Miami Dolphins 10 1974 Joe Greene 2 Defensive tackle Pittsburgh Steelers 11 1975 Mel Blount Cornerback Pittsburgh Steelers 12 1976 Jack Lambert Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers 13 1977 Harvey Martin Defensive end Dallas Cowboys 14 1978 Randy Gradishar Linebacker Denver Broncos 15 1979 Lee Roy Selmon Defensive end Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 1980 Lester Hayes Cornerback Oakland Raiders 17 1981 Lawrence Taylor Linebacker New York Giants 18 1982 Lawrence Taylor 2 Linebacker New York Giants 19 1983 Doug Betters Defensive end Miami Dolphins 20 1984 Kenny Easley Safety Seattle Seahawks 21 1985 Mike Singletary Linebacker Chicago Bears 22 1986 Lawrence Taylor 3 Linebacker New York Giants 23 1987 Reggie White Defensive end Philadelphia Eagles 24 1988 Mike Singletary 2 Linebacker Chicago Bears 25 1989 Keith Millard Defensive tackle Minnesota Vikings 26 1990 Bruce Smith Defensive end Buffalo Bills 27 1991 Pat Swilling Linebacker New Orleans Saints 28 1992 Cortez Kennedy Defensive tackle Seattle Seahawks 29 1993 Rod Woodson Cornerback Pittsburgh Steelers 30 1994 Deion Sanders Cornerback San Francisco 49ers 31 1995 Bryce Paup Linebacker Buffalo Bills 32 1996 Bruce Smith 2 Defensive end Buffalo Bills 33 1997 Dana Stubblefield Defensive tackle San Francisco 49ers 34 1998 Reggie White 2 Defensive end Green Bay Packers 4 1999 Warren Sapp Defensive tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35 2000 Ray Lewis Linebacker Baltimore Ravens 36 2001 Michael Strahan Defensive end New York Giants 37 2002 Derrick Brooks Linebacker Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38 2003 Ray Lewis 2 Linebacker Baltimore Ravens 39 2004 Ed Reed Safety Baltimore Ravens 40 2005 Brian Urlacher Linebacker Chicago Bears 41 2006 Jason Taylor Defensive end Miami Dolphins 42 2007 Bob Sanders Safety Indianapolis Colts 43 2008 James Harrison Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers 44 2009 Charles Woodson Cornerback Green Bay Packers 45 2010 Troy Polamalu Safety Pittsburgh Steelers 46 2011 Terrell Suggs Linebacker Baltimore Ravens 47 2012 J J Watt Defensive end Houston Texans 48 2013 Luke Kuechly Linebacker Carolina Panthers 49 2014 J J Watt 2 Defensive end Houston Texans 5 2015 J J Watt 3 Defensive end Houston Texans 50 2016 Khalil Mack Defensive end Oakland Raiders 51 2017 Aaron Donald Defensive tackle Los Angeles Rams 52 2018 Aaron Donald 2 Defensive tackle Los Angeles Rams 53 2019 Stephon Gilmore Cornerback New England Patriots 54 2020 Aaron Donald 3 Defensive tackle Los Angeles Rams 7 2021 T J Watt Linebacker Pittsburgh Steelers 55 Multiple Time Winners EditPlayer Awards Position Team SeasonsLawrence Taylor 3 Linebacker New York Giants 1981 1982 1986J J Watt 3 Defensive end Houston Texans 2012 2014 2015Aaron Donald 3 Defensive tackle Los Angeles Rams 2017 2018 2020Joe Greene 2 Defensive tackle Pittsburgh Steelers 1972 1974Mike Singletary 2 Linebacker Chicago Bears 1985 1988Bruce Smith 2 Defensive end Buffalo Bills 1990 1996Reggie White 2 Defensive end Philadelphia EaglesGreen Bay Packers 1987 1998Ray Lewis 2 Linebacker Baltimore Ravens 2000 2003See also EditNational Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award for an overview of similar awards by other organizations Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award Pro Football Writers Association NFL Defensive Player of the Year Kansas City Committee of 101 AFC and NFC Defensive Players of the Year Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year AwardReferences EditGeneralGellerman Jacob Drexler Sam Marini Matt Cocchiaro Nicolas Zerkel Alex eds 2016 2018 Official NFL Record and Fact Book PDF National Football League pp 524 525 Retrieved August 14 2018 AP Defensive Player of the Year Winners Pro Football Reference com Sports Reference LLC Retrieved July 11 2016 NFL Defensive Player of the Year The San Diego Union Tribune Associated Press February 6 2016 Retrieved July 6 2017 Footnotes Wesseling Chris February 6 2016 J J Watt wins third Defensive Player of Year award NFL com NFL Retrieved July 11 2016 Lewis Michael 2007 The Blind Side Evolution of a Game W W Norton amp Company p 17 ISBN 978 0393066227 Retrieved July 6 2017 Kremer Andrea January 8 2017 Ageless Steelers star James Harrison strives to be like his father NFL com Retrieved October 23 2017 a b Wilner Barry January 7 1999 White named defensive player of year Herald Journal Associated Press p D1 Retrieved July 11 2016 a b c Brinson Will January 31 2015 J J Watt is first ever unanimous NFL Defensive Player of the Year CBS Sports Retrieved July 11 2016 Corry Joel December 30 2014 Who deserves the NFL MVP award National Football Post Archived from the original on February 1 2015 Retrieved July 6 2017 a b Patra Kevin February 6 2021 Rams DT Aaron Donald wins AP Defensive Player of the Year for third time NFL com Retrieved February 6 2021 Alan Page Hurrys To Defensive Award Daytona Beach Morning Journal Associated Press January 7 1972 p 14 Retrieved July 11 2016 Mihoces Gary January 5 1973 Joe Greene Defensive Player of the Year The Evening News Associated Press p 6B Retrieved July 11 2016 Buffalo s Simpson Dolphins Anderson Named Top Gridders Herald Journal Associated Press January 4 1974 p B4 Retrieved July 11 2016 Defensive Honor Goes To Mean Joe Greene Sarasota Herald Tribune Associated Press January 8 1975 p 1C Retrieved July 11 2016 Pittsburgh s Mel Blount Is Top Player Gettysburg Times Associated Press January 9 1976 p 11 Retrieved July 11 2016 Lambert defense winner The Tuscaloosa News Associated Press December 29 1976 p 15 Retrieved July 11 2016 Martin Named As Top Defensive Player The Times News Associated Press January 5 1978 p 16 Retrieved July 11 2016 Broncos Gradishar Wins Award Lakeland Ledger Associated Press January 12 1979 p 1D Retrieved July 11 2016 Lee Roy Selmon of Tampa defensive player of year The Day Associated Press December 21 1979 p 34 Retrieved July 11 2016 Lowitt Bruce January 8 1981 Lester Hayes picks off defensive player award Beaver County Times Associated Press p B 1 Retrieved July 11 2016 Taylor 1st rookie to be Defensive Player of Year The Evening Independent Associated Press January 8 1982 p 4 C Retrieved July 11 2016 Defensive player honors go to Taylor once more The Spokesman Review Associated Press January 8 1983 p 15 Retrieved July 11 2016 Miami s Betters Named Defensive Player Of Year Sarasota Herald Tribune Associated Press December 23 1983 p 14B Retrieved July 11 2016 Seahawks Easley top defender The Sumter Daily Item Associated Press December 19 1984 p 2C Retrieved July 11 2016 Chicago s Singletary gets defensive honor The Free Lance Star Associated Press December 31 1985 p 9 Retrieved July 11 2016 Taylor sweeps post season honors The Free Lance Star Associated Press December 31 1986 p 14 Retrieved July 11 2016 White named top defensive player The Hour Associated Press December 31 1987 p 25 Retrieved July 11 2016 Top defensive player Singletary Gettysburg Times Associated Press December 29 1988 p 2B Retrieved July 11 2016 Millard defensive player of year The Times News Associated Press December 30 1989 p 15 Retrieved July 11 2016 Buffalo s Bruce Smith honored Ellensburg Daily Record Associated Press January 10 1991 p 11 Retrieved July 11 2016 Saints Swilling Defensive Player of the Year Kingman Daily Miner Associated Press December 30 1991 p 6 Retrieved July 11 2016 Seattle tackle named defensive player of year The Times News Associated Press January 6 1993 p 1B Retrieved July 11 2016 Steelers Woodson top defensive player The Southeast Missourian Associated Press January 7 1994 p 2B Retrieved July 11 2016 Sanders are players of the year The Tuscaloosa News Associated Press December 29 1994 p 3C Retrieved July 11 2016 Bills Paup garners defensive player of year award The Victoria Advocate Associated Press December 29 1995 p 3B Retrieved July 11 2016 Consolation for Smith Bills star voted Defensive Player of Year Sun Journal Associated Press December 30 1996 p 1C Retrieved July 11 2016 Stubblefield is defensive player of year Lodi News Sentinel Associated Press December 26 1997 p 17 Retrieved July 11 2016 Bucs Sapp named NFL s top defensive player The Southeast Missourian Associated Press January 14 2000 p 1B Retrieved July 11 2016 Ginsburg David January 3 2001 Ravens Lewis named defensive player of the year Moscow Pullman Daily News Associated Press p 1B Retrieved July 11 2016 Wilner Barry January 17 2002 Sackmaster Strahan wins Defensive Player award Kingman Daily Miner Associated Press p 7 Retrieved July 11 2016 Wilner Barry January 9 2003 Bucs linebacker is NFL Defensive Player of the Year The Argus Press Associated Press p 15 Retrieved July 11 2016 Ravens Lewis win player of the year awards Boca Raton News Associated Press January 1 2004 p 24 Retrieved July 11 2016 First safety in 20 years to win defensive award ESPN com Associated Press January 7 2005 Retrieved January 5 2009 Urlacher named AP Defensive Player of the Year ESPN com Associated Press January 6 2006 Retrieved January 5 2009 Wilner Barry January 5 2007 Taylor takes home AP Defensive Player of the Year honor USA Today Associated Press Retrieved January 5 2009 AP picks Colts Sanders as top defensive player ESPN com Associated Press January 7 2008 Retrieved January 5 2009 Harrison has death grip on defensive award ESPN com Associated Press January 5 2009 Retrieved July 11 2016 CB Woodson voted AP s top defensive player NFL com Associated Press January 12 2010 Archived from the original on March 26 2010 Retrieved October 27 2010 Steelers Polamalu voted AP s NFL Defensive Player of the Year NFL com National Football League January 31 2011 Retrieved July 11 2016 Zrebiec Jeff February 4 2012 Terrell Suggs selected AP Defensive Player of the Year The Baltimore Sun Retrieved July 11 2016 Rosenthal Gregg February 2 2013 J J Watt near unanimous Defensive Player of the Year NFL com National Football League Retrieved July 11 2016 Brinson Will February 1 2014 Luke Kuechly wins 2013 Defensive Player of the Year CBS Sports Retrieved July 11 2016 J J Watt wins third Defensive Player of the Year award calls out doubters CBS Sports February 7 2016 Retrieved July 11 2016 Reyes Lorenzo February 4 2017 Raiders Khalil Mack named NFL defensive player of the year USA Today Retrieved April 24 2017 Shook Nick February 3 2018 Aaron Donald named NFL Defensive Player of the Year NFL com Retrieved February 3 2018 Patra Kevin February 2 2019 Aaron Donald named 2018 Defensive Player of Year Retrieved February 2 2019 Shook Nick February 1 2020 Stephon Gilmore named 2019 Defensive Player of Year NFL com Retrieved February 1 2020 Patra Kevin February 10 2022 Steelers pass rusher T J Watt named 2021 AP 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