The AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award is given by the Associated Press to the league's most outstanding defensive player at the end of every NFL season since 1971.

Jan 23, 2025 · AP Defensive Player of the Year. Zack Baun, Philadelphia Eagles LB; Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns DE; Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals DE; Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos CB;

Ben Wallace, Dikembe Mutombo and Rudy Gobert have won the award a record four times. The NBA Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season.

Full historical list of Defensive Player of the Year (Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy) winners

May 7, 2024 · A year-by-year list of the Kia Defensive Player of the Year Award winners: 2023-24 — Rudy Gobert, Minnesota Timberwolves . 2022-23 — Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis Grizzlies

Jan 22, 2025 · Broncos star cornerback Pat Surtain II was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America on Wednesday. He is the first Denver player to win the award.

Jan 8, 2025 · For the second consecutive year, Myles Garrett has cemented his status as the league’s premier defensive force, earning PFF’s Defensive Player of the Year honors. Garrett’s relentless dominance on the edge defined the 2024 season, with his 92.7 overall grade leading all qualifying defenders.

For the defensively minded, the NBA introduced the Defensive Player of the Year award starting with the 1982-83 season. Since the 2022-23 season, the winner has been awarded the Hakeem Olajuwon...

Feb 8, 2024 · Myles Garrett has officially crossed a prominent item off his checklist. Cleveland's edge-rushing monster earned his first Associated Press 2023 Defensive Player of the Year Award on Thursday...

Feb 9, 2023 · Bosa was named The Associated Press 2022 NFL Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday night at NFL Honors. The San Francisco pass rusher dominated the awards voting, receiving 46 first-place...