PFWA NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award
American football defensive player award

The Pro Football Writers of America has annually honored a defensive player of the year in the National Football League since 1992. From 1992 through 2012, the award was presented in conjunction with Pro Football Weekly.[1]

Winners

Season Player Team Position
1992
 Cortez Kennedy DT Seattle
1993
 Bruce Smith DE Buffalo
1994
 Deion Sanders CB San Francisco
1995
 Bryce Paup OLB Buffalo
1996
 Bruce Smith DE Buffalo
1997
 Dana Stubblefield DT San Francisco
1998
 Reggie White DE Green Bay
1999
 Warren Sapp DT Tampa Bay
2000
 Ray Lewis MLB Baltimore
2001
 Michael Strahan DE NY Giants
2002
 Derrick Brooks OLB Tampa Bay
2003
 Ray Lewis MLB Baltimore
2004
 Ed Reed S Baltimore
2005
 Brian Urlacher MLB Chicago
2006
 Jason Taylor DE Miami
2007
 Bob Sanders S Indianapolis
2008
 James Harrison OLB Pittsburgh
2009
 Charles Woodson CB Green Bay
2010
 Clay Matthews III OLB Green Bay
2011
 Terrell Suggs OLB Baltimore
2012
 J. J. Watt DE Houston
2013
 Robert Quinn DE St. Louis
2014
 J. J. Watt DE Houston
2015
 J. J. Watt DE Houston
2016
 Khalil Mack DE Oakland
2017
 Calais Campbell DE Jacksonville
2018
 Aaron Donald DT LA Rams
2019
 Stephon Gilmore CB New England
2020
 Aaron Donald DT LA Rams
2021
 T. J. Watt OLB Pittsburgh
2022
 Nick Bosa DE San Francisco
2023
 Myles Garrett DE Cleveland
2024
 Patrick Surtain II CB Denver
  • Source: [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pro Football Writers of America History (1964-2020)" (PDF). Pro Football Writers of America. September 1, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "Offensive Player of the Year | PFWA". Retrieved 2024-01-24.
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