has a rookie ever won defensive player of the year

Lawrence Taylor won the Defensive Player of the Year award in his rookie season in 1981.

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		NAME	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1		Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	1	1981	NYG	16	5	0.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

	NAME	DATE	DPOY	SEASON	TM		OPP	YDS	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC TD	KR YDS	KR TD	PR YDS	PR TD
1	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	12/19/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	12/13/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	12/6/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	LA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	11/29/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	SF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	11/22/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	11/15/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	WAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	11/8/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	GB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	11/1/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	NYJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	10/25/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	ATL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	10/18/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	SEA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	10/11/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	10/4/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	GB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	9/27/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	9/20/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	NO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	9/13/1981	1	1981	NYG	@	WAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	9/6/1981	1	1981	NYG	vs	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Average		0.1					0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Total		1					5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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More Giants Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

805

Winston

RUSH

294

Skattebo

REC

329

Nabers

Team Rankings

PPG

21.8

20th

OPP PPG

21.2

10th

RUSH YDS/G

109.0

16th

PASS YDS/G

211.0

21st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	NYG	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	NYG	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Sun 11/22	JAX	@	NYG	1:00 PM

Last Game

Giants

3 - 1 - 1

Final

Commanders

1 - 3 - 1

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

7

Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

Loop

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000