most defensive player of the year awards in a career

Aaron Donald, J.J. Watt and Lawrence Taylor are tied for the most career Defensive Player of the Year awards, with 3.

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	NAME	DPOY	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	Aaron Donald A. Donald	3	156	40	0.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2	J.J. Watt	3	151	171	1.1	6	0	0.0	0	4	0.0	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	3	184	168	0.9	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
4	Myles Garrett M. Garrett	2	135	16	0.1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Ray Lewis R. Lewis	2	228	506	2.2	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
6	Bruce Smith B. Smith	2	279	33	0.1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Reggie White R. White	2	232	216	0.9	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Mike Singletary M. Singletary	2	179	74	0.4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
9	Joe Greene J. Greene	2	181	36	0.2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Pat Surtain II P. Surtain II	1	83	199	2.4	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Nick Bosa N. Bosa	1	87	82	0.9	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
12	T.J. Watt	1	139	131	0.9	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Khalil Mack K. Mack	1	182	156	0.9	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	Stephon Gilmore S. Gilmore	1	180	496	2.8	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Luke Kuechly L. Kuechly	1	118	196	1.7	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Bob Sanders B. Sanders	1	50	123	2.5	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Troy Polamalu T. Polamalu	1	158	518	3.3	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
18	Terrell Suggs T. Suggs	1	244	218	0.9	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	James Harrison J. Harrison	1	193	94	0.5	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	-2	0.0	0	1	0.0	0
20	Ed Reed E. Reed	1	174	1,947	11.2	13	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	205	1.2	1
21	Brian Urlacher B. Urlacher	1	182	528	2.9	5	0	0.0	0	27	0.1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
22	Charles Woodson C. Woodson	1	254	1,915	7.5	13	-3	0.0	0	27	0.1	0	47	0.2	0	736	2.9	0
23	Jason Taylor J. Taylor	1	233	356	1.5	9	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Derrick Brooks D. Brooks	1	224	545	2.4	7	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Warren Sapp W. Sapp	1	198	70	0.4	3	0	0.0	0	39	0.2	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

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214

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REC

358

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133.7

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	3	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	.667
Cardinals	1	2	.333
Rams	1	2	.333

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Sun 10/4	LAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	ARI	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
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Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

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Robinson

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Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

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Pass TD Leaders

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Cousins

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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QB Rating Leaders

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127.3

Lock

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Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

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32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

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13.7

16.7

17.0

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417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

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77.1

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000