most defensive player of the year in nfl history

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

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	NAME	DPOY	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Aaron Donald A. Donald	3	156	341	206	547	111.0	813	0	0	0	24	7	0
2	J.J. Watt	3	151	449	137	586	114.5	808.5	2	99	2	27	17	1
3	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	3	184				132.5		9	134	2		11	0
4	Myles Garrett M. Garrett	2	135	293	119	412	125.5	827.5	0	0	0	23	6	1
5	Ray Lewis R. Lewis	2	228	978	365	1,343	41.5		31	503	3	17	20	0
6	Bruce Smith B. Smith	2	279	85	28	113	200.0		2	0	0	6	15	1
7	Reggie White R. White	2	232				198.0		3	79	0		20	2
8	Mike Singletary M. Singletary	2	179				19.0		7	44	0		12	0
9	Joe Greene J. Greene	2	181						1	26	0		16	0
10	Pat Surtain II P. Surtain II	1	83	231	65	296	0.0	0	12	199	2	2	1	0
11	Nick Bosa N. Bosa	1	87	195	90	285	64.5	460	2	76	0	13	5	0
12	T.J. Watt	1	138	360	166	526	118.5	753.5	10	96	1	36	14	1
13	Khalil Mack K. Mack	1	182	485	185	670	115.0	817	3	66	2	36	13	0
14	Stephon Gilmore S. Gilmore	1	180	521	96	617	1.0	7	32	496	2	8	3	0
15	Luke Kuechly L. Kuechly	1	118	688	402	1,090	12.5	73	18	153	1	7	9	1
16	Bob Sanders B. Sanders	1	50	227	78	305	3.5	17	6	61	0	2	4	1
17	Troy Polamalu T. Polamalu	1	158	577	196	773	12.0	76	32	398	3	14	7	2
18	Terrell Suggs T. Suggs	1	244	624	262	886	139.0	995	7	144	2	39	15	1
19	James Harrison J. Harrison	1	193	573	220	793	84.5	536.5	8	95	0	34	9	1
20	Ed Reed E. Reed	1	174	534	112	646	6.0	56	64	1,590	7	11	13	2
21	Brian Urlacher B. Urlacher	1	182	949	289	1,238	41.5		22	324	2	12	16	2
22	Charles Woodson C. Woodson	1	254	818	198	1,016	20.0		65	966	11	28	18	2
23	Jason Taylor J. Taylor	1	233	407	177	584	139.5		8	110	3	40	29	6
24	Derrick Brooks D. Brooks	1	224	681	218	899	13.5		25	530	6	11	4	1
25	Warren Sapp W. Sapp	1	198	234	65	299	96.5		4	8	1	8	12	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

872

Stafford

RUSH

214

Williams

REC

358

Adams

Team Rankings

PPG

20.3

20th

OPP PPG

21.0

13th

RUSH YDS/G

133.7

7th

PASS YDS/G

295.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM

Last Game

Rams

1 - 2

Final

Broncos

2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

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

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
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