nfl denfensive player of the year award list

Alan Page won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1971.

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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	Alan Page A. Page	1	1971	MIN	14	8	0.6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Joe Greene J. Greene	1	1972	PIT	14	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Dick Anderson D. Anderson	1	1973	MIA	14	215	15.4	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	52	3.7	0
4	Joe Greene J. Greene	1	1974	PIT	14	33	2.4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Mel Blount M. Blount	1	1975	PIT	14	260	18.6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	139	9.9	0	0	0.0	0
6	Jack Lambert J. Lambert	1	1976	PIT	14	68	4.9	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Harvey Martin H. Martin	1	1977	DAL	14	7	0.5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Randy Gradishar R. Gradishar	1	1978	DEN	16	49	3.1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
9	Lee Roy Selmon L. Roy Selmon	1	1979	TB	16	29	1.8	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Lester Hayes L. Hayes	1	1980	OAK	16	273	17.1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
11	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
12	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	1	1982	NYG	9	97	10.8	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Doug Betters D. Betters	1	1983	MIA	16	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	Kenny Easley K. Easley	1	1984	SEA	16	320	20.0	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	194	12.1	0
15	Mike Singletary M. Singletary	1	1985	CHI	16	34	2.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	1	1986	NYG	16	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Reggie White R. White	1	1987	PHI	12	70	5.8	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
18	Mike Singletary M. Singletary	1	1988	CHI	16	17	1.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Keith Millard K. Millard	1	1989	MIN	16	79	4.9	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
20	Bruce Smith B. Smith	1	1990	BUF	16	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Pat Swilling P. Swilling	1	1991	NO	16	44	2.8	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
22	Cortez Kennedy C. Kennedy	1	1992	SEA	16	19	1.2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Rod Woodson R. Woodson	1	1993	PIT	16	770	48.1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	294	18.4	0	338	21.1	0
24	Deion Sanders D. Sanders	1	1994	SF	14	303	21.6	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Bryce Paup B. Paup	1	1995	BUF	15	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

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116.0

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PASS YDS/G

187.6

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	3	2	.600
Packers	3	2	.600
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM

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5 - 0

Final

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1 - 4

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1,485

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1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

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Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

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Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

6

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QB Rating Leaders

119.6

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119.3

Purdy

111.3

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6.0

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31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

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Opp PPG Rankings

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14.0

18.6

18.8

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Total Yards Rankings

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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

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

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Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Likely

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Worst Record ATS

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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

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
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Alan Page won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1971.

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