nfl players with most defensive player of the year awards

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

	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	159	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	84	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	142	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	185	156	0.8	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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PASS

1,989

Stafford

RUSH

492

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REC

485

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Team Rankings

PPG

24.3

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OPP PPG

22.7

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RUSH YDS/G

125.0

10th

PASS YDS/G

286.0

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	6	1	.857
Seahawks	4	3	.571
Rams	3	4	.429
Cardinals	2	5	.286

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAR	@	ARI	4:05 PM
Wed 11/25	GB	@	LAR	8:00 PM
Thu 12/3	KC	@	LAR	8:15 PM

Last Game

Rams

3 - 4

Final

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3 - 4

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

651

Lamb

636

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Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

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Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

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Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

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QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

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110.1

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

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32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

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Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

102.5

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000