oldest player to win defensive player of the year

Reggie White is the oldest Defensive Player of the Year in a season. He was 37 years old in 1998.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to win defensive player of the year in a regular season
NAMEAgeDPOYSEASONTMGPTKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Reggie White
R. White
37
1
1998
16
16.0
0
0
0
0
0
2Charles Woodson
C. Woodson
33
1
2009
16
66
8
74
2.0
18
9
179
3
4
1
0
3Bruce Smith
B. Smith
33
1
1996
16
13.5
0
0
0
1
0
4Jason Taylor
J. Taylor
32
1
2006
16
42
20
62
13.5
74
2
71
2
9
2
0
5Myles Garrett
M. Garrett
30
1
2025
17
43
17
60
23.0
165
0
0
0
3
0
0
6James Harrison
J. Harrison
30
1
2008
15
67
34
101
16.0
114.5
1
33
0
7
0
0
7Michael Strahan
M. Strahan
30
1
2001
16
61
12
73
22.5
177.5
0
0
0
6
1
1
8Mike Singletary
M. Singletary
30
1
1988
16
1.0
1
13
0
1
0
9Aaron Donald
A. Donald
29
1
2020
16
27
18
45
13.5
86
0
0
0
4
1
0
10Stephon Gilmore
S. Gilmore
29
1
2019
16
44
9
53
0.0
0
6
126
2
0
1
0
11Terrell Suggs
T. Suggs
29
1
2011
16
50
20
70
14.0
91
2
9
0
7
0
0
12Troy Polamalu
T. Polamalu
29
1
2010
14
49
14
63
1.0
15
7
101
1
1
1
0
13Derrick Brooks
D. Brooks
29
1
2002
16
88
30
118
1.0
8
5
218
3
1
1
1
14Myles Garrett
M. Garrett
28
1
2023
16
33
9
42
14.0
101.5
0
0
0
4
1
0
15Ray Lewis
R. Lewis
28
1
2003
16
121
42
163
1.5
11
6
99
1
2
2
0
16Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
28
1
1993
16
2.0
8
138
1
1
0
17Joe Greene
J. Greene
28
1
1974
14
1
26
0
4
0
18T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
27
1
2021
15
48
16
64
22.5
111.5
0
0
0
5
3
0
19Aaron Donald
A. Donald
27
1
2018
16
41
18
59
20.5
183.5
0
0
0
4
2
0
20Brian Urlacher
B. Urlacher
27
1
2005
16
98
24
122
6.0
44
0
0
0
1
0
0
21Warren Sapp
W. Sapp
27
1
1999
15
12.5
0
0
0
2
0
22Dana Stubblefield
D. Stubblefield
27
1
1997
16
15.0
0
0
0
0
0
23Bryce Paup
B. Paup
27
1
1995
15
17.5
2
0
0
1
0
24Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
27
1
1994
14
0.0
6
303
3
1
0
25Pat Swilling
P. Swilling
27
1
1991
16
17.0
1
39
1
1
0

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