oldest player to win nfl defensive player of the year award

Reggie White is the oldest in the NFL in a season when winning the Defensive Player of the Year award >0 times. He was 37 years old in 1998.

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	NAME	Age	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Reggie White R. White	37	1	1998	GB	16				16.0		0	0	0		0	0
2	Charles Woodson C. Woodson	33	1	2009	GB	16	66	8	74	2.0	18	9	179	3	4	1	0
3	Bruce Smith B. Smith	33	1	1996	BUF	16				13.5		0	0	0		1	0
4	Jason Taylor J. Taylor	32	1	2006	MIA	16	42	20	62	13.5	74	2	71	2	9	2	0
5	Myles Garrett M. Garrett	30	1	2025	CLE	17	43	17	60	23.0	165	0	0	0	3	0	0
6	James Harrison J. Harrison	30	1	2008	PIT	15	67	34	101	16.0	114.5	1	33	0	7	0	0
7	Michael Strahan M. Strahan	30	1	2001	NYG	16	61	12	73	22.5	177.5	0	0	0	6	1	1
8	Mike Singletary M. Singletary	30	1	1988	CHI	16				1.0		1	13	0		1	0
9	Aaron Donald A. Donald	29	1	2020	LAR	16	27	18	45	13.5	86	0	0	0	4	1	0
10	Stephon Gilmore S. Gilmore	29	1	2019	NE	16	44	9	53	0.0	0	6	126	2	0	1	0
11	Terrell Suggs T. Suggs	29	1	2011	BAL	16	50	20	70	14.0	91	2	9	0	7	0	0
12	Troy Polamalu T. Polamalu	29	1	2010	PIT	14	49	14	63	1.0	15	7	101	1	1	1	0
13	Derrick Brooks D. Brooks	29	1	2002	TB	16	88	30	118	1.0	8	5	218	3	1	1	1
14	Myles Garrett M. Garrett	28	1	2023	CLE	16	33	9	42	14.0	101.5	0	0	0	4	1	0
15	Ray Lewis R. Lewis	28	1	2003	BAL	16	121	42	163	1.5	11	6	99	1	2	2	0
16	Rod Woodson R. Woodson	28	1	1993	PIT	16				2.0		8	138	1		1	0
17	Joe Greene J. Greene	28	1	1974	PIT	14						1	26	0		4	0
18	T.J. Watt	27	1	2021	PIT	15	48	16	64	22.5	111.5	0	0	0	5	3	0
19	Aaron Donald A. Donald	27	1	2018	LAR	16	41	18	59	20.5	183.5	0	0	0	4	2	0
20	Brian Urlacher B. Urlacher	27	1	2005	CHI	16	98	24	122	6.0	44	0	0	0	1	0	0
21	Warren Sapp W. Sapp	27	1	1999	TB	15				12.5		0	0	0		2	0
22	Dana Stubblefield D. Stubblefield	27	1	1997	SF	16				15.0		0	0	0		0	0
23	Bryce Paup B. Paup	27	1	1995	BUF	15				17.5		2	0	0		1	0
24	Deion Sanders D. Sanders	27	1	1994	SF	14				0.0		6	303	3		1	0
25	Pat Swilling P. Swilling	27	1	1991	NO	16				17.0		1	39	1		1	0

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