players with most nfl 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.

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	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	157	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	140	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	184	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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Team Leaders

PASS

1,572

Stafford

RUSH

343

Williams

REC

441

Adams

Team Rankings

PPG

23.8

13th

OPP PPG

24.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

116.8

12th

PASS YDS/G

317.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
Rams	2	3	.400
Cardinals	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	ARI	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAR	@	ARI	4:05 PM

Last Game

Bills

4 - 1

Final

Rams

2 - 3

Mon 12 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

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	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
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