who has won defensive player of the year for the steelers

Joe Greene won the Defensive Player of the Year award for the Steelers in 1972.

NAMEDPOYSEASONTMGPYDSYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Joe Greene
J. Greene
1
1972
14
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2Joe Greene
J. Greene
1
1974
14
33
2.4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3Mel Blount
M. Blount
1
1975
14
260
18.6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
139
9.9
0
0
0.0
0
4Jack Lambert
J. Lambert
1
1976
14
68
4.9
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5Rod Woodson
R. Woodson
1
1993
16
770
48.1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
294
18.4
0
338
21.1
0
6James Harrison
J. Harrison
1
2008
15
15
1.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7Troy Polamalu
T. Polamalu
1
2010
14
101
7.2
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
8T.J. Watt
T.J. Watt
1
2021
15
1
0.1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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1,699

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561

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REC

374

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21.9

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19.7

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106.1

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Steelers Steelers
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.714
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2
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4
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.667
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3
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.571
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1
.643
3
4
0
.429
2
5
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.286
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4
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NFC NorthWLTPCT
6
0
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1.000
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2
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.714
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3
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3
4
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.429
3
4
0
.429
2
5
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.286
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6
1
0
.857
4
3
0
.571
3
4
0
.429
2
5
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.286
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5
1
0
.833
4
3
0
.571
2
5
0
.286
1
5
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.167
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5
2
0
.714
5
2
0
.714
4
2
0
.667
4
3
0
.571
AFC SouthWLTPCT
4
2
0
.667
2
5
0
.286
2
5
0
.286
1
6
0
.143
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.833
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2
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.714
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4
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.429
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6
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