who was the defensive player of the year in 1986

Lawrence Taylor won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1986.

		NAME	DPOY	SEASON	TM	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		Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	1	1986	NYG	16	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

	NAME	DATE	DPOY	SEASON	TM		OPP	YDS	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC TD	KR YDS	KR TD	PR YDS	PR TD
1	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	12/20/1986	1	1986	NYG	vs	GB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	12/14/1986	1	1986	NYG	vs	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	12/7/1986	1	1986	NYG	@	WAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	12/1/1986	1	1986	NYG	@	SF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	11/23/1986	1	1986	NYG	vs	DEN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	11/16/1986	1	1986	NYG	@	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	11/9/1986	1	1986	NYG	@	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	11/2/1986	1	1986	NYG	vs	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	10/27/1986	1	1986	NYG	vs	WAS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	10/19/1986	1	1986	NYG	@	SEA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	10/12/1986	1	1986	NYG	vs	PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	10/5/1986	1	1986	NYG	@	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	9/28/1986	1	1986	NYG	vs	NO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	9/21/1986	1	1986	NYG	@	RAI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	9/14/1986	1	1986	NYG	vs	SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Lawrence Taylor L. Taylor	9/8/1986	1	1986	NYG	@	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Average		0.1					0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Total		1					0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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RUSH

418

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605

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23.0

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RUSH YDS/G

116.7

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PASS YDS/G

243.1

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	NYG	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/12	WAS	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Sun 11/22	JAX	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	NYG	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	SF	@	NYG	1:00 PM

Last Game

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Final

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1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

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Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

651

Lamb

636

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16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

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QB Rating Leaders

112.5

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110.4

Burrow

110.1

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Sack Leaders

7.5

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7.0

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6.0

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NFL 2026 Rankings

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30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

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

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

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Walker

120.7

Robinson

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Smith-Njigba

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Watson

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