who won the nfl defensive player of the year in 2010s

Troy Polamalu won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2010.

NAMEDPOYSEASONTMGPYDSYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Troy 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
2Terrell Suggs
T. Suggs
1
2011
16
9
0.6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
1
2012
16
7
0.4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4Luke Kuechly
L. Kuechly
1
2013
16
33
2.1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
1
2014
16
143
8.9
5
0
0.0
0
4
0.3
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6J.J. Watt
J.J. Watt
1
2015
16
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7Khalil Mack
K. Mack
1
2016
16
7
0.4
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
8Aaron Donald
A. Donald
1
2017
14
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
9Aaron Donald
A. Donald
1
2018
16
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10Stephon Gilmore
S. Gilmore
1
2019
16
126
7.9
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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