J.J. Watt is the youngest in the NFL defensive lineman in a season when winning the Defensive Player of the Year award >0 times. He was 23 years old in 2012.
| NAME | Age | DPOY | SEASON | TM | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J.J. Watt | 23 | 1 | 2012 | 16 | 69 | 12 | 81 | 20.5 | 138.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | C. Kennedy | 24 | 1 | 1992 | 16 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 |  | N. Bosa | 25 | 1 | 2022 | 16 | 41 | 10 | 51 | 18.5 | 137.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  | K. Mack | 25 | 1 | 2016 | 16 | 54 | 19 | 73 | 11.0 | 75 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 5 | | J.J. Watt | 25 | 1 | 2014 | 16 | 59 | 19 | 78 | 20.5 | 140 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| 6 | | L. Roy Selmon | 25 | 1 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 7 |  | A. Donald | 26 | 1 | 2017 | 14 | 32 | 9 | 41 | 11.0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | | J.J. Watt | 26 | 1 | 2015 | 16 | 57 | 19 | 76 | 17.5 | 117.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | R. White | 26 | 1 | 1987 | 12 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 10 | | J. Greene | 26 | 1 | 1972 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 11 | | A. Page | 26 | 1 | 1971 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 12 | | A. Donald | 27 | 1 | 2018 | 16 | 41 | 18 | 59 | 20.5 | 183.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | | W. Sapp | 27 | 1 | 1999 | 15 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | | D. Stubblefield | 27 | 1 | 1997 | 16 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 |  | B. Smith | 27 | 1 | 1990 | 16 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | | K. Millard | 27 | 1 | 1989 | 16 | 18.0 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 17 | | D. Betters | 27 | 1 | 1983 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | | H. Martin | 27 | 1 | 1977 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 |  | M. Garrett | 28 | 1 | 2023 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 42 | 14.0 | 101.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | | J. Greene | 28 | 1 | 1974 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 21 | | A. Donald | 29 | 1 | 2020 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 13.5 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | | M. Garrett | 30 | 1 | 2025 | 17 | 43 | 17 | 60 | 23.0 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 |  | M. Strahan | 30 | 1 | 2001 | 16 | 61 | 12 | 73 | 22.5 | 177.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| 24 |  | J. Taylor | 32 | 1 | 2006 | 16 | 42 | 20 | 62 | 13.5 | 74 | 2 | 71 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | | B. Smith | 33 | 1 | 1996 | 16 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
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22.0
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22.4
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
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