Luke Kuechly and Lawrence Taylor are tied for the youngest linebackers when winning the Defensive Player of the Year award >0 times. They are 22 years old.
| NAME | Age | DPOY | SEASON | TM | GP | TKL | AST | COMB | SCK | SCKY | INT | INT YDS | INT TD | FF | FR | FR TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Kuechly | 22 | 1 | 2013 | 16 | 93 | 63 | 156 | 2.0 | 15 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | L. Taylor | 22 | 1 | 1981 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | | L. Taylor | 23 | 1 | 1982 | 9 | 7.5 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 |  | J. Lambert | 24 | 1 | 1976 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 |  | R. Lewis | 25 | 1 | 2000 | 16 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | | R. Gradishar | 26 | 1 | 1978 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 7 |  | T.J. Watt | 27 | 1 | 2021 | 15 | 48 | 16 | 64 | 22.5 | 111.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 |  | B. Urlacher | 27 | 1 | 2005 | 16 | 98 | 24 | 122 | 6.0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | B. Paup | 27 | 1 | 1995 | 15 | 17.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | | P. Swilling | 27 | 1 | 1991 | 16 | 17.0 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | | L. Taylor | 27 | 1 | 1986 | 16 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | | M. Singletary | 27 | 1 | 1985 | 16 | 3.0 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | | R. Lewis | 28 | 1 | 2003 | 16 | 121 | 42 | 163 | 1.5 | 11 | 6 | 99 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | | T. Suggs | 29 | 1 | 2011 | 16 | 50 | 20 | 70 | 14.0 | 91 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | D. Brooks | 29 | 1 | 2002 | 16 | 88 | 30 | 118 | 1.0 | 8 | 5 | 218 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 | | J. Harrison | 30 | 1 | 2008 | 15 | 67 | 34 | 101 | 16.0 | 114.5 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | | M. Singletary | 30 | 1 | 1988 | 16 | 1.0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 Panthers | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
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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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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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