Luke Kuechly and Lawrence Taylor are tied for the youngest Defensive Players of the Year in a season. They were 22 years old.
Interpreted as:
youngest player to win defensive player of the year in a regular season| 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 |  CAR | 16 | 93 | 63 | 156 | 2.0 | 15 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  | L. Taylor | 22 | 1 | 1981 |  NYG | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 |  | J.J. Watt | 23 | 1 | 2012 |  HOU | 16 | 69 | 12 | 81 | 20.5 | 138.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | | L. Taylor | 23 | 1 | 1982 | NYG | 9 | 7.5 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 5 |  | P. Surtain II | 24 | 1 | 2024 |  DEN | 16 | 34 | 11 | 45 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | | C. Kennedy | 24 | 1 | 1992 |  SEA | 16 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 7 | | J. Lambert | 24 | 1 | 1976 |  PIT | 14 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 |  | N. Bosa | 25 | 1 | 2022 |  SF | 16 | 41 | 10 | 51 | 18.5 | 137.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 |  | K. Mack | 25 | 1 | 2016 |  OAK | 16 | 54 | 19 | 73 | 11.0 | 75 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | | J.J. Watt | 25 | 1 | 2014 | HOU | 16 | 59 | 19 | 78 | 20.5 | 140 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 11 |  | R. Lewis | 25 | 1 | 2000 |  BAL | 16 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 12 | | K. Easley | 25 | 1 | 1984 | SEA | 16 | 0.0 | 10 | 126 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 13 | | L. Hayes | 25 | 1 | 1980 | OAK | 16 | 13 | 273 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | | L. Roy Selmon | 25 | 1 | 1979 |  TB | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 15 |  | A. Donald | 26 | 1 | 2017 |  LAR | 14 | 32 | 9 | 41 | 11.0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | J.J. Watt | 26 | 1 | 2015 | HOU | 16 | 57 | 19 | 76 | 17.5 | 117.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | | B. Sanders | 26 | 1 | 2007 |  IND | 15 | 72 | 25 | 97 | 3.5 | 17 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 |  | E. Reed | 26 | 1 | 2004 | BAL | 16 | 64 | 14 | 78 | 2.0 | 28 | 9 | 358 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 |  | R. White | 26 | 1 | 1987 |  PHI | 12 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 20 | | R. Gradishar | 26 | 1 | 1978 | DEN | 16 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| 21 | | J. Greene | 26 | 1 | 1972 | PIT | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 22 | | A. Page | 26 | 1 | 1971 |  MIN | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 23 |  | T.J. Watt | 27 | 1 | 2021 | PIT | 15 | 48 | 16 | 64 | 22.5 | 111.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | | A. Donald | 27 | 1 | 2018 | LAR | 16 | 41 | 18 | 59 | 20.5 | 183.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 |  | B. Urlacher | 27 | 1 | 2005 |  CHI | 16 | 98 | 24 | 122 | 6.0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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OPP PPG
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RUSH YDS/G
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 |
 Falcons | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 |
 Saints | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 |
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