Luke Kuechly and Lawrence Taylor are tied for the youngest NFL Defensive Players of the Year in a season. They were 22 years old.
Interpreted as:
youngest player to win NFL 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 | 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 |  | J.J. Watt | 23 | 1 | 2012 | 16 | 69 | 12 | 81 | 20.5 | 138.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | | L. Taylor | 23 | 1 | 1982 | 9 | 7.5 | 1 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 |  | P. Surtain II | 24 | 1 | 2024 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 45 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | | C. Kennedy | 24 | 1 | 1992 | 16 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | | J. Lambert | 24 | 1 | 1976 | 14 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 |  | N. Bosa | 25 | 1 | 2022 | 16 | 41 | 10 | 51 | 18.5 | 137.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | K. Mack | 25 | 1 | 2016 | 16 | 54 | 19 | 73 | 11.0 | 75 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | | J.J. Watt | 25 | 1 | 2014 | 16 | 59 | 19 | 78 | 20.5 | 140 | 1 | 80 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| 11 |  | R. Lewis | 25 | 1 | 2000 | 16 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | | K. Easley | 25 | 1 | 1984 | 16 | 0.0 | 10 | 126 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | | L. Hayes | 25 | 1 | 1980 | 16 | 13 | 273 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 14 | | L. Roy Selmon | 25 | 1 | 1979 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 15 |  | A. Donald | 26 | 1 | 2017 | 14 | 32 | 9 | 41 | 11.0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 16 | | J.J. Watt | 26 | 1 | 2015 | 16 | 57 | 19 | 76 | 17.5 | 117.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | | B. Sanders | 26 | 1 | 2007 | 15 | 72 | 25 | 97 | 3.5 | 17 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 |  | E. Reed | 26 | 1 | 2004 | 16 | 64 | 14 | 78 | 2.0 | 28 | 9 | 358 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 19 |  | R. White | 26 | 1 | 1987 | 12 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 20 | | R. Gradishar | 26 | 1 | 1978 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 21 | | J. Greene | 26 | 1 | 1972 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 22 | | A. Page | 26 | 1 | 1971 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 23 |  | T.J. Watt | 27 | 1 | 2021 | 15 | 48 | 16 | 64 | 22.5 | 111.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 24 | | A. Donald | 27 | 1 | 2018 | 16 | 41 | 18 | 59 | 20.5 | 183.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 |  | B. Urlacher | 27 | 1 | 2005 | 16 | 98 | 24 | 122 | 6.0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
LAR
CHIMore Panthers Stats
Team Leaders 
PASS
3,011
Young
RUSH
1,076
Dowdle
REC
1,014
McMillan
Team Rankings
PPG
18.3
27th
OPP PPG
22.4
15th
RUSH YDS/G
116.3
19th
PASS YDS/G
194.4
27th
2025 Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
 Panthers | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
NFL 2025 Leaders
NFL 2025 Rankings
NFL Fantasy 2025
NFL 2025 Betting
NFL 2025 Standings
| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
| Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
