Defensive Player of the Year Award

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College Basketball (1)
Awards (1)
Defense (1)
Individual Achievement (1)
Rookie Excellence (1)
Defensive Performance (1)
NFL Achievements (1)
Individual Excellence (1)
Team Success (1)

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Defensive Player of the Year (3) · Cleveland Browns (2) · Zuby Ejiofor (1) · Big East (1) · St. John's (1) · basketball awards (1) · Madison Square Garden (1) · Villanova (1) · Creighton (1) · Carson Schwesinger (1) · 2025 NFL season (1) · Rookie linebacker (1) · Defensive standout (1) · NFL awards (1) · Myles Garrett (1) · NFL (1) · Unanimous selection (1) · Edge rusher (1) · 2025 season (1)

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Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY or DPOTY) is the name of an award given in sports for outstanding defensive play by a single player over the course of a season. Many sports leagues award this type of award.

📰 Related News (4)

🇺🇸 Two-time All-Pro, 2019 DPOY Gilmore retiring (2026-04-02)
Two-time All-Pro cornerback Stephon Gilmore announced his retirement from the NFL....
🇺🇸 St. John's Forward Zuby Ejiofor Wins Big East Defensive Player of the Year (2026-03-09)
Zuby Ejiofor of St. John's was selected as Big East Defensive Player of the Year in balloting by the league's head coaches....
🇺🇸 Another Award for Browns: LB Carson Schwesinger Wins Defensive Player of the Year (2026-02-06)
There were several defensive rookie standouts in 2025, but Cleveland Browns linebacker Carson Schwesinger stood above them all....
🇺🇸 Browns Star Myles Garrett Unanimously Wins Defensive Player of the Year (2026-02-06)
Myles Garrett's 2025 season was already historic enough as is, but the Cleveland Browns star edge rusher has made even more history....

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Cleveland Browns · 2 shared articles
National Football League · 2 shared articles
Zuby Ejiofor · 1 shared articles
Big East Conference · 1 shared articles
Madison Square Garden · 1 shared articles
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Villanova · 1 shared articles
Myles Garrett · 1 shared articles
Stephon Gilmore · 1 shared articles
Carson Schwesinger · 1 shared articles