5 days ago · Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II won the AP NFL defensive player of the year award with 26 first-place votes. Trey Hendrickson finished second with 11 first-place votes and Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett had five. See the five other players who got first place votes below.

5 days ago · Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II was named the 2024 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year at NFL Honors on Thursday night. Surtain becomes just the second defensive back to win the award ...

NFL Defensive Player of the Year voting results 2024. Below are the top-10 vote getters for the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year award in 2024. Note: A first-place vote is worth 10 points, a ...

5 days ago · The NFL Defensive Player of the Year as awarded by The Associated Press and selected by a nationwide panel of media: 2024 — Patrick Surtain II, Denver, CB. 2023 — Myles Garrett, Cleveland, DE. 2022 — Nick Bosa, San Francisco, DE. 2021 — T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh, Edge. 2020 — Aaron Donald, Los Angeles, DT. 2019 — Stephon Gilmore, New ...

Ben Wallace, Dikembe Mutombo and Rudy Gobert have won the award a record four times. The NBA Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season.

The AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award is given by the Associated Press to the league's most outstanding defensive player at the end of every NFL season since 1971.

5 days ago · The NFL Defensive Player of the Year award has largely been the domain of the league's top pass rushers in recent years. The 2024 season, however, featured a breakthrough performance.

5 days ago · The NFL's best defensive player once again resides in the Mile High City. The NFL's 2025 Defensive Player of the Year award was given to Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II. Surtain beat out ...

Full historical list of Defensive Player of the Year (Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy) winners

May 7, 2024 · A year-by-year list of the Kia Defensive Player of the Year Award winners: 2023-24 — Rudy Gobert, Minnesota Timberwolves . 2022-23 — Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis Grizzlies