NFL quiz
NFL Defensive Player of the Year winners
55 awards from 1971 to 2025. A player typed once fills every season he won. A surname is enough unless two winners share it.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 55 answers
- Limit
- 8:30
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 55
- Time limit
- 8:30
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name every Defensive Player of the Year winner.
| Season | Position and team | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | DT, Minnesota Vikings | Not found yet |
| 1972 | DT, Pittsburgh Steelers | Not found yet |
| 1973 | S, Miami Dolphins | Not found yet |
| 1974 | DT, Pittsburgh Steelers | Not found yet |
| 1975 | CB, Pittsburgh Steelers | Not found yet |
| 1976 | LB, Pittsburgh Steelers | Not found yet |
| 1977 | DE, Dallas Cowboys | Not found yet |
| 1978 | LB, Denver Broncos | Not found yet |
| 1979 | DE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Not found yet |
| 1980 | CB, Oakland Raiders | Not found yet |
| 1981 | LB, New York Giants | Not found yet |
| 1982 | LB, New York Giants | Not found yet |
| 1983 | DE, Miami Dolphins | Not found yet |
| 1984 | S, Seattle Seahawks | Not found yet |
| 1985 | LB, Chicago Bears | Not found yet |
| 1986 | LB, New York Giants | Not found yet |
| 1987 | DT, Philadelphia Eagles | Not found yet |
| 1988 | LB, Chicago Bears | Not found yet |
| 1989 | DT, Minnesota Vikings | Not found yet |
| Season | Position and team | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | DE, Buffalo Bills | Not found yet |
| 1991 | LB, New Orleans Saints | Not found yet |
| 1992 | DT, Seattle Seahawks | Not found yet |
| 1993 | CB, Pittsburgh Steelers | Not found yet |
| 1994 | CB, San Francisco 49ers | Not found yet |
| 1995 | LB, Buffalo Bills | Not found yet |
| 1996 | DE, Buffalo Bills | Not found yet |
| 1997 | DT, San Francisco 49ers | Not found yet |
| 1998 | DE, Green Bay Packers | Not found yet |
| 1999 | DT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Not found yet |
| 2000 | LB, Baltimore Ravens | Not found yet |
| 2001 | DE, New York Giants | Not found yet |
| 2002 | LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Not found yet |
| 2003 | LB, Baltimore Ravens | Not found yet |
| 2004 | S, Baltimore Ravens | Not found yet |
| 2005 | LB, Chicago Bears | Not found yet |
| 2006 | DE, Miami Dolphins | Not found yet |
| 2007 | S, Indianapolis Colts | Not found yet |
| 2008 | LB, Pittsburgh Steelers | Not found yet |
| Season | Position and team | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | CB, Green Bay Packers | Not found yet |
| 2010 | S, Pittsburgh Steelers | Not found yet |
| 2011 | LB, Baltimore Ravens | Not found yet |
| 2012 | DE, Houston Texans | Not found yet |
| 2013 | LB, Carolina Panthers | Not found yet |
| 2014 | DE, Houston Texans | Not found yet |
| 2015 | DE, Houston Texans | Not found yet |
| 2016 | DE, Oakland Raiders | Not found yet |
| 2017 | DT, Los Angeles Rams | Not found yet |
| 2018 | DT, Los Angeles Rams | Not found yet |
| 2019 | CB, New England Patriots | Not found yet |
| 2020 | DT, Los Angeles Rams | Not found yet |
| 2021 | LB, Pittsburgh Steelers | Not found yet |
| 2022 | DL, San Francisco 49ers | Not found yet |
| 2023 | DE, Cleveland Browns | Not found yet |
| 2024 | CB, Denver Broncos | Not found yet |
| 2025 | DE, Cleveland Browns | Not found yet |
About this quiz
The AP Defensive Player of the Year award, with every winner the NFL's record book lists, from the 1971 season on. The award belongs to the season named, although it is announced early the next year.
- Lawrence Taylor, J.J. Watt and Aaron Donald have each won it 3 times, the most of anyone.
- 43 different winners fill the 55 rows.
- The 2025 winner was Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns.
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