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Der '''NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award''' ist die Auszeichnung für den besten Spieler der [[Defense]] (''Abwehr'') in einer Saison der [[Vereinigte Staaten|US-amerikanischen]] [[American Football|American-Football]]-Liga [[National Football League]] (NFL). Die Ernennung zum ''NFL Defensive Player of the Year'' wird jährlich durch die [[Associated Press]] (AP) durchgeführt. Neben der Associated Press hatte auch die ''Newspaper Enterprise Association'' (NEA) von 1966 bis 1996 einen Preis für den besten Abwehrspieler des Jahres vergeben. Der Titel stellt eine hohe Auszeichnung dar und steigert das Renommee eines Spielers. Die Auszeichnung gilt als die wichtigste Auszeichnung an einen Abwehrspieler durch die amerikanische Presse. Eine automatische Aufnahme in die [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] ist damit nicht verbunden. Viele Spieler, denen diese Ehrung zuteilwurde, wurden allerdings nach ihrer aktiven Laufbahn in die [[Ruhmeshalle]] der NFL aufgenommen.

== AP - Liste der ernannten Spieler ==
{|class="wikitable sortable sortable"
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!Saison!!Spielername!!Position!!NFL Team
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|[[NFL 1971|1971]]||[[Alan Page]]||[[Defensive Line#Defensive Tackle|Defensive Tackle]]||[[Minnesota Vikings]]
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|[[NFL 1972|1972]]||[[Joe Greene (Footballspieler)|Joe Greene]]||Defensive Tackle||[[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
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|[[NFL 1973|1973]]||[[Dick Anderson]]||[[Safety (Footballposition)|Safety]]||[[Miami Dolphins]]
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|[[NFL 1974|1974]]||Joe Greene (2)||Defensive Tackle||Pittsburgh Steelers
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|[[NFL 1975|1975]]||[[Mel Blount]]||[[Cornerback]]||Pittsburgh Steelers
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|[[NFL 1976|1976]]||[[Jack Lambert (Footballspieler)|Jack Lambert]]||[[Linebacker]]||Pittsburgh Steelers
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|[[NFL 1977|1977]]||[[Harvey Martin]]||[[Defensive Line#Defensive End|Defensive End]]||[[Dallas Cowboys]]
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|[[NFL 1978|1978]]||[[Randy Gradishar]]||Linebacker||[[Denver Broncos]]
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|[[NFL 1979|1979]]||[[Lee Roy Selmon]]||Linebacker||Denver Broncos
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|[[NFL 1980|1980]]||[[Lester Hayes]]||Cornerback|| [[Las Vegas Raiders|Oakland Raiders]]
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|[[NFL 1981|1981]]||[[Lawrence Taylor]]||Linebacker||[[New York Giants]]
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|[[NFL 1982|1982]]||Lawrence Taylor (2)||Linebacker||New York Giants
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|[[NFL 1983|1983]]||[[Doug Betters]]||Defensive End||Miami Dolphins
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|[[NFL 1984|1984]]||[[Kenny Easley]]||Safety||[[Seattle Seahawks]]
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|[[NFL 1985|1985]]||[[Mike Singletary]]||Linebacker||[[Chicago Bears]]
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|[[NFL 1986|1986]]||Lawrence Taylor (3)||Linebacker||New York Giants
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|[[NFL 1987|1987]]||[[Reggie White]]||Defensive End||[[Philadelphia Eagles]]
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|[[NFL 1988|1988]]||Mike Singletary (2)||Linebacker||Chicago Bears
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|[[NFL 1989|1989]]||[[Keith Millard]]||Defensive Tackle||Minnesota Vikings
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|[[NFL 1990|1990]]||[[Bruce Smith (Footballspieler)|Bruce Smith]]||Defensive End||[[Buffalo Bills]]
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|[[NFL 1991|1991]]||[[Pat Swilling]]||Linebacker||[[New Orleans Saints]]
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|[[NFL 1992|1992]]||[[Cortez Kennedy]]||Defensive Tackle||Seattle Seahawks
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|[[NFL 1993|1993]]||[[Rod Woodson]]||Cornerback||Pittsburgh Steelers
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|[[NFL 1994|1994]]||[[Deion Sanders]]||Cornerback||[[San Francisco 49ers]]
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|[[NFL 1995|1995]]||[[Bryce Paup]]||Linebacker||Buffallo Bills
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|[[NFL 1996|1996]]||Bruce Smith (2)||Defensive End||Buffallo Bills
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|[[NFL 1997|1997]]||[[Dana Stubblefield]]||Defensive Tackle||San Francisco 49ers
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|[[NFL 1998|1998]]||Reggie White (2)|| Defensive End||[[Green Bay Packers]]
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|[[NFL 1999|1999]]||[[Warren Sapp]]||Defensive Tackle||[[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
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|[[NFL 2000|2000]]||[[Ray Lewis (Footballspieler)|Ray Lewis]]||Linebacker|| [[Baltimore Ravens]]
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|[[NFL 2001|2001]]||[[Michael Strahan]]||Defensive End||New York Giants
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|[[NFL 2002|2002]]||[[Derrick Brooks]]||Linebacker||Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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|[[NFL 2003|2003]]||Ray Lewis (2)||Linebacker||Baltimore Ravens
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|[[NFL 2004|2004]]||[[Ed Reed (Footballspieler)|Ed Reed]]||Safety|| Baltimore Ravens
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| [[NFL 2005|2005]] || [[Brian Urlacher]] || Linebacker || Chicago Bears
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| [[NFL 2006|2006]] || [[Jason Taylor (Footballspieler)|Jason Taylor]] || Defensive End || Miami Dolphins
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| [[NFL 2007|2007]] || [[Bob Sanders]] || Safety || [[Indianapolis Colts]]
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| [[NFL 2008|2008]] || [[James Harrison (Footballspieler)|James Harrison]] || Linebacker || Pittsburgh Steelers
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| [[NFL 2009|2009]] || [[Charles Woodson]] || Cornerback ||Green Bay Packers
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| [[NFL 2010|2010]] || [[Troy Polamalu]] || Safety || Pittsburgh Steelers
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| [[NFL 2011|2011]] || [[Terrell Suggs]] || Linebacker || Baltimore Ravens
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| [[NFL 2012|2012]] || [[J. J. Watt]] || Defensive End || [[Houston Texans]]
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| [[NFL 2013|2013]] || [[Luke Kuechly]] || Linebacker || [[Carolina Panthers]]
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| [[NFL 2014|2014]] || J. J. Watt (2) || Defensive End || Houston Texans
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| [[NFL 2015|2015]] || J. J. Watt (3) || Defensive End || Houston Texans
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| [[NFL 2016|2016]] || [[Khalil Mack]] || Defensive End || Oakland Raiders
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| [[NFL 2017|2017]] || [[Aaron Donald]] || Defensive Tackle || [[Los Angeles Rams]]
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| [[NFL 2018|2018]] || Aaron Donald (2) || Defensive Tackle || Los Angeles Rams
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| [[NFL 2019|2019]] || [[Stephon Gilmore]] || Cornerback || [[New England Patriots]]
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| [[NFL 2020|2020]] || Aaron Donald (3) || Defensive Tackle || Los Angeles Rams
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| [[NFL 2021|2021]] || [[T. J. Watt]] || Linebacker || Pittsburgh Steelers
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| [[NFL 2022|2022]] || [[Nick Bosa]] || Defensive End || San Francisco 49ers
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| [[NFL 2023|2023]] || [[Myles Garrett]] || Defensive End || [[Cleveland Browns]]
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| [[NFL 2024|2024]] || [[Patrick Surtain II]] || Cornerback || [[Denver Broncos]]
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| [[NFL 2025|2025]] || Myles Garrett (2) || Defensive End || Cleveland Browns
|}<small>Quelle:pro-football-reference.com<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-defensive-player-of-the-year.htm AP Defensive Player of the Year Winners] auf pro-football-reference.com. Abgerufen am 7. Februar 2026.</ref></small>

== NEA - Liste der ernannten Spieler ==
* 1966: [[Larry Wilson (Footballspieler)|Larry Wilson]], Safety, St. Louis Cardinals
* 1967: [[Deacon Jones]], Defensive End, Los Angeles Rams
* 1968: Deacon Jones, Defensive End, Los Angeles Rams
* 1969: [[Dick Butkus]], Linebacker, Chicago Bears
* 1970: Dick Butkus, Linebacker, Chicago Bears
* 1971: [[Carl Eller]], Defensive End, Minnesota Vikings
* 1972: [[Joe Greene (Footballspieler)|Joe Greene]], Defensive Tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers
* 1973: [[Alan Page]], Defensive Tackle, Minnesota Vikings
* 1974: Joe Greene, Defensive Tackle, Pittsburgh Steelers
* 1975: [[Curley Culp]], Defensive Tackle, Houston Oilers
* 1976: [[Jerry Sherk]], Defensive Tackle, Cleveland Browns
* 1977: [[Harvey Martin]], Defensive End, Dallas Cowboys
* 1978: [[Randy Gradishar]], Linebacker, Denver Broncos
* 1979: [[Lee Roy Selmon]], Defensive End, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* 1980: [[Lester Hayes]], Cornerback, Oakland Raiders
* 1981: [[Joe Klecko]], Defensive End, New York Jets
* 1982: [[Mark Gastineau]], Defensive End, New York Jets
* 1983: [[Jack Lambert (Footballspieler)|Jack Lambert]], Linebacker, Pittsburgh Steelers
* 1984: [[Mike Haynes]], Cornerback, Los Angeles Raiders
* 1985: [[Howie Long]], Defensive End, Los Angeles Raiders/[[Andre Tippett]], Linebacker, New England Patriots
* 1986: [[Lawrence Taylor]], Linebacker, New York Giants
* 1987: [[Reggie White]], Defensive End, Philadelphia Eagles
* 1988: [[Mike Singletary]], Linebacker, Chicago Bears
* 1989: [[Tim Harris]], Linebacker, Green Bay Packers
* 1990: [[Bruce Smith (Footballspieler)|Bruce Smith]], Defensive End, Buffalo Bills
* 1991: [[Pat Swilling]], Linebacker, New Orleans Saints
* 1992: [[Junior Seau]], Linebacker, San Diego Chargers
* 1993: Bruce Smith, Defensive End, Buffalo Bills
* 1994: [[Deion Sanders]], Cornerback, San Francisco 49ers
* 1995: [[Bryce Paup]], Linebacker, Buffalo Bills
* 1996: [[Kevin Greene]], Linebacker, Carolina Panthers

== Weblinks ==
* [http://www.ap.org/ Webpage von AP -kostenpflichtig-]
* [http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d805cea17&template=with-video&confirm=true NFL/Ernennung von Bob Sanders]

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