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2022― Nick Bosa, San Francisco 49ers 2023― Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys 2024— Kerby Joseph, Detroit Lions. AFC Defensive Player of the Year 1969— Bobby Bell, Kansas City Chiefs 1970— Mike Curtis, Baltimore Colts 1971— Willie Lanier, Kansas City Chiefs 1972— Joe Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers 1973— Dick Anderson, Miami Dolphins
The most recent winner of the AP Defensive Player of the Year award is cornerback Patrick Surtain II of the Denver Broncos. Lawrence Taylor, J. J. Watt, and Aaron Donald are the only three-time winners of the award. [1] Joe Greene, Ray Lewis, Mike Singletary, Bruce Smith, and Reggie White have each won it twice.
Six schools from CUSA joined the American Athletic Conference for the 2023 season—Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB, and UTSA. [10] This followed the departure of Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF from The American for the Big 12 Conference in 2023. In addition, BYU, previously an FBS independent, joined the Big 12. [11]
A look at the top defensive football players on the SouthCoast in 2023, featuring The Standard-Times' Player of the Year, Super Team and All-Stars.
He was one of two players in 2023-24 to average over two blocks and 12 rebounds per game. Led by Gobert, the Timberwolves recorded an NBA-best 108.4 defensive rating.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. National Basketball Association award NBA Defensive Player of the Year Ben Wallace, Dikembe Mutombo and Rudy Gobert have won the award a record four times. Sport Basketball League National Basketball Association Awarded for Best defensive player in regular season of the National ...
The only Heat player to be named Defensive Player of the Year in franchise history is Alonzo Mourning, who received the honor in back-to-back seasons for the 1998-99 and 1999-00 campaigns.
The Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual basketball award given to the most outstanding defensive player in men's and women's college basketball. [1] It has been awarded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club since 2018 and is named in honor of James Naismith , the inventor of the sport.