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Defensive Player of the Year Award

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. League awards for Defensive Player of the Year is include:

American football

Professional

  • National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award
    • Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award
    • Newspaper Enterprise Association NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award (1966–1999)
    • Pro Football Writers of America NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award

College

  • ACC Defensive Player of the Year
  • Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year
  • Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year
  • Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year
  • STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year

Baseball

  • Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award
  • Fielding Bible Defensive Player of the Year Award

Basketball

Professional

  • BAL Defensive Player of the Year
  • DBL Defensive Player of the Year
  • Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year
  • NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
  • NBA G League Defensive Player of the Year Award
  • NBL Defensive Player of the Year
  • NBL Canada Defensive Player of the Year Award
  • Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year
  • New Zealand NBL Defensive Player of the Year Award
  • PBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
  • VTB United League Defensive Player of the Year
  • WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
  • WNBL Defensive Player of the Year Award
  • Úrvalsdeild Women's Defensive Player of the Year

College

  • Big East Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
  • Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year Award
  • NABC Defensive Player of the Year
  • Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award
  • Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
  • WBCA Defensive Player of the Year

Ice hockey

  • MAAC Defensive Player of the Year

Lacrosse

  • National Lacrosse League Defensive Player of the Year Award

Softball

  • Big 12 Conference Softball Defensive Player of the Year
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