Defensive Player of the Year

                 
  Year Team AFC   Year Team NFC  
  2044 Pittsburgh Steelers S Daxton Hill   2044 Chicago Cardinals DE Charles Omenihu  
  2043 New York Jets CB Cordrea Tankersley   2043 Washington Redskins DE Kemoko Turay  
  2042 New York Jets S Justin Evans   2042 Chicago Cardinals DE Zach Allen  
  2041 Los Angeles Chargers DE Bradley Chubb   2041 Washington Redskins DE Taco Charlton  
  2040 New York Jets S James Ramsey   2040 Green Bay Packers DE John Cominsky  
  2039 Kansas City Chiefs S Will Harris   2039 Chicago Cardinals S Karl Joseph (3)  
  2038 New York Jets DT Renell Wren   2038 Washington Redskins S Nasir Adderley  
  2037 New York Jets CB D'Joun Smith   2037 Chicago Cardinals DE Solomon Thomas  
  2036 Denver Broncos DT Caraun Reid (3)   2036 Chicago Cardinals S Karl Joseph  
  2035 New York Jets DE Joey Bosa   2035 New York Giants CB Mohammed Seisay  
  2034 Indianapolis Colts DE Lavar Edwards   2034 Atlanta Falcons S Jimmie Ward  
  2033 Pittsburgh Steelers TJ McDonald   2033 Chicago Cardinals S Karl Joseph  
  2032 San Diego Chargers DT Mike Martin   2032 Chicago Cardinals DE Henry Anderson  
  2031 New York Jets LB Brandon Spikes   2031 Arizona Cardinals LB Jarvis Jones  
  2030 Oakland Raiders DE Andre Branch   2030 Washington Redskins DE Marcus Smith  
  2029 New York Jets S Mark Barron   2029 San Francisco 49ers DE Ezekiel Ansah  
  2028 Pittsburgh Steelers DT Caraun Reid   2028 New York Giants S Taylor Mays  
  2027 Pittsburgh Steelers DE Datone Jones   2027 Green Bay Packers S Matt Elam  
  2026 Pittsburgh Steelers DT Caraun Reid   2026 New York Giants DE Robert Quinn  
  2025 New York Jets DE Derrick Morgan   2025 Dallas Cowboys DT Nick Fairly  
  2024 San Diego Chargers DE Corneluis Washington   2024 Dallas Cowboys DE Dion Jordan  
  2023 Seattle Seahawks DT Brandon Mebane   2023 Dallas Cowboys DE Adam Carriker (2)  
  2022 San Diego Chargers DE Adrian Clayborn   2022 San Francisco 49ers DE Phillip Merling (2)  
  2021 Oakland Raiders DT Gerald McCoy   2021 New York Giants DE Chris Long  
  2020 Denver Broncos DT Terrence Cody   2020 Dallas Cowboys DE Adam Carriker  
  2019 New York Jets DE LaMarr Woodley   2019 Tampa Bay Bucs DE Tyson Jackson  
  2018 Denver Broncos DE Ryan Baker   2018 San Francisco 49ers DE Phillip Merling  
  2017 Buffalo Bills S Michael Griffin   2017 Detroit Lions DE Mathias Kiwanuka  
  2016 Oakland Raiders DE Mario Williams   2016 San Francisco 49ers DT Amobi Okoye  
  2015 New England Patriots DE Jamaal Anderson   2015 Green Bay Packers DE Antwan Odom  
  2014 Cleveland Browns DT Junior Siavii   2014 San Francisco 49ers DE Mike Boireau (2)  
  2013 New York Jets DE Dan Cody   2013 Detroit Lions DE Sean White  
  2012 Baltimore Colts DT Brad Long   2012 San Francisco 49ers DE Mike Boireau  
  2011 Baltimore Colts DE Courtney Brown (2)   2011 Tampa Bay Bucs DE Jared Allen  
  2010 New England Patriots DE Andre Carter   2010 Dallas Cowboys S Tank Williams  
  2009 Baltimore Colts DE Courtney Brown   2009 Dallas Cowboys DT Chris Hovan (3)  
  2008 Buffalo Bills DE Hank Taylor   2008 New York Giants S Adrian Wilson  
  2007 Seattle Seahawks DT Robert Brannon   2007 Washington Redskins DT Warren Sapp (2)  
  2006 Seattle Seahawks DT Rob Meier   2006 Green Bay Packers DE Matt Caracol  
  2005 Jacksonville Jaguars DE Charles Dixon   2005 San Francisco 49ers DE Stalin Colinet  
  2004 Pittsburgh Steelers S Sam Garnes   2004 Atlanta Falcons DE John Mallory (2)  
  2003 San Diego Chargers DE Hugh Douglas   2003 Green Bay Packers DE Vonnie Holliday  
  2002 Baltimore Colts DT Chris Hovan   2002 Atlanta Falcons DE John Mallory  
  2001 Baltimore Colts DT Chris Hovan   2001 Dallas Cowboys S Darren Woodson  
  2000 Miami Doolphins DT Daryl Gardner   2000 Tampa Bay Bucs DT Warren Sapp  
  1999 New England Patriots DE Willie McGinest   1999 New Orleans Saints CB Tyrone Pool  
  1998 Jacksonville Jaguars DT John Jurkovic   1998 Arizona Cardinals DE Simeon Rice