Defensive Player of the Year
| Year | Team | AFC | Year | Team | NFC | |||
| 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 | |||