Jan 23, 2025 · AP Defensive Player of the Year. Zack Baun, Philadelphia Eagles LB; Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns DE; Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals DE; Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos CB;

The AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award is given by the Associated Press to the league's most outstanding defensive player at the end of every NFL season since 1971.

Ben Wallace, Dikembe Mutombo and Rudy Gobert have won the award a record four times. The NBA Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season.

Full historical list of Defensive Player of the Year (Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy) winners

May 7, 2024 · A year-by-year list of the Kia Defensive Player of the Year Award winners: 2023-24 — Rudy Gobert, Minnesota Timberwolves . 2022-23 — Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis Grizzlies

May 8, 2024 · Gobert, the Minnesota center, was announced Tuesday as the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year for a record-tying fourth time — joining Basketball Hall of Fame inductees Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace.

For the defensively minded, the NBA introduced the Defensive Player of the Year award starting with the 1982-83 season. Since the 2022-23 season, the winner has been awarded the Hakeem Olajuwon...

Check out stats on every National Basketball Association Defensive Player of the Year winner on ESPN.com.

Feb 9, 2024 · Myles Garrett was named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in Cleveland Browns history to capture the award. A First Team All-Pro in 2023, Garrett finished with...

May 7, 2024 · Gobert edged out San Antonio Spurs rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama and Miami Heat center-forward Bam Adebayo Tuesday night to win the 2023-24 Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy, awarded to the NBA's...