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
• Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy (NBA)
• 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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