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:

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

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