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 Basketball Champions League Defensive Player of the Year 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 Lega Basket Serie A Defensive Player of the Year ABA League 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 Greek Basketball League Defensive Player of the Year WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award WNBL Defensive Player of the Year Award KBL Defensive Player of the Year 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