Only three players in NFL history have been named AP Defensive Player of the Year three times — Lawrence Taylor, J.J. Watt and Aaron Donald.
We just got one step closer to forming a Mount Rushmore.
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, the NFL’s new single-season sack king, was officially named the 2025 DPOY by the Associated Press at NFL Honors in San Francisco on Thursday night. The award was presented to Garrett on stage by Michael Strahan, who announced it as a unanimous decision.
Myles Garrett is the second player to win Defensive Player of the Year unanimously.