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.

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.

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

May 8, 2024 · Gobert makes history as he's named the 2023-24 Defensive Player of the Year. He helped the Timberwolves to a 56-26 record and No. 3 seed in the Western Conference.

The AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award (DPOY) is presented annually by the Associated Press (AP) to the defensive player in the National Football League (NFL) deemed to have had the most outstanding season. It has been awarded since 1971.

May 7, 2024 · Take a look back at every Kia Defensive Player of the Year award winner in NBA history.

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

21 hours ago · NFL players voted Garrett the 2024 Sporting News Defensive Player of the Year, making him the first player since J.J. Watt to win the award in back-to-back years and the third to win the award ...

Sep 25, 2023 · Who is the leading NBA Defensive Player of the Year? A. Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace have won four Defensive Player of the Year awards, which is the most by any NBA player in history....

Every year since the 1982-83 season the best NBA defender is selected by a national panel of pro basketball writers and broadcasters and the winner receives the Defensive Player of the Year Award. With the fourth award he won for his performance in the 2023-24 season, Rudy Gobert tied Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace as the players with the most ...