AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Voting
The top five in voting for the 2025 NFL Defensive Player of the Year selected by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of media with total points and first-place votes. Voters ranked players one through five with scoring on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis:
Myles Garrett, Cleveland: 500 points (50 first-place votes)
Will Anderson Jr., Houston: 177
Micah Parsons, Green Bay: 63
Nik Bonitto, Denver: 52
Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit: 42
More football news
The Super 60: Interesting details from every Big Game
16m read
Meet the man behind the Super Bowl's annual confetti blizzard
3m read
Matthew Stafford edges Drake Maye for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award
5m read
Commanders star Bobby Wagner named Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, honors mother lost to stroke
1m read
Panel of voters for AP NFL Awards
