AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Voting

Updated Feb. 5, 2026 9:14 p.m. ET

Associated Press

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

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