The Arena Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award is given by the Arena Football League to the league's most outstanding defensive player at the end of every AFL season since 1996. Multiple-award winners include Kenny McEntyre, Clevan Thomas, and Joe Sykes; McEntyre and Thomas have won the award three times each, while Sykes has won it twice. Thomas and Vic Hall are the only players to win the award as a rookie (2002 & 2011 respectively). The award was sponsored by ADT Security Services from 2002 to 2008.[1] Since 2010, the award has been sponsored by Riddell.

AFL Defensive Players of the Year

SeasonPlayerAFL TeamPosition
1996David McLeodAlbany FirebirdsWR/DB
1997Tracey PerkinsTampa Bay StormDS
1998Johnnie HarrisTampa Bay StormDB
1999James BaronNashville KatsDL
2000Kenny McEntyreOrlando PredatorsDS
2001Kenny McEntyre (2)Orlando PredatorsDS
2002Clevan ThomasSan Jose SaberCatsDB
2003Clevan Thomas (2)San Jose SaberCatsDB
2004Kenny McEntyre (3)Orlando PredatorsDS
2005Silas DeMaryLos Angeles AvengersDL/OL
2006Jerald BrownColumbus DestroyersDB
2007Greg WhiteOrlando PredatorsDL/OL
2008Dennison RobinsonChicago RushDB
2010Gabe NyenhuisTulsa TalonsDL
2011Vic HallChicago RushDB
2012Joe SykesSan Jose SaberCatsDL
2013Clevan Thomas (3)San Jose SaberCatsDB
2014Jason StewartSan Jose SaberCatsDL
2015Joe Sykes (2)Jacksonville SharksDL
2016Tracy Belton[2]Philadelphia SoulDB
2017Beau BellPhiladelphia SoulLB
2018Terence MooreAlbany EmpireLB
2019James RomainPhiladelphia SoulDB

References

  1. "ADT signs sponsorship agreement with AFL". www.orlando.bizjournals.com. American City Business Journals. April 11, 2002. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  2. "Belton Awarded Riddell Defensive Player of the Year". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
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