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NFL - Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year
 | The AP NFL Rookie of the Year (ROTY) is an annual award presented by the Associated Press (AP) to the top first-year offensive and defensive players in the National Football League (NFL). Winners are selected by a nationwide panel of 50 members of the AP who regularly cover the league.[1] The AP has chosen an offensive rookie of the year since 1957 and a defensive rookie of the year since 1967. |
National Football League - Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year
| Season | Player/Coach | Position | League | Team |
| 2024-2025 | Jared Verse | OLB | NFL | Los Angeles Rams |
| 2023-2024 | Will Anderson | DE | NFL | Houston Texans |
| 2022-2023 | Sauce Gardner | CB | NFL | New York Jets |
| 2021-2022 | Micah Parsons | OLB | NFL | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2020-2021 | Chase Young | DL | NFL | Washington Football Team |
| 2019-2020 | Nick Bosa | DE | NFL | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2018-2019 | Shaquille Leonard | OLB | NFL | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2017-2018 | Marshon Lattimore | CB | NFL | New Orleans Saints |
| 2016-2017 | Joey Bosa | DE | NFL | San Diego Chargers |
| 2015-2016 | Marcus Peters | CB | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2014-2015 | Aaron Donald | DT | NFL | St. Louis Rams |
| 2013-2014 | Sheldon Richardson | DT | NFL | New York Jets |
| 2012-2013 | Luke Kuechly | ILB | NFL | Carolina Panthers |
| 2011-2012 | Von Miller | OLB | NFL | Denver Broncos |
| 2010-2011 | Ndamukong Suh | LDT | NFL | Detroit Lions |
| 2009-2010 | Brian Cushing | LLB | NFL | Houston Texans |
| 2008-2009 | Jerod Mayo | LILB | NFL | New England Patriots |
| 2007-2008 | Patrick Willis | RILB | NFL | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2006-2007 | DeMeco Ryans | MLB | NFL | Houston Texans |
| 2005-2006 | Shawne Merriman | OLB | NFL | San Diego Chargers |
| 2004-2005 | Jonathan Vilma | MLB | NFL | New York Jets |
| 2003-2004 | Terrell Suggs | LOLB | NFL | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2002-2003 | Julius Peppers | LDE | NFL | Carolina Panthers |
| 2001-2002 | Kendrell Bell | RILB | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2000-2001 | Brian Urlacher | MLB | NFL | Chicago Bears |
| 1999-2000 | Jevon Kearse | LDE | NFL | Tennessee Titans |
| 1998-1999 | Charles Woodson | LCB | NFL | Oakland Raiders |
| 1997-1998 | Peter Boulware | LLB | NFL | Baltimore Ravens |
| 1996-1997 | Simeon Rice | RDE | NFL | Arizona Cardinals |
| 1995-1996 | Hugh Douglas | RDE | NFL | New York Jets |
| 1994-1995 | Tim Bowens | LDT | NFL | Miami Dolphins |
| 1993-1994 | Dana Stubblefield | RDT | NFL | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1992-1993 | Dale Carter | LCB | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1991-1992 | Mike Croel | LOLB | NFL | Denver Broncos |
| 1990-1991 | Mark Carrier | FS | NFL | Chicago Bears |
| 1989-1990 | Derrick Thomas | ROLB | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1988-1989 | Erik McMillan | FS | NFL | New York Jets |
| 1987-1988 | Shane Conlan | LILB | NFL | Buffalo Bills |
| 1986-1987 | Leslie O'Neal | RDE | NFL | San Diego Chargers |
| 1985-1986 | Duane Bickett | ROLB | NFL | Indianapolis Colts |
| 1984-1985 | Bill Maas | NT | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1983-1984 | Vernon Maxwell | ROLB | NFL | Baltimore Colts |
| 1982-1983 | Chip Banks | LOLB | NFL | Cleveland Browns |
| 1981-1982 | Lawrence Taylor | ROLB | NFL | New York Giants |
| 1980-1981 | Al Richardson | LOLB | NFL | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1980-1981 | Buddy Curry | RILB | NFL | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1979-1980 | Jim Haslett | LILB | NFL | Buffalo Bills |
| 1978-1979 | Al Baker | RDE | NFL | Detroit Lions |
| 1977-1978 | A.J. Duhe | LILB | NFL | Miami Dolphins |
| 1976-1977 | Mike Haynes | RCB | NFL | New England Patriots |
| 1975-1976 | Robert Brazile | ROLB | NFL | Houston Oilers |
| 1974-1975 | Jack Lambert | MLB | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1973-1974 | Wally Chambers | RDT | NFL | Chicago Bears |
| 1972-1973 | Willie Buchanon | LCB | NFL | Green Bay Packers |
| 1971-1972 | Isiah Robertson | RLB | NFL | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1970-1971 | Bruce Taylor | RCB | NFL | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1969-1970 | Joe Greene | LDT | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1968-1969 | Claude Humphrey | LDE | NFL | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1967-1968 | Lem Barney | LCB | NFL | Detroit Lions |