Football Awards - Defensive Rookie of the Year

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Football Awards - Defensive Rookie of the Year

Selected by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide media panel. Given out since 1967.

Year	Player	Pos

1967	Lem Barney, Det	CB
1968	Claude Humphrey, Atl	DE
1969	Joe Greene, Pit	DT
1970	Bruce Taylor, SF	CB
1971	Isiah Robertson, Rams	LB
1972	Willie Buchanon, GB	CB
1973	Wally Chambers, Chi	DT
1974	Jack Lambert, Pit	LB
1975	Robert Brazile, Hou	LB
1976	Mike Haynes, NE	CB
1977	A.J. Duhe, Mia	DE
1978	Al Baker, Det	DE
1979	Jim Haslett, Buf	LB
1980	Buddy Curry, Atl	LB
	Al Richardson, Atl	LB
1981	Lawrence Taylor, NYG	LB
1982	Chip Banks, Cle	LB
1983	Vernon Maxwell, Bal	LB
1984	Bill Maas, KC	DT
1985	Duane Bickett, Ind	LB
1986	Leslie O'Neal, SD	DE
1987	Shane Conlan, Buf	LB
1988	Erik McMillan, NYJ	S
1989	Derrick Thomas, KC	LB
1990	Mark Carrier, Chi	S
1991	Mike Croel, Den	LB
1992	Dale Carter, KC	CB
1993	Dana Stubblefield, SF	DT
1994	Tim Bowens, Mia	DT
1995	Hugh Douglas, NYJ	DE
1996	Simeon Rice, Ari	DE
1997	Peter Boulware, Bal	LB
1998	Charles Woodson, Oakland	CB
1999	Jevon Kearse, Ten	DE
2000	Brian Urlacher, Chi	LB
2001	Kendrell Bell, Pit	LB
2002	Julius Peppers, Carolina	DE
2003	Terrell Suggs, Baltimore	LB
2004	Jonathan Vilma, New York Jets Linebacker
2005	Shawne Merriman, San Diego Chargers Linebacker
2006	DeMeco Ryans, Houston Texans Linebacker