Patrick Surtain II and Randy Gradishar are the only Broncos to have captured the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year award.

Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore, who will face Ohio State’s dynamic offense in Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game, is the Freshman Defensive Player of the Year.

The NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award primarily focuses on an individual player's defensive prowess: Their ability to disrupt opponents' offensive plays, defend against various positions ...

Here are our preseason projections for national Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year and Freshman of the Year ... while making some of the best defensive plays of the campaign along the ...

According to the SEC, Surtain is the first player from the Univ. of Alabama to win the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award ...

Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys pass rush could get a much-needed boost from a former NFL Defensive Player of the Year ...

He's the first Notre Dame player to be named a Freshman Player of the Year by the association ... He remains around the team, joining the other defensive captains for pre-game coin tosses.

The Boilermakers extended their winning streak over Wisconsin to five games, but it was their first Big Ten regular-season ...

Notre Dame freshman cornerback Leonard Moore was named the National Defensive Freshman of the Year earlier this week by the FWAA, helping to cap off what has been a tremendous rookie campaign for ...

Sellers, along with Notre Dame cornerback Leonard Moore (Freshman Defensive Player of the Year), Clemson placekicker Nolan Hauser (Freshman Special Teams Player of the Year), and Syracuse head ...