National Lacrosse League Defensive Player of the Year Award

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The Defensive Player of the Year Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League player (not goaltenders) who is chosen as the best defensive player.

Past winners

SeasonWinnerTeamWin #Other finalists
2024 Ryan Dilks [1] Vancouver Warriors 2Mitch de Snoo, Toronto Rock [2]
Brad Kri, Toronto Rock
2023 Latrell Harris [3] Toronto Rock 1Graeme Hossack, Halifax Thunderbirds [4]
Brad Kri, Toronto Rock
2022 Mitch de Snoo [5] Toronto Rock 1 Steve Priolo, Buffalo Bandits [6]
Kyle Rubisch, Saskatchewan Rush
2021Season cancelled
2020 Graeme Hossack [7] Halifax Thunderbirds 3Robert Hope, Colorado Mammoth
Kyle Rubisch, Saskatchewan Rush
2019 Graeme Hossack Rochester Knighthawks 2Steve Priolo, Buffalo Bandits
Kyle Rubisch, Saskatchewan Rush
2018 Graeme Hossack Rochester Knighthawks 1Robert Hope, Colorado Mammoth
Kyle Rubisch, Saskatchewan Rush
2017 Jason Noble [8] Georgia Swarm 1Graeme Hossack, Rochester Knighthawks
Steve Priolo, Buffalo Bandits
2016 Ryan Dilks [9] Saskatchewan Rush 1 Chris Corbeil, Saskatchewan Rush
Steve Priolo, Buffalo Bandits
2015 Kyle Rubisch [10] Edmonton Rush 4Chris Corbeil, Edmonton Rush
Steve Priolo, Buffalo Bandits
2014 Kyle Rubisch [11] Edmonton Rush 3Chris Corbeil, Edmonton Rush
Steve Priolo, Buffalo Bandits
2013 Kyle Rubisch [12] Edmonton Rush2 
2012 Kyle Rubisch [13] Edmonton Rush1 
2011 Pat McCready [14] Rochester Knighthawks 1 
2010 Sandy Chapman [15] Toronto Rock 1 
2009 Billy Dee Smith [16] Buffalo Bandits 1 
2008 Ryan Cousins [17] Minnesota Swarm 2 
2007 Ryan Cousins [18] Minnesota Swarm1 
2006 Brodie Merrill [19] Portland LumberJax 1 
2005 Andrew Turner [20] Rochester Knighthawks1 
2004 (Tie) Cam Woods [21] San Jose Stealth 1 
Taylor Wray Calgary Roughnecks
2003 Jim Moss Albany Attack 1 
2002 Pat Coyle Toronto Rock1 

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  2. ↑ "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2023-24 NLL AWARDS". NLL.com. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Currier repeats as Transition Player of the Year, Del Bianco and Harris take home first awards". NLL.com. May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  4. ↑ "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2022-23 NLL AWARDS". NLL.com. May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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  10. ↑ "2015 NLL Season Awards & Hall Of Fame Ceremony". NLL.com. September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
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