STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year

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STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year Award
Awarded for"Most outstanding defensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision" Subdivision
Country United States
Presented by STATS LLC
History
First award 2015
Final award2015
Most recent Tyrone Holmes, Montana
Website STATS FCS Awards

The STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year award has been awarded annually by STATS LLC since 2015 to the most outstanding defensive collegiate football player in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The winner is selected by a national panel of sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries. [1]

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Winners

SeasonPlayerPositionSchoolRef
2015 Tyrone Holmes DE Montana [2]

Winners by school

SchoolWinners
Montana 1

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References

  1. "STATS FCS Awards". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-06-15.
  2. "Montana's Holmes: STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-06-15.