Defensive Player Of The Year Candidates:
1. LOLB Clay Matthews (GB): 50 tackles, 19 sacks, 2 INT's, 7 FF's
2. MLB Patrick Willis (SF): 64 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT's, 7 FF's
3. MLB Rey Maualuga (CAR): 50 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 INT's, 5 FF's
4. FS Eric Weddle (SD): 35 tackles, 1 sack, 14 INT's
5. SS Eric Berry (KC): 42 tackles, 7 sacks, 9 INT's
Honorable Mentions:
FS Nick Collins (GB): 23 tackles, 1 sack, 13 INT's
CB Terence Newman (DAL): 31 tackles, 2 sacks, 13 INT's
LE Adam Carriker (WAS): 34 tackles, 13 sacks, 2 FF's
LOLB D.J. Williams (DEN): 32 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 INT's, 3 FF's
MLB Jonathan Vilma (NO): 51 tackles, 4 sacks, 3 INT's, 1 FF
1. LOLB Clay Matthews (GB): 50 tackles, 19 sacks, 2 INT's, 7 FF's
2. MLB Patrick Willis (SF): 64 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT's, 7 FF's
3. MLB Rey Maualuga (CAR): 50 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 INT's, 5 FF's
4. FS Eric Weddle (SD): 35 tackles, 1 sack, 14 INT's
5. SS Eric Berry (KC): 42 tackles, 7 sacks, 9 INT's
Honorable Mentions:
FS Nick Collins (GB): 23 tackles, 1 sack, 13 INT's
CB Terence Newman (DAL): 31 tackles, 2 sacks, 13 INT's
LE Adam Carriker (WAS): 34 tackles, 13 sacks, 2 FF's
LOLB D.J. Williams (DEN): 32 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 INT's, 3 FF's
MLB Jonathan Vilma (NO): 51 tackles, 4 sacks, 3 INT's, 1 FF