Defensive Player Of The Year Candidates:
1. RE Adrian Clayborn (TB): 32 tackles, 19 sacks, 2 FF's
2. MLB Stewart Bradley (ARI): 67 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 INT's, 2 FF's
3. CB Mario Finley (KC): 32 tackles, 13 INT's
4. FS DeAires Justice (WAS): 41 tackles, 11 INT's, 2 FF's
5. SS Eric Berry (KC): 73 tackles, 26 sacks, 5 INT's, 3 FF's
Honorable Mentions: (largest honorable mentions list in XML history; great D play)
DT Marvin Austin (NYG): 26 tackles, 15 sacks, 3 FF's
LOLB Clay Matthews (GB): 45 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 INT's, 6 FF's
LOLB Dontay Moch (CIN): 28 tackles, 11 sacks, 3 FF's
MLB Ikeem Smith (DET): 60 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 INT's, 2 FF's
MLB Lawrence Timmons (PIT): 75 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT, 2 FF's
MLB Rey Maualuga (CAR): 42 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 INT's, 7 FF's
ROLB James Anderson (JAC): 63 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 INT's, 3 FF's
FS Rahim Moore (DEN): 45 tackles, 11 INT's, 1 FF
FS Sherrod Martin (IND): 46 tackles, 2 sacks, 6 INT's, 6 FF's
SS T.J. Ward (CLE): 50 tackles, 4 sacks, 5 INT's, 4 FF's
1. RE Adrian Clayborn (TB): 32 tackles, 19 sacks, 2 FF's
2. MLB Stewart Bradley (ARI): 67 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 INT's, 2 FF's
3. CB Mario Finley (KC): 32 tackles, 13 INT's
4. FS DeAires Justice (WAS): 41 tackles, 11 INT's, 2 FF's
5. SS Eric Berry (KC): 73 tackles, 26 sacks, 5 INT's, 3 FF's
Honorable Mentions: (largest honorable mentions list in XML history; great D play)
DT Marvin Austin (NYG): 26 tackles, 15 sacks, 3 FF's
LOLB Clay Matthews (GB): 45 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 INT's, 6 FF's
LOLB Dontay Moch (CIN): 28 tackles, 11 sacks, 3 FF's
MLB Ikeem Smith (DET): 60 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 INT's, 2 FF's
MLB Lawrence Timmons (PIT): 75 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT, 2 FF's
MLB Rey Maualuga (CAR): 42 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 INT's, 7 FF's
ROLB James Anderson (JAC): 63 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 INT's, 3 FF's
FS Rahim Moore (DEN): 45 tackles, 11 INT's, 1 FF
FS Sherrod Martin (IND): 46 tackles, 2 sacks, 6 INT's, 6 FF's
SS T.J. Ward (CLE): 50 tackles, 4 sacks, 5 INT's, 4 FF's