Overview
- Garrett received all 50 first-place votes, becoming only the second unanimous AP Defensive Player of the Year after J.J. Watt in 2014.
- He set the single-season sack record with 23, breaking Michael Strahan and T.J. Watt’s 22.5 mark, with No. 23 coming against Joe Burrow in the season finale.
- His 2025 totals also included a league-leading 33 tackles for loss, 39 quarterback hits, 60 tackles and three forced fumbles.
- The honor was awarded at NFL Honors in San Francisco, presented by Strahan, and marks Garrett’s second career DPOY after first winning in 2023.
- Schwesinger won AP Defensive Rookie of the Year after leading all rookies with 146 tackles (plus 11 tackles for loss and two interceptions), giving the Browns their first DROY since Chip Banks in 1982 as the team moves forward under new head coach Todd Monken with Jim Schwartz’s status uncertain.