College Football Awards: Big East Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners
Below is a list of past winners of the Big East Defensive Player of the Year Award.
- More: Offensive Player of Year | Defensive Player of Year | Coach of Year
| Year | Coach, School |
|---|---|
| 2012 | Khaseem Greene, Rutgers |
| 2011 | (tie) Khaseem Greene, Rutgers and Derek Wolfe, Cincinnati |
| 2010 | Jabaal Sheard, Pittsburgh |
| 2009 | Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh and Ernest Williams, Pittsburgh |
| 2008 | Scott McKillop, Pittsburgh |
| 2007 | George Selvie, South Florida |
| 2006 | H.B. Blades, Pittsburgh |
| 2005 | Elvis Dumervil, Louisville |
| 2004 | Mathias Kiwanuka, Boston College |
| 2003 | Sean Taylor, Miami (FL) |
| 2002 | Dan Klecko, Temple |
| 2001 | (tie) Dwight Freeney, Syracuse and Ed Reed, Miami (FL) |
| 2000 | Dan Morgan, Miami (FL) |
| 1999 | Corey Moore, Virginia Tech |
| 1998 | Corey Moore, Virginia Tech |
| 1997 | Donovin Darius, Syracuse |
| 1996 | Canute Curtis, West Virginia |
| 1995 | Cornell Brown, Virginia Tech |
| 1994 | Warren Sapp, Miami (FL) |
| 1993 | Kevin Patrick, Miami (FL) |
| 1992 | Michael Barrow, Miami (FL) |
| 1991 | (tie) Darrin Smith, Miami (FL) and George Rooks, Syracuse |
More awards:
- National College Football Awards -- Players and Coaches
- NCAA Conference Football Awards
- College Football AP All-American Teams
