Oakland Raiders edge rusher Khalil Mack was voted AFC West defensive player of the year by the four reporters covering the division for ESPN.com.
Paul Gutierrez, Oakland Raiders reporter: True, his 11 sacks were four fewer than he had last season, when he was All-Pro at defensive end and outside linebacker, but Mack may have been even more disruptive this season. He had an eight-game sack streak that included three consecutive games with strip-sacks, and after leading the NFL with 96 QB pressures, per Pro Football Focus, Mack was PFF’s highest-graded edge rusher with an overall grade of 93.