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TJ Watt Named Defensive Player Of The Year In Mock ‘NFL Honors’ Awards

We won’t know until Thursday night whether or not TJ Watt will be named the 2021 Defensive Player of the Year. But if NFL.com’s voting is any indication, he’ll take home the hardware. The site put together their own mock award show for NFL Honors and Watt easily won the DPOY voting.

Of the 29 participants, Watt received 20 votes, far more than second-place Aaron Donald, who received seven.

Here’s how the final voting shaped up:

1. TJ Watt – 20 votes
2. Aaron Donald – 7 votes
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