Former Giants great Lawrence Taylor has a short list of the top defenders to ever play in the NFL: Reggie White, Deacon Jones and, of course, himself.
Then, there's Texans defensive end J.J. Watt.
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Watt and Taylor are the only two players in league history to win NFL Defensive Player of the Year award three times. Taylor won it in each of his first two seasons in the NFL, in 1981 and '82, and then again in '86.