Browns' Myles Garrett voted to win prestigious award in record-breaking season

Charlie Baduini

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With two games to go, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has the NFL's single-season sack record within his grasp.

The former No. 1 overall pick currently has 22 quarterback sacks, and with games against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals on deck, Garrett just needs one more full sack to become the all-time leader.

Even if he doesn't get the record, the four-time All-Pro is likely to bring home a fifth, and possibly the second prestigious defensive award of his career.

Panel of NFL executives votes Myles Garrett Defensive Player of the Year

NFL Network insider Tom Pellissero conducted a vote among a panel of NFL general managers and executives, and the wide-ranging consensus was that Garrett is the Defensive Player of the Year, to little surprise.

"This was virtually unanimous, and with good reason. Garrett (28 votes) is one sack shy of breaking the NFL’s single-season record with two games to go -- a remarkable feat even without mentioning that he plays on a 3-12 team that hasn’t exactly maximized his pass-rush opportunities," wrote Pellissero.

"Garrett leads the NFL with 22 sacks, seven more than the next player (the Giants’ Brian Burns with 15). He also leads the NFL with 32 tackles for loss (the most since J.J. Watt had 39 in 2012), ranks second in QB hits (36) and is sixth in QB pressures (65), despite being chipped on 26.5% of his pass rush snaps, per Next Gen Stats."

There's really nobody else even in the conversation this season other than the Browns' best player of the 21st century.

At the end of the 2025 season, Garrett will bring home the second Defensive Player of the Year award of his career; it's just a matter of whether or not he also breaks the single-season record.

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