New York Jets cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner won the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award Thursday, taking 46 first-place votes.
Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson finished second with 129 points, getting three first-place votes.
Voting for the 2022 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year selected by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of media:
(Voting is on a 5-3-1 basis)
Sauce Gardner, New York Jets, 46-4-0=242
Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit, 3-35-9=129
Tariq Woolen, Seattle, 1-11-35=73
Kayvon Thibodeaux, New York Giants, 0-0-3=3
Jalen Pitre, Houston, 0-0-1=1
Sam Williams, Dallas, 0-0-0=1
