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2017 season review: Who was the Jaguars defensive player of the year?

The Jacksonville Jaguars defense hit unprecedented levels of productivity last season. Oftentimes carrying the offense (and even outscoring them certain weeks) it was the defense that carried this team to the AFC Championship.

But on a team of superstars, who deserves to be named Defensive Player of the Year?

Do you pick one of the All-Pro cornerbacks? What about the new franchise leader in sacks? How about the second-year phenomenon with double-digit sacks and six (SIX!) forced fumbles?

Who was the best player on defense last season? The Big Cat Country team made their decisions below:

It’s hard to argue that the new franchise sack leader was the best player on the defensive side of the ball last year.