"Chiellini... best pure defender of the last ten years."
"He now has four sacks, he will never get blocked for more than a couple seconds."
"Victor Oladipo... one of the best two-way players in the league."
"He's quality. Thank you. Thank you. That's gross." - Praising Gabriel as one of the best center backs in the league.
"The real story of the game is how he's kept them in it about four times."
"He reads the situations incredibly well, rarely goes to ground."
"He's one of the best defensive players in the world."
"Dude, that takedown defense was absurd. Gilbert Burns had him dead to rights and still could not finish it."
"Celebrating defensive actions like attackers celebrate goals."
"An outstanding point guard that plays at both ends of the floor at a really high level."
"Andy Robertson: signed for 8 million pounds, one of the best left-backs in the world."
"We wouldn't have seen this since Pippen and Jordan were together as perimeter defenders they're just going to lock down everybody."
"71 goals scored, only 37 conceded, which showcases me that our defense must have done well."
"Floyd Mayweather, greatest defensive fighter of all time."
"Giannis showed defensive player of the year things today."
"Man's a quarterback hunter. Yeah, he's making all the appearances in the backfield."
"Opponents weren't the only ones afraid of our number three most feared tackler."
"He's easily a top 20 Corner in the NFL and I would say he is a legitimate number one corner."
"Mike Tauchman, he robbed a home run from Juan Soto. He took it right out of the bullpen, and Soto can't believe it."
"Martinez was an absolute warrior against Liverpool. Just every tackle was full tilt, every tackle was 100 committed and the timing was right."
"This is going to be considered one of the best cornerback Duos in all of college football."
"It seems like elite defenders stay elite a hell of a lot longer than their offensive counterpart."
"Even if we disregard team's success and evaluate LeBron's season on an individual level, he still runs away with the award."
"Golovkin put on a boxing clinic, displaying brilliant defense, evading all of David's shots, Lemieux could not miss with the jabbed at night."
"Reggie White to me is the greatest defensive player of all time."
"Blocking a maximum uzamaki from Kinjaku is actually just insane."
"Dwight, though a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, one of the greatest defensive centers ever."
"I remember Champ Bailey uh, flying in from the corner, stopping the run, tackles for losses, quarterbacks just not throwing to his side of the field."
"I think he's the best defender in the league, out of the guards. He's the best defender."
"Kawhi Leonard, he don't got to put up 20 some of the night, he could clamp up the best player on that team."
"One player who was close to faultless was Rowan Dawling, especially as a center back by trade playing at right back, he's my man of the match."
"She can strike without getting struck. How beautiful is that?"
"This one is belted, center field, Thompson's back, and it is... he caught it, he caught it! Sensational play by Trace Thompson to take a two-run homer away from..."
"Phenomenal play by Correa, a cannon at home."
"Bernardo Silva was my man of the match... outrageous both offensively and defensively."
"Three-time defensive player of the year."
"...he showed you why there's a Gold Glove on his shelf."
"His defensive reads are impeccable."
"Robert Williams, I think he's a steal at 27. I think he's a top defender, big man in the draft."
"He made a whale of a defensive play."
"He was good enough, strong enough, quick enough, talented enough that he could be part of the offensive rush and still get back to defend."
"Demarcus Ware is one of the most known force fumbles guys."
"John Terry was one of the best ball-playing center backs of his era."
"He's the greatest defensive player."
"The Steelers have TJ Watt, a reigning Defensive Player of the Year."
"He's more of an in-between wing, really good in transition, really good defender."
"Andrea Barzagli, a member of arguably the best defensive triumvirate of the last decade."
"Defensive play of the Year, there you go, that's something."
"Lily Grissette doesn't give up on the play, the extension, the length South Carolina has, that's what makes their defense so good."
"Von Miller's gonna win Defensive Player of the Year."
"When you just watch Wanyama play defensively, he is very clearly one of the top five defenders in the NBA."
"I think he's the best in Europe, and the reason why I say that is because I don't see a defender in any team in the world of football right now that is actually like the reasons why their team is really winning."
"He wanted to be one of the best defensive players to ever play the game."
"Avery Bradley was viewed as the go-to guard stopper in the league."
"That was a great play by Daryl Revis that time."
"Transition was super good and defensively, when he paid attention, he would decide to take the best players out of the game."
"He's the greatest defensive player on this list."
"He's hard to hit twice, never once, never mind twice with clean punches."
"He's a great defender, right, because his competition is high."
"That's the thing with these center backs, they're talented on the ball for Ole Miss, they're so athletic."
"That unreal defensive versatility opens up so much for Denver on the other end, making him one of the game's most valuable role players."
"Arsenal defensively were great, Arsenal's shape was amazing."
"Great defending, wonderful tackle, that was brilliant."
"Being able to retain Dan Quinn as their defensive coordinator, the Cowboys have ranked second in total defensive DVOA in back-to-back seasons."
"He might be the best tackling defensive back in his class."
"Hakeem being an elite offensive player while still being a dominant defensive player is extremely impressive."
"I would not be surprised if DeAndre made the All-League defensive team this year."