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Buffalo Bills: Who are fans voting as this year’s defensive MVP?

By Ryan Brennan

Nov 7, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Rob Ryan reacts during a NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 7, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Rob Ryan reacts during a NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 9, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley (30) breaks free from Buffalo Bills outside linebacker Lorenzo Alexander (57) at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports /

Who placed second in this year’s defensive MVP race after 11 games this season?

On a team with so many defenders doing their part, it’s hard to tell who the most deserving is of the Buffalo Bills‘ defensive MVP so far this season. However, the fans have spoken and we are down to either Lorenzo Alexander or Kyle Williams.

With 89 votes left, Lorenzo Alexander took 34 of them to secure second place in the voting.

2nd Place

Lorenzo Alexander – Linebacker

Lorenzo Alexander has emerged as one of the leaders on this defensive front for the Buffalo Bills. Many Bills’ fans were probably unaware of who Alexander was when the team signed him on April 12th, just a week after signing Zach Brown.

Alexander has spent 10 years in this league, so he’s been around the block. He was originally signed by the Carolina Panthers as an unrestricted free agent in 2005, but never saw playing time with the Panthers or the Ravens in his first year with the NFL.

He would finally debut in Week 5 of the 2007 season with the Washington Redskins and would spend the next six years with the team. In that stint, he only missed a total of four games, which came in the first two seasons.

He would then travel to Arizona for a two-year stint with the Cardinals. He would play in just three games the first year, but would see 16 games the following season. Last season he was with the Oakland Raiders and played in 16 games as well, proving to be very reliable over his career.

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Nov 7, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks tackle George Fant (74) defends against Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams (95) and linebacker Lorenzo Alexander (57) a NFL football game at CenturyLink Field. The Seahawks defeated the Bills 31-25. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Lorenzo Alexander hasn’t had a season with more than 57 tackles, 2.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and one stuff throughout his NFL career.

This season with the Buffalo Bills, Alexander is on his way to squashing all of those stats. So far, he has accumulated 46 tackles, three forced fumbles, four stuffs and a whopping 10.0 sacks — which is good enough for second in the league behind Von Miller’s 12.5.

There’s no doubt Alexander’s presence as a pass-rusher has been much-needed this season. After the Bills struggled to sack the quarterback last season — finishing with just 21 sacks as a team — Alexander has helped turn that around. The Bills already have 33 sacks this season — good for fifth in the league.

That brings us to our Defensive MVP through 11 games…

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