The Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year has had some exceptional defenders attached to it. For example, the last player to win it was Cameron Brink. Brink attended Stanford, and she won the award three times in a row. The first time she won was in 2022, and she followed up with wins in 2023 and 2024. Overall, she averaged 3.1 blocks in her college years, and in her final season, she averaged 3.7.
Brink is now in the WNBA, and she has shown her defensive abilities. She dealt with an ACL injury in her rookie season, and she eventually returned this year. In her rookie season, she averaged 2.3 blocks.