The Big 12 Conference Softball Defensive Player of the Year is a college softball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding defensive player. The award has been given annually from 2004 to 2012, and 2016 to present.

Winners SeasonPlayerSchoolReference2004Oklahoma2005 (2)Oklahoma2006 Texas2007 (2)Texas2008 Oklahoma2009 Texas A&M2010Oklahoma2011 Texas A&MMissouri 2012Missouri 2016Oklahoma 2017Baylor 2018 (2)Oklahoma 2019Oklahoma 2021Oklahoma2022 (2)Oklahoma2023 (3)Oklahoma 2024Oklahoma 2025Baylor 2026 Arizona Kansas

Winners by school School Winners Years Oklahoma 11 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Baylor 2 2017, 2025 Missouri 2 2011, 2012 Texas 2 2006, 2007 Texas A&M 2 2009, 2011 Arizona 1 2026 Kansas 12026 Arizona State 0 — BYU 0 — Houston 0 — Iowa State 0 — Oklahoma State 0 — Texas Tech 0 — UCF 0 — Utah 0 —

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