Kuechly also earned the Lott Impact Trophy given to the Defensive Player of the Year .
He was a Consensus First Team All - America from the Associated Press , the Football Writers ' Association of America , Sporting News , and the Walter Camp Football Foundation .
Kuechly also earned the Lott Impact Trophy given to the Defensive Player of the Year and he was a Consensus First Team All - America from the Associated Press , the Football Writers ' Association of America , Sporting News , and the Walter Camp Football Foundation .