Stephon Gilmore’s trophy case keeps growing.

On Wednesday afternoon, Gilmore won the PFWA’s Defensive Player of the Year award, two weeks being named a unanimous AP First Team All-Pro. The Patriots cornerback turned in a dominant season, intercepting six passes, returning a pair for touchdowns, and breaking up 20 passes.

It wasn’t uncommon to see Gilmore run better routes than opposing receivers.

“He’s a monster," Julian Edelman said in December. “I get to battle against him every day and I love getting to do it because it makes me better. He’s got a knack for the ball. He’s confident. He’s got that steady mind. He’s never up and he’s never down. He barely talks, but when he does talk it’s usually ball, and I love the conversations we do have.

“We’ll talk about players,” Edelman explained. “'How’s this guy? How’s that guy?' I’ll ask him how a certain corner is because he studies the game just like I study the game. It’s unbelievable to have a teammate like him and you’re just seeing the tip of it.”

The more prestigious AP Defensive Player of the Year award will be handed out in early February. All season long, Gilmore has been confident that he’s deserving of it.

“I mean, my play speaks for itself," Gilmore said on 98.5 the SportsHub. "If you really watch the tape, each and every game, it’s no question.”