Jimmy Boyd in The NFL season still has its defensive storyline unwritten, but the top of the board already tells you where the smart money leans. Will Anderson sits at +175 at FanDuel, good for 36.4% implied, with Fred Warner at +600 and Jeffery Simmons at +900 chasing close behind. I pull this from 90 players priced across bet365, BetMGM, DraftKings, Caesars, FanDuel, 5 sportsbooks in all, with the board refreshed as of November 10, 2026.
The spread from the top names down to the field is where the real work happens. Down near the bottom, Vita Vea sits at +40000, a price that only cashes if the stat sheet gets strange in a hurry. That gap between the favorites and the rest is exactly why shopping the number across books matters before you lock anything in.
2026 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Odds
| # | Player | Best price | Book | Implied | 7 days | Since start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will AndersonDE · Texans | +175 | FanDuel | 36.4% | -38% | -63% |
| 2 | Fred WarnerLB · 49ers | +600 | DraftKings | 14.3% | -15% | -78% |
| 3 | Jeffery SimmonsDT · Bears | +900 | FanDuel | 10.0% | -32% | -92% |
| 4 | Dallas TurnerLB · Vikings | +1000 | BetMGM | 9.1% | -46% | -82% |
| 5 | T.J. WattLB · Steelers | +1500 | BetMGM | 6.3% | +65% | +56% |
| 6 | Greg RousseauLB · Bills | +1600 | FanDuel | 5.9% | -13% | -72% |
| 7 | Aidan HutchinsonDE · Lions | +2000 | BetMGM | 4.8% | +60% | +231% |
| 8 | Dexter LawrenceDT · Bengals | +4000 | Caesars | 2.4% | – | +88% |
| 9 | Andrew Van GinkelLB · Vikings | +4000 | bet365 | 2.4% | +21% | -64% |
| 10 | Maxx CrosbyDE · Raiders | +4500 | Caesars | 2.2% | +43% | +220% |
| 11 | Josh Hines-AllenDE · Jaguars | +5500 | Caesars | 1.8% | +11% | +25% |
| 12 | Abdul CarterLB · Giants | +6000 | FanDuel | 1.6% | +13% | +42% |
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| 13 | Nik BonittoLB · Broncos | +6000 | bet365 | 1.6% | +20% | +307% |
| 14 | Kyle HamiltonS · Ravens | +6000 | bet365 | 1.6% | +10% | even |
| 15 | Chase YoungDE · Saints | +7500 | FanDuel | 1.3% | -23% | -60% |
| 16 | Devin LloydLB · Panthers | +7500 | bet365 | 1.3% | +50% | -32% |
| 17 | Danielle HunterDE · Texans | +7500 | bet365 | 1.3% | +114% | +170% |
| 18 | Devon WitherspoonCB · Seahawks | +8000 | Caesars | 1.2% | +25% | +41% |
| 19 | Jalen CarterDT · Eagles | +10000 | BetMGM | 1.0% | +7% | +192% |
| 20 | Byron MurphyDT · Seahawks | +10000 | FanDuel | 1.0% | even | -25% |
| 21 | Travis HunterWR · Jaguars | +10000 | bet365 | 1.0% | +33% | -40% |
| 22 | Trey HendricksonLB · Ravens | +10000 | BetMGM | 1.0% | +7% | +210% |
| 23 | Pat SurtainCB · Broncos | +10000 | bet365 | 1.0% | even | +67% |
| 24 | Quinyon MitchellCB · Eagles | +10000 | bet365 | 1.0% | +33% | +111% |
| 25 | Jihaad CampbellLB · Eagles | +10000 | bet365 | 1.0% | – | – |
| 26 | Leonard WilliamsDT · Seahawks | +10000 | bet365 | 1.0% | even | -20% |
| 27 | Alex HighsmithLB · Steelers | +10000 | bet365 | 1.0% | even | +25% |
| 28 | Carson SchwesingerLB · Browns | +10000 | bet365 | 1.0% | even | even |
| 29 | Jared VerseDE · Browns | +10000 | bet365 | 1.0% | even | +135% |
| 30 | Byron YoungLB · Rams | +10000 | BetMGM | 1.0% | +33% | – |
| 31 | Jessie BatesS · Jaguars | +10000 | bet365 | 1.0% | – | – |
| 32 | Derek StingleyCB · Texans | +10000 | bet365 | 1.0% | even | +100% |
| 33 | Christian GonzalezCB · Patriots | +10000 | bet365 | 1.0% | +14% | +71% |
| 34 | Trent McDuffieCB · Rams | +10000 | bet365 | 1.0% | even | +29% |
| 35 | Nick EmmanworiS · Seahawks | +10000 | bet365 | 1.0% | +7% | +28% |
| 36 | Arvell ReeseLB · Giants | +10000 | bet365 | 1.0% | – | – |
| 37 | Chris JonesDT · Chiefs | +12500 | FanDuel | 0.8% | even | even |
| 38 | Montez SweatDE · Bears | +15000 | BetMGM | 0.7% | even | -27% |
| 39 | Roquan SmithLB · Ravens | +15000 | BetMGM | 0.7% | +25% | +33% |
| 40 | Bradley ChubbLB · Bills | +15000 | BetMGM | 0.7% | even | +11% |
| 41 | Cooper DeJeanCB · Eagles | +15000 | BetMGM | 0.7% | even | +52% |
| 42 | Kamari LassiterCB · Texans | +15000 | BetMGM | 0.7% | +25% | +38% |
| 43 | DeMarcus LawrenceLB · Seahawks | +15000 | BetMGM | 0.7% | – | -9% |
| 44 | Zach AllenDE · Broncos | +15000 | bet365 | 0.7% | even | +50% |
| 45 | Talanoa HufangaS · Broncos | +15000 | bet365 | 0.7% | even | +50% |
| 46 | Laiatu LatuDE · Colts | +15000 | BetMGM | 0.7% | even | +104% |
| 47 | Boye MafeDE · Bengals | +15000 | DraftKings | 0.7% | – | even |
| 48 | Jevon HollandS · Giants | +15000 | DraftKings | 0.7% | – | – |
| 49 | Travon WalkerDE · Jaguars | +15000 | DraftKings | 0.7% | -10% | -17% |
| 50 | Antoine WinfieldS · Buccaneers | +15000 | bet365 | 0.7% | – | – |
| 51 | Derwin JamesS · Chargers | +20000 | DraftKings | 0.5% | -17% | +50% |
| 52 | Xavier McKinneyS · Packers | +20000 | DraftKings | 0.5% | even | +50% |
| 53 | Nick BosaDE · 49ers | +20000 | DraftKings | 0.5% | -14% | +567% |
| 54 | Ed OliverDT · Bills | +20000 | DraftKings | 0.5% | +11% | even |
| 55 | Milton WilliamsDT · Patriots | +20000 | DraftKings | 0.5% | -20% | +25% |
| 56 | Myles GarrettDE · Rams | +20000 | DraftKings | 0.5% | -33% | +233% |
| 57 | Tuli TuipulotuLB · Chargers | +20000 | DraftKings | 0.5% | -29% | +50% |
| 58 | Aaron DonaldDT · Rams | +20000 | DraftKings | 0.5% | – | even |
| 59 | Kayvon ThibodeauxLB · Giants | +20000 | bet365 | 0.5% | – | – |
| 60 | Sauce GardnerCB · Colts | +20000 | DraftKings | 0.5% | +20% | +114% |
| 61 | Jalen PitreS · Texans | +20000 | DraftKings | 0.5% | -33% | – |
| 62 | Jonathan GreenardLB · Eagles | +25000 | BetMGM | 0.4% | -20% | -20% |
| 63 | Will McDonaldDE · Jets | +25000 | BetMGM | 0.4% | even | even |
| 64 | Quinnen WilliamsDT · Cowboys | +25000 | BetMGM | 0.4% | even | +56% |
| 65 | George KarlaftisDE · Chiefs | +25000 | BetMGM | 0.4% | even | +100% |
| 66 | Josh SweatLB · Cardinals | +25000 | BetMGM | 0.4% | even | even |
| 67 | Zack BaunLB · Eagles | +25000 | bet365 | 0.4% | even | – |
| 68 | Micah ParsonsDE · Packers | +25000 | BetMGM | 0.4% | even | +181% |
| 69 | Odafe OwehLB · Commanders | +25000 | bet365 | 0.4% | even | +67% |
| 70 | Ernest JonesLB · Seahawks | +25000 | bet365 | 0.4% | even | +67% |
| 71 | D.J. ReedCB · Lions | +30000 | bet365 | 0.3% | – | – |
| 72 | Julian LoveS · Seahawks | +30000 | bet365 | 0.3% | – | – |
| 73 | Rueben BainLB · Buccaneers | +30000 | bet365 | 0.3% | – | – |
| 74 | Vita VeaDT · Buccaneers | +40000 | bet365 | 0.2% | – | – |
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| 75 | Alex SingletonLB · Broncos | +10000 | DraftKings | 1.0% | – | – |
| 76 | DeForest BucknerDT · 49ers | +10000 | FanDuel | 1.0% | – | – |
| 77 | Amani HookerS · Titans | +10000 | DraftKings | 1.0% | – | – |
| 78 | Brian BranchS · Lions | +15000 | BetMGM | 0.7% | – | – |
| 79 | Rashan GaryLB · Cowboys | +15000 | BetMGM | 0.7% | – | – |
| 80 | Kyler GordonCB · Bears | +15000 | DraftKings | 0.7% | – | – |
| 81 | Blake CashmanLB · Vikings | +25000 | DraftKings | 0.4% | – | – |
| 82 | Kobie TurnerDE · Rams | +25000 | DraftKings | 0.4% | – | – |
| 83 | Kevin ByardS · Patriots | +25000 | BetMGM | 0.4% | – | – |
| 84 | Khalil MackLB · Chargers | +25000 | DraftKings | 0.4% | – | – |
| 85 | Sonny StylesLB · Commanders | +30000 | DraftKings | 0.3% | – | – |
| 86 | Mansoor DelaneCB · Chiefs | +30000 | DraftKings | 0.3% | – | – |
| 87 | Minkah FitzpatrickS · Jets | +30000 | DraftKings | 0.3% | – | – |
| 88 | Jalen RamseyCB · Steelers | +30000 | DraftKings | 0.3% | – | – |
| 89 | Nick BoltonLB · Chiefs | +30000 | DraftKings | 0.3% | – | – |
| 90 | Chop RobinsonLB · Dolphins | +30000 | DraftKings | 0.3% | – | – |
Best price is the longest number we found across bet365, BetMGM, DraftKings, Caesars, FanDuel. Implied probability strips nothing out; the whole board adds to more than 100% and that gap is the books’ margin. Movement is the change in what a winning dollar pays, so a move means the same thing at the top of the board and at the bottom; green means the price shortened. It reads across the books quoting a player both then and now, and a row too thinly quoted to compare shows a dash rather than a number. Since start runs from the first day we have every book’s price, which is not the market’s opening line.
Sacks and Strips Beat Tape Study Every Time
This award has a long habit of going to whoever piles up sacks and forces turnovers, not whoever grades out best on film. Pass rushers own the history of this trophy for a reason. Voters gravitate toward the box score they can see, not the assignment-sound reps buried in coverage.
That bias should shape how you bet the board. A player racking up sacks and takeaways, even on a defense that isn’t dominant overall, holds more value than a lockdown corner or a stout run defender who never shows up in the highlight column. When you’re deciding between two similarly priced names, lean toward the one piling up the countable stats. Voters reward production you can point to, and the number usually follows that same logic before the season ever settles.
Cashing In Before the Sack Totals Pile Up
The best price on this market shows up before anyone has separated from the pack. Once a player starts stacking sacks or takeaways in bunches, the number tightens fast and the value dries up. Betting early, while the field is still bunched and the box scores are thin, is where the discount lives.
That early position also sets up a hedge later. If your pick opens a gap on the field as the sack and takeaway totals roll in, the shortened price lets you trade out for guaranteed profit or lock in partial value on the other side. Wait too long and you’re buying in at a number that’s already priced for the stats everyone can see, which strips out most of the edge that made the bet worth making in the first place.
Splash Plays Swing This Number, Not Tackle Counts
Tackle totals barely move this market. What actually shifts the price is the stuff that shows up in a highlight package: sacks, forced fumbles, and interceptions. A quiet stretch without a strip-sack or a pick-six can stall a favorite’s price just as fast as a hot streak can shorten it.
Danielle Hunter is the clearest example of that right now, having drifted by 114% to sit at +7500. That kind of swing almost always traces back to a run of splash plays or a dry spell, not a change in how a defender is playing overall. Keep an eye on box-score production week to week, since that’s the signal the number actually reacts to, far more than any analytics grade or coach’s praise.
