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2024-25 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Odds Tracker

Matt McEwan

By Matt McEwan

Updated:

  • Get the current odds to win the NFL’s 2024-25 Defensive Player of the Year award
  • TJ Watt is the favorite to win NFL DPOY
  • Track how the DPOY odds change throughout the 2024-25 NFL season

The AP has handed out a Defensive Player of the Year award every year since 1971. I have been tracking the 2024-25 NFL DPOY odds since they opened and will continue to do so all season. I average the odds from multiple sportsbooks and track the movement, removing the influence of money and providing you with each defender’s true odds of winning the award.

NFL DPOY Odds for Top Contenders

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Five players opened in a tier of their own when it comes to NFL DPOY odds: Myles Garrett, arguably the best athlete in the league and last year’s NFL DPOY; Micah Parsons, the NFL DROY three years ago and favorite for NFL DPOY most of last season; Nick Bosa, who was the NFL DPOY two years ago; TJ Watt, the NFL DPOY three seasons ago; and Maxx Crosby, who has led the NFL in tackles for losses each of the last two seasons.

Aidan Hutchinson got off to a great start and took over as the new DPOY favorite after Week 4. However, his season ended in Week 6 with a gruesome leg injury. We have now seen TJ Watt take back over as the favorite.

Be sure to bookmark this page and keep checking back in with Sports Betting Dime for the latest NFL DPOY odds and line movement!

Odds to Win NFL DPOY

sport icon Player Best Odds Best Odds Bet365 Paddy Power Unibet
Watt, Trent Jordan Bet365 - - - -
Surtain II, Patrick Bet365 - - - -
Garrett, Myles Bet365 - - - -
McKinney, Xavier Bet365 - - - -
Anderson, Will Bet365 - - - -
Hunter, Danielle Bet365 - - - -
Jones, Chris Bet365 - - - -
Bonitto, Nik Bet365 - - - -
Branch, Brian Bet365 - - - -
Hendrickson, Trey Bet365 - - - -
van Ginkel, Andrew Bet365 - - - -
Greenard, Jonathan Bet365 - - - -
Williams, Leonard Bet365 - - - -
Carter, Jalen Bet365 - - - -
Luvu, Frankie Bet365 - - - -
Baun, Zack Bet365 - - - -
Heyward, Cameron Bet365 - - - -
Warner, Fred Bet365 - - - -
Crosby, Maxx Bet365 - - - -
Bosa, Nick Bet365 - - - -
Mack, Khalil Bet365 - - - -
Rousseau, Gregory Bet365 - - - -
Van Noy, Kyle Bet365 - - - -
McDonald IV, Will Bet365 - - - -
Ramsey, Jalen Bet365 - - - -

TJ Watt currently has the best odds to win NFL DPOY at -190. If you bet $20 on Watt to take home the award, you would stand to win $10.53 and return $30.53. Based on those odds, Watt has a 65.5% chance to win the award.

After Watt we have Patrick Surtain II (+1400), Xavier McKinney (+1900), Will Anderson (+2200), and Danielle Hunter (+2200) rounding out the top five contenders.

*The NFL DPOY odds in the table above are updated every 1-2 hours from the best sportsbooks in the US, including DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, and Caesars. If you’re not already signed up with DraftKings, be sure you claim the best DraftKings Sportsbook promo before registering.

Here are some notes on the NFL DPOY odds movement:

  • [November 26] Following Week 12, TJ Watt remained the DPOY favorite, but we saw the rest of the top five completely overhauled. Chris Jones, Nick Bosa, Trey Hendrickson, and Dexter Lawrence all dropped out of the top five, with Will Anderson, Xavier McKinney, Danielle Hunter, and Myles Garrett entering the picture. I can’t think of another time I have seen any team or player future see this type of change atop the board.
  • [November 5] While on bye in Week 9, TJ Watt moved from the favorite to the odds-on favorite to win NFL DPOY. No other defenders have been able to rise up and challenge Watt after Hutchinson went down to injury.
  • [October 15] After suffering a gruesome, season-ending leg injury in Week 6, Aidan Hutchinson was no longer the favorite to win NFL DPOY, as he didn’t even have odds anymore. TJ Watt took over as the favorite again. Will Anderson’s three-sack performance against the Patriots in Week 6 resulted in his odds shortening from +3500 to as short as +450, the second-best on the board.
  • [October 1] Though Aidan Hutchinson had a pretty quiet performance on the stat sheet in Week 4, he still took over as the NFL DPOY favorite. Ahead of Week 5, Hutchinson was given +325 odds versus TJ Watt’s +350.
  • [September 17] Aidan Hutchinson was dominant against the Buccaneers in Week 2, recording 4.5 sacks in the game, bringing his season total to 5.5 after just two games. At this moment (post-Week 2), Hutchinson has more sacks himself than 18 full teams. After such a big performance, BetMGM has moved Hutchinson to their NFL DPOY favorite. However, every other sportsbook still favored TJ Watt.
  • [September 10] It is hard to find a player who single-handedly made a bigger difference on their team’s game in Week 1 than TJ Watt. The Steelers edge rusher was the epitome of a game-wrecker against the Falcons, tallying one sack but being in the backfield and around the ball all game. Watt’s NFL DPOY odds went from +700 to +420, making him the new favorite after Week 1.
  • [March 15] Aaron Donald, who opened with +5000 odds to win NFL DPOY this season, has announced his retirement.
  • [March 4] Micah Parsons has opened as the favorite to win NFL DPOY. The Cowboys utility defender will be playing his first season in the league without DC Dan Quinn, who is now the Commanders’ head coach. Mike Zimmer will run the defense in Dallas this year.
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Top Contenders by Position

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Despite seeing so many edge players listed with short odds to win the award, only five true edge players have won DPOY in the last 15 years: Myles Garrett (2023), Nick Bosa (2022), TJ Watt (2021), Khalil Mack (2016), and Terrell Suggs (2011).

 DPOY Winners by Position

Position DPOY Awards in Last 10 Years Total DPOY Awards Won
Defensive Back 1 11
Edge Rusher 4 20
Inside Linebacker 0 9
Interior DL 5 13

Odds for Past Winners

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Five different players have won NFL DPOY over the last five seasons. This is notable since Aaron Donald and JJ Watt were so dominant prior.

Past DPOY Winners

Season DPOY Winner Pos
2023 Myles Garrett EDGE
2022 Nick Bosa EDGE
2021 TJ Watt EDGE
2020 Aaron Donald DL
2019 Stephon Gilmore CB
2018 Aaron Donald DT
2017 Aaron Donald DT
2016 Khalil Mack EDGE
2015 JJ Watt DL
2014 JJ Watt DL

The idea that the Defensive Player of the Year is generally the league-leader in sacks is a common misconception. Sacks are certainly seen as a sexy stat and play a role in the voting. But the sack king has only won the award four times in the last 11 seasons: Nick Bosa in 2022, TJ Watt in 2021, Aaron Donald in 2018, and JJ Watt in 2015.

TJ Watt racked up the most sacks in 2023 and 2020 as well, but did not win DPOY for either. Shaquil Barrett led the NFL in sacks in 2019, Chandler Jones led the way in 2017, Vic Beasley Jr in 2016, Justin Houston in 2014, and Robert Mathis in 2013. Yet, none of them took home DPOY honors.

Archived DPOY odds: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019

Matt McEwan
Matt McEwan

Editor-in-Chief; Sports Betting Expert

With nearly a decade working in the industry, Matt is a seasoned sports betting veteran. He got his start with SBD in 2016 and worked his way up the ladder to become the Editor-in-Chief. Along the way he has done everything from reviewing sportsbooks to creating proprietary sports betting tools.

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