2026 Defensive Player of the Year best bet rankings: How we rate the field, plus three longshots to consider
We rank our top 10 Defensive Player of the Year bets in the market and highlight three sleepers worth a look
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Last year we had Myles Garrett ranked fifth in our look at the odds value in the Defensive Player of the Year market, noting that he and Micah Parsons probably weren't good value unless they went out and set sack records. Well, Garrett did just that, recording 23 sacks by the final whistle of the final week and easily took down the award.
Now, Garrett is in Los Angeles as part of a high-profile Rams roster favored to win the Super Bowl, and Garrett is similarly the clear favorite to win the DPOY award once again. Winning the award three times in four years is not unprecedented; Garrett's potential teammate Aaron Donald did so from 2017 to 2020, and J.J. Watt also won three times between 2012 and 2015.
We're going to share our top 10 bets to consider in the Defensive Player of the Year race along with three extreme longshots (+10000 or longer) below.
So who gets the top spot as the best Defensive Player of the Year bet this season? And which longshots are worth considering? ... Join SportsLine here to see R.J. White's NFL Defensive Player of the Year best bet rankings for 2026!
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