Myles Garrett favored in 2026 NFL Defensive Player of the Year odds

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The NFL started awarding Defensive Player of the Year in 1975 with Mel Blount winning the inaugural award.

Despite so many legendary football players, only two players have won the award three times as evidenced by the list below:

DPOY Winners

Three times: Aaron Donald, JJ Watt

Two times: Bruce Smith, Lawrence Taylor, Mike Singletary, Myles Garrett, Ray Lewis, Reggie White

As you can see above, Myles Garrett has won the award twice (including last year) and opens as the favorite for the upcoming season at BetOnline.ag.

Here’s the direct link to real-time odds for DPOY: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/nfl-player-futures/defensive-player-of-the-year.

Defensive Player of the Year
Myles Garrett	17/4	(+425)
Will Anderson Jr.	15/2	(+750)
Maxx Crosby	8/1
Aidan Hutchinson	17/2	(+850)
T.J. Watt	19/1
Micah Parsons	19/2	(+950)
Nik Bonitto	11/1
Nick Bosa	12/1
Jared Verse	14/1
Brian Burns	16/1
Danielle Hunter	28/1
Jalen Carter	28/1
Laiatu Latu	28/1
Fred Warner	33/1
Trey Hendrickson	33/1
Tuli Tuipulotu	33/1
Carson Schwesinger	50/1
Chris Jones	50/1
Cooper DeJean	50/1
Josh Hines-Allen	50/1
Josh Sweat	50/1
Kyle Hamilton	50/1
Montez Sweat	50/1
Quinyon Mitchell	50/1
Andrew Van Ginkel	65/1
Abdul Carter	66/1
Derek Stingley Jr.	66/1
K’Lavon Chaisson	66/1
Nick Emmanwori	66/1
Roquan Smith	66/1
Will McDonald IV	66/1
Bradley Chubb	75/1
Devon Witherspoon	75/1
Patrick Surtain II	75/1
Brian Branch	80/1
Byron Young	80/1
Devin Lloyd	80/1
George Karlaftis	80/1
Jaycee Horn	80/1
Jeffery Simmons	80/1
Kamari Lassiter	80/1
Leonard Williams	80/1
Alex Highsmith	100/1
Budda Baker	100/1
Chase Young	100/1
Derwin James Jr.	100/1
Greg Rousseau	100/1
Jalon Walker	100/1
Kerby Joseph	100/1
Kevin Byard III	100/1
Quinnen Williams	100/1
Rashan Gary	100/1
Rueben Bain Jr.	100/1
Talanoa Hufanga	100/1
Trent McDuffie	100/1
Xavier McKinney	100/1
Zach Allen	100/1
Zack Baun	100/1