Cowboys’ Micah Parsons is favourite to win DPOY award

Week 1 of the NFL season is within the books, and now there is a new favourite on the prime of the oddsboard to win Defensive Participant of the Yr.

T.J. Watt has taken pole place at +400. His odds surged up the board from +850 lower than every week in the past.

Within the Steelers‘ first sport of the season — an 18-10 win over Atlanta — Watt had 4 whole tackles and one sack.Â

Here is an inventory of among the favorites to win 2024 NFL Defensive Participant of the Yr by way of DraftKings Sportsbook as of Sept. 10.

NFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

T.J. Watt, Steelers: +400 (guess $10 to win $50 whole)
Micah Parsons, Cowboys: +450 (guess $10 to win $55 whole)
Nick Bosa, 49ers: +800 (guess $10 to win $90 whole)
Myles Garrett, Browns: +900 (guess $10 to win $100 whole)
Maxx Crosby, Raiders: +1000 (guess $10 to win $110 whole)
Aidan Hutchinson, Lions: +1100 (guess $10 to win $120 whole)
Chris Jones, Chiefs: +2000 (guess $10 to win $210 whole)
Josh Hines-Allen, Jaguars: +3000 (guess $10 to win $310 whole)
Kyle Hamilton, Ravens: +3500 (guess $10 to win $360 whole)
Danielle Hunter, Texans: +3500 (guess $10 to win $360 whole)
Will Anderson Jr., Texans: +3500 (guess $10 to win $360 whole)
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Subsequent on the board is Micah Parsons, an in depth second at +450.Â

The Dallas Cowboys’ dynamic linebacker has completed second in DPOY voting twice however has not fairly been capable of recover from the hump to emerge because the league’s prime vote-getter.

In keeping with Professional Soccer Focus, in 2023, Parsons had 34 solo tackles, assisted in 16 and recorded 16 sacks.

“Micah has all the time been in that dialog about Defensive Participant of the Yr in the course of the preseason, so I am not shocked in any respect,” “Converse” co-host Keyshawn Johnson mentioned after the early strains had been launched in the course of the summer time.Â

Third on the checklist is San Francisco’s Nick Bosa. FOX Sports activities NFL reporter Eric Williams mentioned that, in 2024, “Bosa stays the engine that leads San Francisco’s potent go rush.”

Fourth is Myles Garrett at +900. Over the past a number of days, his odds lengthened barely from +700.Â

FOX Sports activities NFL reporter Henry McKenna wrote about Garrett’s strengths: “There’s no edge defender that you could set and overlook fairly like Garrett. He does all the pieces you would presumably need. He’s as large, fast, quick and robust as you would presumably want. He’s form of old fashioned: a real defensive finish.”

Additional down the board is Houston’s Danielle Hunter at +3500.Â

In September, FOX Sports activities NFL writers ranked Hunter because the seventh-best NFL go rusher heading into the 2024 season, and FOX Sports activities reporter Ben Arthur referred to as him a “true pass-rush specialist.”

“For as dominant as Hunter has been all through his profession, it looks like he’s slid beneath the radar a bit,” Arthur wrote. “That ought to change in Houston, which boasts one of many NFL’s most hyped groups coming into 2024 and is a legit Tremendous Bowl contender. He joins the Texans — his hometown workforce — coming off a career-high 16.5 sacks in his age-29 season with the Minnesota Vikings and can now be part of forces with reigning AP Defensive Rookie of the Yr Will Anderson Jr., one of many prime younger edge rushers in soccer.”

Corners and safeties have scarcely been recipients over time, as simply 10 defensive have received the DPOY since 1971. Stephon Gilmore was the final winner whereas with the New England Patriots in 2019. And if the percentages are any indication, that pattern appears set to proceed in 2024.

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