The reigning Defensive Player of the Year has a new home, but injury is going to take a toll on his chances of repeating.
Myles Garrett won the AP NFL DPOY award unanimously in 2025, receiving all 50 first-place votes after breaking the single-season sack record with 23 sacks. That was the second DPOY win of his career, and he trails only Lawrence Taylor, J.J. Watt and Aaron Donald for the most DPOY awards in NFL history, with each of those names nabbing the award three times.
Both Watt and Donald won three in the span of four years, and while Garrett opened the year favored to do just that, a knee injury has sidelined him for now.
Let’s take a look at the odds to win the 2026 NFL Defensive Player of the Year at FanDuel Sportsbook as of Oct. 6.
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2026 NFL DPOY Odds
What To Know: Anderson is the star of a vaunted Houston defense, one that was best in the league last year. Through four games in 2026, Anderson has recorded 23 total tackles (13 solo), 4.5 sacks and seven tackles for loss. Since Myles Garrett’s injury, he’s been the new favorite in this spot.
Houston’s Will Anderson is the favorite to win NFL DPOY after four weeks. (Getty Images)
What To Know: Watt opened the season with two sacks, four tackles, three tackles for loss and two QB hits in the Steelers’ win over the Falcons. He added 1.5 sacks, another tackle for loss and two more QB hits in Week 2. That start moved the 2021 Defensive Player of the Year’s odds to +550 from +1100. But after a somewhat quiet Week 3 where he assisted on one tackle, his odds moved back to +1100. Watt bounced back in Week 4 with four solo tackles, a sack and a stuff.
Will Watt’s impact on the Steelers help him earn DPOY honors in 2026? (Getty Images)
What To Know: Hutchinson is finding his way to the opposing quarterback … often. He has 3.5 sacks through four weeks. He also has three tackles for loss. However, the Lions have given up 127 total points so far this season.
What To Know: So far this season, Greg Rosseau has tallied 19 total tackles (14 solo), eight tackles for loss, six sacks and has forced three fumbles. In the Bills’ Week 4, 29-26 loss to New England, he had two solo tackles and assisted on two others.
What To Know: Fred Warner has 40 total tackles and 16 solo in 2026. His most impressive game so far was in the 49ers’ Week 3 win over Arizona. In that game, he had 17 total tackles and seven solo. Warner has been named to the Pro Bowl four times in his career.
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