2026 NFL DPOY Odds: Myles Garrett Favored Over Micah Parsons, Maxx Crosby

Myles Garrett ran away with the NFL AP Defensive Player of the Year award last season, earning all 50 first-place votes after a record-setting season. The Cleveland Browns pass rusher broke the NFL record with 22 sacks, and added 43 solo tackles to boot.

Garrett is now one of just nine players to win the NFL DPOY award more than once, and is looking to join elite company with his third award this upcoming season.

This is one of the awards that is tough to predict so early in the offseason, though, or even before the season at all, with so much changing on a weekly basis during the year.

Let’s take a look at some of the 2026 NFL DPOY Odds after the free agency frenzy.

2026 NFL DPOY Odds

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook

Myles Garrett +425
Micah Parsons +700
Maxx Crosby +700
Aidan Hutchinson +800
Will Anderson Jr. +800
Nik Bonitto +1200
Nick Bosa +1200
Jared Verse +1200
Brian Burns +1300
T.J. Watt +1400
Trey Hendrickson +2000
Danielle Hunter +2500
Laiatu Latu +2800
Jalen Carter +2800
Fred Warner +3000
Tuli Tuipulotu +3000
Josh Sweat +4000
Chris Jones +4000

Garrett is the favorite after an incredible season, but he is one of five players with odds of eight-to-one or shorter.

Micah Parsons and Maxx Crosby are right behind him at +700. They’re each looking for their first NFL DPOY award after Parsons finished third in voting after his first season with the Green Bay Packers.

Crosby’s trade to the Baltimore Ravens was nixed, but the defensive end could still end up on a new team for the 2026 season.

Will Anderson Jr. was the runner-up to Garrett last season, getting a 35.4% share of the vote. He and Aidan Hutchinson, who finished fifth in voting, are both at +800.

Nik Bonitto ended up fourth in voting, and he’s not too far behind at +1200.

There are plenty of other options, though, including Nick Bosa, who won the award in 2022, and T.J. Watt, who won it in 2021.

Patrick Surtain II came out of nowhere to win it two years ago, but it’s rare for a cornerback to claim the award. A defensive lineman has won it in 9 of the last 12 seasons, with Stephon Gilmore (2019), T.J. Watt (2021), and Surtain II being the exceptions.

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