Most sportsbooks will display odds in the American format as listed above. We'll use 2022-23's DPOY race as an example: As the season progressed, with Jaren Jackson Jr. having been a big favorite ...

Although Pittsburgh Steelers pass rusher T.J. Watt spearheaded NFL Defensive Player of the Year odds for much of the year, there is a new clear frontrunner heading into the NFL Honors on February 6.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams was a guest on The Young Man and The Three podcast where he suggested the idea of a second Defensive Player of the Year award for perimeter defenders ...

That's why they win DPOY year after year. They possess the most valuable defensive skills. Guys like Nikola Jokic aren't traditional paint protectors, but at their best, their positioning is a ...

That said, there are other players who have come and gone in the DPOY conversation. The San Antonio Spurs big man is the early runaway, but there's a handful of guys attempting to close the gap.

With a playoff berth on the line, if Surtain manages to produce a big game against the Carson Wentz-led Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in the season finale, he could cement his DPoY status.

We might have our clearest harbingers predicting Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II as the soon-to-be-named A.P. Defensive Player of the Year. The realization comes on the heels of the ...