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NFL Defensive Rookie Of The Year Odds: Jared Verse Favored

The NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (DROY) award goes to the best rookie defensive player during the regular season.

Will Anderson Jr won the award last year.

Players who have won this award have had excellent NFL careers. Some names who have recently won the award include Will Anderson Jr (2023), Sauce Gardner (2022), Micah Parsons (2021), Chase Young (2020), Nick Bosa (2019), Shaquille Leonard (2018), Marshon Lattimore (2017), and Joey Bosa (2016).

Below, we look at the top five favorites to win the NFL DROY award and predict which player will win the award.

Top Five Favorites To Win NFL DROY Award

The NFL DROY award goes to the best defensive rookie in the league.

Below are the top five favorites for the NFL DROY award.

  • 1. Jared Verse (+100
  • 2. Quinyon Mitchell (+130)
  • 3. Braden Fiske (+550)
  • 4.Laiatu Latu (+1000)
  • 5. Cooper DeJean (+1200)

Jared Verse (+100)

Jared Verse is the favorite to win the NFL DROY award.

Verse has 4.5 sacks in 11 games. He is a promising defensive player who has a lot of talent and can be a focal point for LA’s defense for years to come.

Verse is having a good rookie campaign and is the small favorite to win the award.

Quinyon Mitchell (+130)

Quinyon Mitchell is the second favorite to win the award.

Mitchell made a good case by having his Eagles defeat Verse’s Rams in week 12.

He is having an excellent rookie season and has helped the Eagles’ pass defense tremendously.

Mitchell is the second favorite to win the award.

Braden Fiske (+550)

Braden Fiske is the third favorite to win the award.

Another Rams defensive rookie is one of the favorites to win the NFL DROY award. LA’s defense will be very good sooner rather than later.

Fiske has six sacks and two forced fumbles this season.

Fiske is the third favorite to win the award.

Laiatu Latu (+1000)

Laiatu Latu is the fourth favorite to win the award.

He is a defensive end for the Colts and has four sacks and three forced fumbles this season.

Latu is the fourth favorite to win the award.

Cooper DeJean (+1200)

Cooper DeJean is the fifth favorite to win the award.

DeJean is another Eagles CB who is a favorite to win the award.

He along with Mitchell are two big reasons why Philly’s pass defense has improved.

DeJean is the fifth favorite to win the award.

Who Will Win The DROY Award?

With the Eagles red hot and their pass defense much improved, Quinyon Mitchell is a big reason for their success.

Mitchell has helped their pass defense improve from last season.

The Eagles are one of the hottest teams in the league and their defense is playing very well.

Quinyon Mitchell will win the NFL DROY award.

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