NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Betting
For 2024, the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award is wide open and one of the most challenging handicaps that a gambler could accept. Dallas Turner opened as the favorite for 2024, but several players can win the award. The NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award has several intangible factors that can ultimately decide who wins it. First and foremost is how each player is utilized by their teams. Also important is the quality of the team itself. A rookie defender is going to draw much more attention playing for a playoff contender.
NFL Season Futures Odds
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Betting Odds
| PLAYER |
ODDS |
| Dallas Turner |
+380 |
| Laiatu Latu |
+550 |
| Quinyon Mitchell |
+1100 |
| Jared Verse |
+1100 |
| Terrion Arnold |
+1200 |
| Byron Murphy II |
+1300 |
| Chop Robinson |
+1300 |
| Cooper DeJean |
+2200 |
| Nate Wiggins |
+2200 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry |
+2800 |
Linebacker Dallas Turner was the 17th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings out of Alabama. Turner was a 2023 Consensus All-American and was the SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2023. Additionally, he was First Team All-SEC in 2023.
Defensive end Laiatu Latu was the 15th overall pick of the Indianapolis Colts out of UCLA. In 2023, Latu won the Ted Hendricks Award, Lombardi Award, and Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year Award and was a unanimous All-American. Latu was a 2-time First Team All-Pac 12 honoree (2022 and 2023).
Quinyon Mitchell was the 22nd overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles out of Toledo. The cornerback was a 2-time First Team All-Mac awardee (2022 and 2023).
Linebacker Jared Verse was the 19th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams out of Florida State. Verse is a 2-time First Team All-American (2022 and 2023) and was a 2-time First Team All-ACC awardee in those same years.
Cornerback Terrion Arnold was the 24th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Alabama by the Detroit Lions. In 2023, Arnold was a First Team All-American and First Team All-SEC.
Defensive Rookie of the Year Winners (2000)
| YEAR |
WINNER |
TEAM |
| 2023 |
Will Anderson Jr. |
Houston Texans |
| 2022 |
Ahmad ‘Sauce’ Gardner |
New York Jets |
| 2021 |
Micah Parsons |
Dallas Cowboys |
| 2020 |
Chase Young |
Washington Commanders |
| 2019 |
Nick Bosa |
San Francisco 49ers |
| 2018 |
Darius Leonard |
Indianapolis Colts |
| 2017 |
Marshon Lattimore |
New Orleans Saints |
| 2016 |
Joey Bosa |
San Diego Chargers |
| 2015 |
Marcus Peters |
Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2014 |
Aaron Donald |
St. Louis Rams |
| 2013 |
Sheldon Richardson |
New York Jets |
| 2012 |
Luke Kuechly |
Carolina Panthers |
| 2011 |
Von Miller |
Denver Broncos |
| 2010 |
Ndamukong Suh |
Detroit Lions |
| 2009 |
Brian Cushing |
Houston Texans |
| 2008 |
Jerod Mayo |
New England Patriots |
| 2007 |
Patrick Willis |
San Francisco 49ers |
| 2006 |
DeMeco Ryans |
Houston Texans |
| 2005 |
Shawne Merriman |
San Diego Chargers |
| 2004 |
Jonathan Vilma |
New York Jets |
| 2003 |
Terrell Suggs |
Baltimore Ravens |
| 2002 |
Julius Peppers |
Carolina Panthers |
| 2001 |
Kendrell Bell |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2000 |
Brian Urlacher |
Chicago Bears |
The 2023 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award went to Will Anderson Jr of the Houston Texans. The defensive end out of Alabama was the third overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft. In 2023, Anderson had 45 combined tackles, 29 solo tackles, 16 assists, seven sacks, and ten tackles for loss. Anderson was a major contributor to the Texans’ stunning season that ended with the AFC South Division title.
The New York Jets have had more players win NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors than any other team in the league. Ahmad ‘Sauce’ Gardner became the fifth Jet to be named NFL DROY in 2022, breaking a three-way tie with Kansas City and San Francisco.
Micah Parsons was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2021, becoming the first player on the Dallas Cowboys ever to earn the honor. Parsons had 13 sacks and was named a First Team All-Pro, quickly becoming one of the stars of the defense. He finished runner-up in NFL Defensive Player of the Year voting in 2022, and Gardner will be trying to follow in those footsteps.
The Bosa brothers both were named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Older brother Joey Bosa won this award over Jalen Ramsey in 2016, and Nick Bosa was an even bigger winner in 2019, although he had the third-most sacks of any rookie that year.
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