With the unlucky damage to Detroit Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson, who’s out for the season resulting from a damaged leg, Pittsburgh Steelers EDGE T.J. Watt is the brand new NFL favourite to win DPOY, Defensive Participant of the 12 months. Per Betonline’s up to date odds, Watt is the favourite at +140. It’s a transparent lead over second place, San Francisco 49ers LB Fred Warner at +800.
Listed below are the highest six.
2024 NFL DPOY Odds
1. T.J. Watt – +140
2. Fred Warner – +800
3. Maxx Crosby – +1000
3. Will Anderson Jr. – +1000
5. Chris Jones – +1200
5. Dexter Lawrence – +1200
Watt is coming off a dominant efficiency Sunday, despite the fact that he didn’t register a sack. A well-rounded participant, he discovered different methods to influence the sport by forcing a pair of fumbles within the run recreation whereas notching two tackles for loss. It was the fifth multi-forced fumble recreation of his profession and his first the place each got here towards the run. His first arrange Pittsburgh on the Las Vegas 30 whereas his second got here on the purpose line and prevented a landing in a recreation the Raiders nonetheless had an opportunity to climb again into.
On the 12 months, Watt is presently eleventh with 4.5 sacks and tied for fourth with eight tackles for a loss. He’s second in pressured fumbles with three, one behind Warner.
Hutchinson’s season obtained off to a scorching begin due to a 4.5-sack efficiency in Week 2. He entered yesterday because the NFL’s sack chief and picked up one other in a blowout win over the Dallas Cowboys. However he gruesomely broke his tibia, his leg instantly positioned in an air solid as he was carted off the sector. Monday, the Lions launched the next assertion on his standing.
Head coach Dan Campbell indicated Hutchinson would miss 4-6 months. Maybe that might create a miracle Tremendous Bowl restoration, however he definitely received’t play one other regular-season snap.
Watt is a one-time winner of Defensive Participant of the 12 months, taking dwelling the trophy in 2021 after tying the single-season sack document with 22.5 takedowns. He’s arguably been snubbed a number of occasions since, together with ending second behind Myles Garrett regardless of recording extra sacks.
Curiously, Garrett has pretty lengthy odds to win the award at +2800. The favourite coming into the season was Dallas Cowboys LB/EDGE Micah Parsons, however a excessive ankle sprain has robbed him of his final two video games, and he has only one sack on the season. His odds now reside at +4500.
