2024-25 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Odds: Parsons the Favorite Atop Tight Oddsboard

The NFL Defensive Player of the Year award for the 2024-25 season with NFL odds from our best NFL betting sites has Micah Parsons listed as the consensus favorite, with very little movement through the opening days of free agency.

It felt like a matter of time before Myles Garrett, one of the best pass-rushers of this generation, would win the first NFL Defensive Player of the Year award of his career.

He finally did so in 2023-24, but the Cleveland Browns star isn't the favorite to defend his crown in 2024. That honor belongs to Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons, currently trading for as short as +450. Garrett is in a clump of competitors not far off Parsons' trail, joined by T.J. Watt, Nick Bosa and Maxx Crosby.

Here's a look at the opening odds to win the 2024-25 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award via our best sports betting sites, along with a recap of last year's results.

2024-25 NFL Defensive Player of the Year odds

(NFL Defensive Player of the Year odds updated April 11)

Favorites to win NFL Defensive Player of the Year

Micah Parsons (+600 via FanDuel)

Parsons enters 2024 as the favorite to win this award over three players who have already done so before. Yet there's no player who feels more deserving of this early front-runner status.

The Cowboys star is the only defender to finish in the top three in DPOY voting each of the last three seasons, which just happened to be the first three years of Parsons' career. He's finished with at least 13 sacks in all three seasons, and his 33 QB hits last year were the most of his career.

Dallas' defense could take a step back in 2023 after the departure of coordinator Dan Quinn, though Parsons could be featured even more under incoming coordinator Mike Zimmer. If he can maintain his level of production in a new system, that in itself would be a notch on his belt and a potential factor for voters.

Nick Bosa (+800 via DraftKings)

What happened to Bosa in 2023? A year after leading the league with 18.5 sacks en route to DPOY honors, the San Francisco 49ers star fell back down to earth with just 10.5 sacks even with an extra game played.

While it's easy to point to the record-setting contract he signed in September, the answer is a little more complicated. Bosa actually finished with more pressures (95) and a better PFF grade (92.7) than he did in 2022, but the raw sack totals dropped in 2023 under new defensive coordinator Steve Wilks.

Bosa led the NFL in tackles for loss (21) in 2021, so it seems like last year's box-score stats were the outlier and not what we can expect from Bosa in 2024. Keep an eye on these odds; if they start to dip, take advantage.

Previous NFL Defensive Player of the Year winners

NFL Defensive Player of the Year FAQs

Who is the favorite for NFL Defensive Player of the Year?

Dallas Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons is the betting favorite to win the 2024 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, trading at as little as +450.

When will the 2024-25 NFL Defensive Player of the Year be announced?

The 2024-25 NFL Defensive Player of the Year will be announced at the NFL Honors show during Super Bowl week in early February 2025.

Who was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year last year?

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year for the 2023-24 season.

NFL betting odds pages

Here are our best NFL betting sites:

• Caesars Promo Code: SBRBONUS1000 | Read our Caesars Review
• BetMGM Bonus Code: SBRBONUS | Read our BetMGM Review
• bet365 Bonus Code: SBRBONUS | Read our bet365 Review
• BetRivers Promo Code: SBRBONUS | Read our BetRivers Review
• FanDuel Promo Code | Read our FanDuel Review
• DraftKings Promo Code | Read our DraftKings Review

(21+. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER)
* Bonuses not applicable in Ontario.

Related pages

• Best Sports Betting Sites | Best Sportsbook Promos (U.S. only)