Although Pittsburgh Steelers pass rusher T.J. Watt led the NFL Defensive Player of the Year race for much of the season, Patrick Surtain II dominated down the stretch for the Denver Broncos ...

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 ...

Heading into the 2024-25 NBA campaign, San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama securing Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) honors almost felt predetermined. The 7-foot-3 French phenom was ...

A center or power forward has won DPOY 17 of the last 20 years. Kawhi Leonard won it in 2014-15 and 2015-16, and Marcus Smart won it in 2021-22. Wemby currently leads the league in blocks with 3.9 ...

Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. isn't shy about what a second Defensive Player of the Year award would mean to him. "It's hard to win it two times. You can see that now. It's not a given.

But when the finalists were announced for the Associated Press' NFL Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday, neither were anywhere to be found. Safety is still a defensive position, right?