NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: 2023 Odds for Will Anderson, Jalen Carter, Tyree Wilson and Devon Witherspoon

The 2023 NFL DROY Odds are open for betting. The favorite is No. 3 overall pick Will Anderson out of Alabama. Other notable interior linemen are Tyree Wilson and Jalen Carter. The top options at defensive back include No. 5 overall pick Devon Witherspoon and Oregon’s Christian Gonzalez. Linebackers like Jack Campbell and Lukas Van Ness also made the list.

FTN Bets is here to guide you through the latest odds, picks, and how to think through your NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year odds bets.

Odds to Win 2023 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (DROY)

Will Anderson is the early favorite to win the 2023-2024 DROY award at +500. That means a $10 bet will pay out $60 for a profit of $50. These odds give Anderson a 16.6% chance of winning Defensive Player of the Year.

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Other Notable Bets to Consider

Devon Witherspoon was the first corner taken off the board. He was the No. 5 overall pick in this draft. Last year the award was won by Sauce Gardner of the New York Jets. Sauce was the No. 4 overall pick in 2022.
Tyree Wilson is a trendy pick to take home the award due to his pass rush ability. This is the kind of edge guy who can be a headache for opposing offensive coordinators, especially when paired with a guy like Maxx Crosby already on that defense.
Jalen Carter was the top interior lineman drafted. He is a big guy with speed and power, the exact combination that could help him plug the middle and get after quarterbacks at the next level. He is going to need to rack up some sacks in order to take home the award, but that is the kind of player he profiles as.

NFL DPOY Odds Movement in 2023

June 6, 2023: The odds on Will Anderson have dropped at many books. The +500 on Caesars is generous. No other book has him at over +400 and most of them are sitting at +350. If you want to get a piece of him, head over to Caesars now.

History of NFL DROY Winners

Here are the last nine NFL DROY winners:

Year	Player	Position	Team
2014	Aaron Donald	DT	Los Angeles Rams
2015	Marcus Peters	CB	Kansas City Chiefs
2016	Joey Bosa	DE	Los Angeles Chargers
2017	Marshon Lattimore	CB	New Orleans Saints
2018	Shaquille Leonard	LB	Indianapolis Colts
2019	Nick Bosa	DE	San Francisco 49ers
2020	Chase Young	DE	Washington Commanders
2021	Micah Parsons	LB	Dallas Cowboys
2022	Sauce Gardner	CB	New York Jets

Three CBs, three DEs, two LBs and a DT make up the list since 2014. While many of them were drafted early, it has not always been the top-drafted guy who wins the award. Some of these guys were not even the first player drafted at their position, so make sure you look beyond the top 10. Remember the award goes to the player who puts up the best numbers as a rookie, which tends to give an advantage to those players racking up stats like sacks and interceptions.