The 2026 NFL Defensive Player of the Year market trades on Kalshi across roughly $264K in cumulative volume, with a contender field of more than 50 named defenders but a live race centered on Myles Garrett, Will Anderson Jr., Aidan Hutchinson, Nick Bosa, and Maxx Crosby. The live board above ranks the current prices on every name; the award resolves when the Associated Press announces its DPOY winner during Super Bowl week in early 2027.
The 2026 NFL Defensive Player of the Year race is a season-long position trade, not a single event, and the board reflects that. The award goes to the best defensive player in the league, and for two decades the voting has leaned heavily toward pass rushers, because sack totals are the cleanest, most visible defensive counting stat a ballot can anchor on. That structural tilt is why edge rushers dominate the top of this field. A roster of more than 50 named contenders splits the probability, but the conviction money concentrates on a short list of premier rushers. The live board above ranks every contender by current price; this page covers who the field is, what structurally moves it, and exactly how it resolves.
Myles Garrett sits at the front of the field as the most heavily backed name, the reigning standard at the edge position and the contender whose sack pace most directly drives the award. DPOY is a sack-total award more often than not for an edge rusher, and Garrett's floor of double-digit sacks plus the disruption metrics voters increasingly cite give him the cleanest path on the board. His standing reflects both production and the expectation of a full healthy season; games missed are the single biggest risk to the position, because a counting-stat case cannot be recovered late.
Will Anderson Jr. and Aidan Hutchinson form the chase tier, priced together just behind the favorite. Anderson is the ascending Houston rusher whose market price has climbed on production and a defense built to funnel pressure his way. Hutchinson is the conviction comeback trade: an elite-pace rusher whose case hinges on health after his season was cut short, and markets price that kind of bounce-back with a wider band than an established full-season profile. Both are edge defenders, both live and die by the sack column, and both are the most volatile names in the top tier week to week.
Nick Bosa and Maxx Crosby anchor the next layer of credible names. Bosa is the high-floor San Francisco rusher whose disruption rate keeps him in every DPOY conversation when healthy, while Crosby's case is the relentless-motor, snap-count bet that holds value across a full sixteen-plus-game sample. Below them the field flattens into a long tail of edge rushers, off-ball linebackers, and defensive backs (Micah Parsons, T.J. Watt, Fred Warner, and the secondary names), where the live board above is the only honest read on who is moving and who is dormant. Non-rusher candidates like Warner or a shutdown corner can win the award, but they need a narrative-breaking season to overcome the sack-total gravity that pulls voters toward the edge.
The 2026 NFL Defensive Player of the Year market resolves to the player named Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press, with the winner announced at the NFL Honors ceremony during Super Bowl week in early February 2027. The award is decided by a panel of 50 national media voters who cast their ballots after the regular season concludes, and the winning player's contract pays out while every other contender resolves to zero. The market's listed settlement date carries to March 10, 2027 as a buffer, but the outcome is fixed the moment the AP announcement is made.
The 2026 NFL Defensive Player of the Year race runs alongside the 2026 NFL MVP market and the 2026 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year market, where many of the same edge rushers and defensive catalysts drive the prices. For the team outcome that feeds every individual case, the Super Bowl 2026 market tracks the title odds, and the broader sports markets hub collects the full slate of award and futures boards. Page maintained by Genius Staff, refreshed on a review cycle as the field and the prices move.
Resolves to the player named the 2026 NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press, announced at the NFL Honors ceremony during Super Bowl week in early February 2027. The award is determined by a panel of 50 national media voters who cast ballots after the regular season ends. The winning player's contract pays $1 per share; all other contender contracts resolve to $0. The listed market settlement date carries to March 10, 2027 as a buffer, but the outcome is fixed at the AP announcement. If co-winners are named, the market resolves per the platform's tie rules.
The live board above ranks current prices on every contender on Kalshi. The race is led by Myles Garrett, with Will Anderson Jr. and Aidan Hutchinson the next-closest names, followed by Nick Bosa and Maxx Crosby across a field of more than 50 defenders.
The Associated Press announces its DPOY winner at the NFL Honors ceremony during Super Bowl week in early February 2027. The market carries a settlement buffer to March 10, 2027, but the outcome is fixed at the announcement.
This market trades on Kalshi, which lists every named contender for the 2026 NFL DPOY award. The live board above ranks the current price on each defender so you can see the full field at a glance.
Myles Garrett sits at the front of the field as the most heavily backed name, with Will Anderson Jr. and Aidan Hutchinson forming the chase tier just behind him. Check the live board above for the current ranking.
Watch sack pace above all, since DPOY skews heavily toward pass rushers, then track health and games played, team defensive ranking, and whether comeback names like Aidan Hutchinson sustain an elite pace across a full season.