Aaron Donald Running Away with DPOY Award after a Huge Week 11
- Aaron Donald is the overwhelming favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year
- Donald is on pace to have one of the greatest defensive seasons of all-time
- Donald belongs in the MVP conversation
Aaron Donald is an unstoppable force. I imagine every time an offensive lineman closes his eyes he’s haunted by the image of Donald bull rushing past him en route to another sack.
.@AaronDonald97 is VERY good at football. pic.twitter.com/QwxKHf7Fg1
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) November 20, 2018
Fresh off an incredible Week 11 performance that saw him rack up eight QB hurries, two sacks, and two forced fumbles, Donald’s DPOY odds have been shortened once again.
2018 Defensive Player of the Year Odds
| Player | Odds to Win DPOY |
|---|---|
| Aaron Donald | -400 |
| Khalil Mack | +450 |
| Myles Garrett | +1200 |
| JJ Watt | +1400 |
| Danielle Hunter | +3500 |
*Follow the link in the table to see all betting options
Just a week ago, Donald was a -250 favorite to win the award, but after ballin’ out in prime time, it seems inconceivable that anyone will overtake him.
What it looks like when Aaron Donald is lurking behind you pic.twitter.com/rFSEAvEILY
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) November 20, 2018
Donald is historically great
Donald is in the midst of one the greatest defensive seasons of all-time.
Aaron Donald leads the NFL in sacks, QB hits, and tackles for loss.
He would be the only defensive tackle in recorded history to do that in a season.
— Paul Hembekides (@PaulHembo) November 20, 2018
He’s disrupting the game like no other interior lineman ever has, and he’s on pace to smash his 2017 stats that earned him the number one grade on Pro Football Focus’ top 50 players list.
He’s been so good in 2018, that he’s now being compared to the greatest defensive player of all-time.
Donald for MVP
Donald is a virtual lock to win Defensive Player of the Year, but he also belongs in the MVP discussion.
just give the mvp to aaron donald and skip the whole qb/rb thing i don’t care
— Arif Hasan (@ArifHasanNFL) November 20, 2018
He’s revolutionizing the Defensive Tackle position and the gaudy stats he’s putting up are about to get even better.
Of the Rams’ remaining five games, three of them are against bottom 11 offensive lines. The Aaron Donald hype train isn’t slowing down anytime soon, unless of course you quadruple cover him.
The only way to slow down Aaron Donald pic.twitter.com/Q0HMUYxZJb
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) November 20, 2018
As SBD's resident Swiss Army Knife, Chris covers virtually every sport including NFL, PGA, NBA, MLB, NCAAB, NCAAF and the Olympics. A true grinder, he'd rather pick off small edges in the player props market than swing for the fences with a 5-leg parlay.
