Shaquil Barrett Finally Given Odds to Win NFL DPOY, Opens at +1200
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett has finally been given odds to win DPOY, opening at +1200
- Barrett leads the NFL with nine quarterback sacks
- He has more sacks than 10 NFL teams
Shaquil Barrett is finally on the NFL Defensive Player of the Year radar. It’s about time. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers edge rusher is doing things this season that no NFL player had previously achieved.
Barrett is the first defender in league history register at least nine sacks and an interception in the first four games of the NFL season.
Sportsbooks have pegged Barrett as the fourth betting choice in the NFL DPOY odds at +1200.
2019 NFL Defensive Player Of The Year Odds
| Player | Position | Teams | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Donald | DT | Rams | +300 |
| Khalil Mack | EDGE | Bears | +400 |
| Myles Garrett | EDGE | Browns | +600 |
| Shaquil Barrett | EDGE | Buccaneers | +1200 |
| JJ Watt | DL | Texans | +1200 |
| Joey Bosa | EDGE | Chargers | +1400 |
| Von Miller | EDGE | Broncos | +1800 |
| Luke Kuechly | LB | Panthers | +2000 |
| DeMarcus Lawrence | DE | Cowboys | +2500 |
| Cameron Jordan | DE | Saints | +3300 |
| Fletcher Cox | DT | Eagles | +3300 |
| Earl Thomas | S | Ravens | +3300 |
| Daniel Hunter | DE | Vikings | +3300 |
*Odds taken on 10/02/19.
The player immediately ahead of Barrett in the odds, Cleveland Browns EDGE Myles Garrett, has three fewer sacks than Barrett.
Barrett Is Dominant
Through four games, these are Barrett’s numbers – 20 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 10 quarterback hits, nine sacks, three forced fumbles, and one interception. He’s part of a Tampa Bay defense that is currently #1 in the NFL at stopping the run, allowing opponents to gain just 59.3 yards per game on the ground.
Okay, we'll say it…
Shaquil Barrett (@MOOCHIE048) is on pace for 36 sacks 👀@Buccaneers | #GoBucs pic.twitter.com/OwVHebLx3X
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) September 30, 2019
His nine sacks are the equal of four NFL teams – the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Chargers, Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts – and are more than 10 other teams in the league.
He collected four sacks in Tampa Bay’s Week 3 loss to the New York Giants. In last week’s 55-40 shock victory against the NFC champion Los Angeles Rams, Barrett accounted for an interception of LA QB Jared Goff. He also sacked Goff once.
Shaquil Barrett’s Season Stats:
• 4 Games
• 20 Tackles
• 7 TFL, 10 QB Hits
• 9 Sacks
• 3 Forced Fumbles
• 1 INT pic.twitter.com/FtIKqy4crZ— NFL Stats (@NFL_Stats) September 30, 2019
Best of all for Barrett, he’s 27, in the prime of his career, and on a one-year contract. If he keeps this up, he’ll become a very wealthy man in free agency.
Where’s Donald?
It’s been a rough month to be named Donald.
While Barrett was dominating Sunday, across the field, Rams defensive tackle and reigning two-time NFL DPOY Aaron Donald wasn’t much of a factor in the game. He finished with four tackles, one solo, and collected nary a sack.
Rams DT Aaron Donald has been double teamed 82 times this season, the most in the NFL, per @ESPNStatsInfo.
— Lindsey Thiry (@LindseyThiry) September 30, 2019
According to ESPN Stats & Info, Donald has been double teamed an NFL-high 82 times. Donald has one sack, 10 combined tackles, and three QB hits through four games.
Last season, he led the NFL with 20.5 sacks.
Mack The Knife
While Donald maintains his status as the betting favorite despite his slow start, Chicago Bears EDGE Khalil Mack, who was the second-best NFL defender last season after Donald, is going strongly. He’s recorded 4.5 sacks and 14 tackles through four games.
| 4 | Games | 4 |
| 14 | Tackles | 20 |
| 2 | Tackles For Loss | 7 |
| 4.5 | Sacks | 9 |
| 4 | QB Hits | 10 |
| 4 | Forced Fumbles | 3 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 1 |
The the three-time All-Pro and former NFL DPOY will face his old team, the Oakland Raiders, on Sunday. Since he was dealt at the start of the last season, Mack has recorded 18 sacks.
Who are the top pass rushers at creating turnovers from pressure?
Shaquil Barrett leads the league in creating turnovers from pressure this season (4), followed by Whitney Mercilus (3), Chandler Jones (2), Khalil Mack (2), and Kyle Van Noy (2). pic.twitter.com/vh47qaDDVz
— Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) September 30, 2019
The Raiders have 17 as a team. Mack’s also forced 10 fumbles, 9 of those being strip sacks.
Barrett Worth A Bet
It could be that Barrett is off to a fast start. Or it could be that he’s on his way to a epic campaign.
Remember, he’s in a contract year.
Shaquil Barrett is the 1st player since sacks became official in 1982 to record at least 8 sacks and 1 Int in his team's 1st 4 games of a season. pic.twitter.com/EawjNf2n8D
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 29, 2019
At +1200, he’s at a price that can’t be ignored. Don’t go all in but definitely get a piece of that action.
If you don’t, you might live to regret it.
An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
