Trevon Diggs’ NFL DPOY Odds Improve to +2000 After Week 4
By Robert Duff in NFL Football
Published:
- The odds of Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs winning the NFL Defensive Player of the Year have shortened to +2000
- He was at +6500 entering Week 4 of the NFL season
- With five interceptions, Diggs already has more than all but one NFL team other than Dallas
Trevon Diggs has already made Dallas Cowboys history, and he’s on pace to create more history-making moments.
The Cowboys cornerback has intercepted a pass in every game of the 2021 NFL season. In the long and storied legacy of the franchise, no player had done that since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger.
Oddsmakers are taking notice. The betting line on Diggs in the NFL DPOY odds shortened to +2000.
NFL DPOY Odds
| Player (Team) | Odds |
|---|---|
| Myles Garrett (Browns) | +400 |
| Aaron Donald (Rams) | +450 |
| TJ Watt (Steelers) | +1200 |
| Joey Bosa (Chargers) | +1600 |
| Chandler Jones (Cardinals) | +1800 |
| Nick Bosa (49ers) | +2000 |
| Trevon Diggs (Cowboys) | +2000 |
| Jalen Ramsey (Rams) | +2000 |
| Chase Young (Washington) | +2500 |
| Derwin James Jr (Jets) | +2500 |
| Khalil Mack (Bears) | +3500 |
| Devin White (Buccaneers) | +3500 |
| Bobby Wagner (Seahawks) | +3500 |
| Matt Judon (Patriots) | +3500 |
| Jeremy Chinn (Panthers) | 3500 |
| Anthony Harris (Eagles) | +4000 |
| Brian Burns (Panthers) | +4000 |
| Uchenna Nwosu (Chargers) | +4000 |
| Anthony Barr (Vikings) | +4000 |
| Jamal Adams (Seahawks) | +4000 |
| Darius Leonard (Colts) | +4000 |
| Shaquil Barrett (Buccaneers) | +4000 |
| Von Miller (Broncos) | +4000 |
| Vita Vea (Buccaneers) | +4000 |
| Minkah Fitzpatrick (Steelers) | +4000 |
| Marlon Humphrey (Ravens) | +4000 |
| Danielle Hunter (Vikings) | +4000 |
| Eric Kendricks (Vikings) | +4000 |
| Justin Simmons (Broncos) | +4000 |
Odds as of October 4th at DraftKings
Diggs was listed at odds of +6500 entering Week 4 of the season.
Cowboys’ Diggs Is Picking and Grinning
In Sunday’s 36-28 win over the Carolina Panthers, Diggs intercepted Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold twice. That gives him five picks on the season.
Diggs has more interceptions this season than every NFL team except the Cowboys (10), New Orleans Saints (7) and Buffalo Bills (7). The Cowboys cornerback alone has more takeaways this season than all but 10 NFL teams.
Trevon Diggs now has 5 interceptions in just 4 games 🔒
(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/FepqbUNCrL
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 3, 2021
Diggs is representative of what has been a very opportunistic Dallas defense. Only the Bills (11) have made more takeaways than the Cowboys (10).
Sunday marked the eighth successive game which saw Dallas causing multiple turnovers. That’s the longest active streak of 2+ takeaways in the NFL.
Diggs On Pace to Bring Down Walls
In 1981, Everson Walls was a rookie defensive back with the Cowboys. NFL teams tend to pick on rookie DBs but it turned out to be Walls who was doing the picking.
He intercepted 11 passes that season, leading the NFL. Walls also set a new Cowboys franchise record for picks. It’s never been bettered. That was one of three times during his NFL career that Walls led the league in interceptions. Prior to Diggs, Walls was the first Cowboys’ DB during the Super Bowl era with interceptions in each of the first three games of a season. He did that in 1985.
Only other player in #Cowboys history to grab an INT in each of the first three games of a season?
Everson Walls. https://t.co/Z6cEaE1Jub
— Patrik [No C] Walker (@VoiceOfTheStar) September 28, 2021
Diggs is on track to knock down Walls’ record and like Bon Jovi, he’s already almost halfway there. At his current pace, Diggs would be finishing with 22 interceptions. That would indeed be history-making. Dick “Night Train” Lane picked off an NFL-record 14 passes for the 1952 Los Angeles Rams.
Cornering the Market
Secondary players own the fewest NFL DPOY awards of any defensive position on the field. It generally takes the type of campaign similar to the one Diggs is fashioning to make it happen.
Cornerback Stephen Gilmore of the New England Patriots was the 2019 NFL DPOY. Gilmore finished that season with 53 tackles, 20 passes defended, and a league-leading six interceptions. He returned two of them for touchdowns.
In 2009, Green Bay Packers cornerback Charles Woodson was the NFL DPOY. He finished that season with nine interceptions, three pick-sixes and four forced fumbles.
Trevon Diggs is one of six corners in the Super Bowl era with eight interceptions through his first 16 games.
The others:
Marcus Peters
Anthony Henry
Lionel Washington
Everson Walls
Mike Haynes— Bobby Belt (@BobbyBeltTX) October 3, 2021
Along with Charles Woodson, every cornerback who’s been named NFL DPOY – Mel Blount (1975), Lester Hayes (1980), Rod Woodson (1993) and Deion Sanders (1994) – won by being big playmakers. Blount (11) and Hayes (13) both led the NFL in interceptions. Sanders led the league in interception return yardage (303) and pick-sixes (three). Rod Woodson picked off a career-high eight passes in his winning year.
Diggs is on pace to garner some spectacular achievements this season. The fact that he’s covering the other team’s best receiver will make it difficult for teams to avoid throwing in Diggs’ area.
Still, it’s a hard award for a DB to win. If you’re going to bet Diggs, wager a small stipend. History and the odds are stacked against him.
Sports Writer
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.
