2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Odds Tracker
Updated May 3, 2021
- Who are the top contenders for the 2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award?
- Micah Parsons has opened as the favorite to win DROY
- See the NFL DROY odds for all contenders
Follow along as we track the odds to win the 2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award. The graphs below were created by taking the average odds from several of our most trusted sportsbooks.
Top NFL DROY Contenders
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- [May 3] Entering a very crowded Cowboys linebacking corps, who already added Micah Parsons in the first round, Jabril Cox saw his NFL DROY odds fall from +3450 to +4075. Joe Tryon, Tampa Bay’s first-round pick, saw his odds improve from +4375 to +3875.
- [April 30] Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah’s NFL DROY odds fell significantly after not being drafted in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, going from the second-best odds at +700 all the way to +2000 at some sportsbooks. Azeez Ojulari also suffered the same fate, not hearing his name called on the first night, resulting in his odds fading from +1300 to an average of +2200. Caleb Farley did come off the board in the first round, but still saw his odds fall from +1200 to +2100 after being taken by the Titans at 22nd-overall. Zaven Collins is the player who benefited most from his new team, seeing his odds improve from +1400 to +1100 after being selected by the Cardinals.
- [April 23] Micah Parsons has opened as the favorite to win 2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. The Penn State product is not expected to be the first defensive player taken in the 2021 NFL Draft, but he is expected to make plays from Day 1 for the team who does draft him. The two players with the best odds are both inside linebackers who can play sideline to sideline. Patrick Surtain II is favored to be the first defensive player taken, and just cracks the top five in opening DROY odds.
2021 NFL DROY Odds
| Player | Pos | Team | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micah Parsons | ILB | DAL | +400 |
| Jaelan Phillips | Edge | MIA | +700 |
| Kwity Paye | Edge | IND | +1000 |
| Patrick Surtain II | CB | DEN | +1000 |
| Zaven Collins | ILB | ARI | +1100 |
| Jamin Davis | ILB | WAS | +1200 |
| Jaycee Horn | CB | CAR | +1400 |
| Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | ILB | CLE | +1400 |
| Gregory Rousseau | Edge | BUF | +1600 |
| Azeez Ojulari | Edge | NYG | +2000 |
| Greg Newsome II | CB | CLE | +2000 |
| Odafe Oweh | Edge | BAL | +2000 |
| Caleb Farley | CB | TEN | +2500 |
| Eric Stokes | CB | GB | +2500 |
| Joe Tryon | Edge | TB | +2500 |
*Odds as of May 3
Past NFL DROY Winners
| Year | DROY Winner |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Chase Young |
| 2019 | Nick Bosa |
| 2018 | Darius Leonard |
| 2017 | Marshon Lattimore |
| 2016 | Joey Bosa |
Top DROY Contenders at Each Position
- Three of the last five DROY awards have gone to edge rushers
- Chase Young (2020), Nick Bosa (2019), Joey Bosa (2016) and Von Miller (2011) are the only four edge players to win the award in the last 15 seasons, though
- Darius Leonard (2018) is the only inside linebacker to win the award since 2013
- The award has only gone to a safety twice – the last was in 1990 (Mark Carrier)
Past NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Winners by Position
| Position | DROY Awards in Last 15 Years |
|---|---|
| Edge Players | 4 |
| Inside Linebackers | 6 |
| Interior Defensive Linemen | 2 |
| Defensive Backs | 3 |
Top DROY Contenders by Draft Round
- 13 of the last 14 DROY awards went to first round picks (Darius Leonard won as a second round pick in 2018)
- 12 of the last 14 winners were selected in the top 15 of their draft – Marcus Peters went 18th overall, Leonard was 36th
- Chase Young (2020) and the Bosa brothers (Nick in 2019 and Joey in 2016) are the only three players in the last nine years to win DROY after being the first defensive player selected in the draft
After working in TV, Matt turned his focus towards numbers, specifically odds. He has been with us since 2016 and serves as SBD's Editor-in-Chief, credited with creating our futures trackers, SBD's score predictor, SBD Sharp, and his own model for calculating NFL SOS, among other products.
