2020 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Odds

Sports Illustrated breaks down the odds for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.

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00:00 Two of the last four defensive rookies of the year came out of a house day and they played defensive end.

00:06 So will Chase Young be the third? Let's find out what Jamie Eisner and Frank Tadeo say

00:11 regarding what the sportsbooks have Young and some of the other rookies that just got drafted in the 2020 NFL draft.

00:18 Jamie, I'll go to you first. Chase Young, is he the odds-on favorite?

00:21 Yeah, he is the favorite at plus 350 right now at FanDuel Sportsbook.

00:26 So three and a half to one odds. He'd probably be my pick there. Sacks typically win this award.

00:31 He's going to get every opportunity to play right away.

00:34 And on a defensive line and a defensive front, Seven has a lot of first-round pedigree in Washington.

00:39 But a couple other names to kind of keep in mind for long shots.

00:42 One I like at 26 to 1, Javon Diggs of the Dallas Cowboys.

00:45 Again, another guy that he's a corner, but he's going to start right away on day one.

00:50 Frank, I'll go over to you. A couple other top 10 picks end up being the odds-on favorite to win this award.

00:56 What do you think?

00:58 I actually really love Isaiah Simmons. I think he's in a perfect spot.

01:01 The Arizona Cardinals have made tremendous movement and changes to their roster.

01:06 This three via Fury Agency, bringing in DeAndre Hopkins also via trade.

01:11 And right now, I mean, this team is on the upswing.

01:13 Kyle Murray is going to be right there.

01:15 And Isaiah Simmons is going to get a chance on defense for this team to shine.

01:20 A lot of spotlight is going to be on this team.

01:23 And at odds of 8.5 to 1, nearly 10 to 1 odds.

01:27 I mean, right now for me, sign me up.

01:29 Isaiah Simmons is a freak athlete. He's going to be tremendous.

01:32 He can play on all sides of the-- on all levels of the defense.

01:36 This kid is really going to be able to be a game-changer.

01:39 And I think he's going to put up the stats worthy of this award.

01:42 So for me, the play is on Simmons.

01:45 Lock in some of these options now because these odds are sure to change.

01:49 And right now you're getting favorable odds for a lot of the guys that Frank and Jamie mentioned.

01:53 Fellas, thanks for your analysis.

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