Forget about Pro Football Focus’ opinion. Or any analyst. It doesn’t matter. I don’t mean that as a slight. This statement includes myself. The only thing that matters when it comes to Defensive Player of the Year is the voters. The people who actually cast the ballots that hand out the hardware.
And we still don’t know who they’re going to pick. The two favorites are Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ T.J. Watt. But if yesterday’s All-Pro voting was any indication, and it normally is, Garrett is going to win it.
Garrett and Watt each made First-Team All-Pro.