Contenders for the 2011 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Odds
(October 23rd, 2011)

Back in the month of April, Defense was the story of the opening round in the NFL. This has brought to light many notable rookie names in the race to win the 2011 NFL Defensive Rookie of the year.

The major problem that hovers around is that these defensive rookies are not at all sure whether they would be able to play at their team facilities due to the existing lockout over the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Irrespective of all this, the oddsmakers and online sportsbooks are still in action as they assume that there is going to be a least part of a regular season.

At the front of the latest odds in the list of who will win the National Football League Defensive Rookie in 2011 is Patrick Peterson of the Arizona Cardinal. Peterson is the highest contender for the title with a betting odd of 6/1, followed by Von Miller of Denver and Nick Fairley of Detroit both of whom stand at 13/2.

A large number of players are in competition with one another after the top-three athletes in the list rounded out the latest betting odds to win the Defensive Rookie of the year in the 2011/12 NFL season.

Each of the players on the top of the betting odds has a good chance of winning the NFL Defensive Rookie of the year. The failure of their teams to achieve success has in fact paved a way for them to make their mark in the 2011 season.

Marcel Dareus and Jimmy Smith wrap up the top-five rookies on the Defensive Rookie of the year odds with odds of 15/2 and 10/1 for each of the rookie.

2011 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Odds

Patrick Peterson
Patrick Peterson is at the forefront of winning the National Football League Defensive Rookie of the year. Peterson of the Arizona Cardinal is with an odd of 6/1.

Nick Fairley
Nick Fairley of Detroit is second in the run of winning the Defensive Rookie of the year. Fairley stands at this position with an odd of 13/2.

Von Miller
Von Miller of Denver shares his place with Nick Fairley of Detroit and he is also one of the second most favorites to win the Defensive Rookie of the year tag. He stands at the same odds of 13/2 as that of Nick Fairley.

Marcel Dareus
Marcel Dareus of Buffalo stands is at the fourth position to win the NFL rookie of the year with an odd of 15/2.

Jimmy Smith
This player from Baltimore is at the fifth position. He stands at the fifth position with odds of 10/1 in the race of winning the NFL rookie in the year 2011.

Prince Amukamara
Prince Amukamara of the NYG shares the fifth position with Jimmy Smith. With odds of 15/2, he rounds up the top five positions in the race of NFL rookie of the year.