Multiple elite defenders across contending PLL squads have kept the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year market tightly contested, with traders assigning nearly identical implied probabilities to the top candidates. Recent roster moves, including Philadelphia’s signing of reigning 2025 winner Gavin Adler and Denver’s acquisition of Ben Randall to pair with JT Giles-Harris, have balanced defensive depth league-wide. Strong 2025 performances by Kenny Brower, AJ Mercurio, and Matt Dunn on teams with favorable schedules further support the even pricing. Early-season form, head-to-head matchups, and injury recoveries will likely drive the next shifts in consensus as the campaign unfolds.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedBen Randall 50%
Matt Dunn 49%
JT Giles-Harris 49%
Kenny Brower 49%
Ben Randall
50%
Matt Dunn
49%
JT Giles-Harris
49%
Kenny Brower
49%
AJ Mercurio
49%
Gavin Adler
48%
Ben Randall 50%
Matt Dunn 49%
JT Giles-Harris 49%
Kenny Brower 49%
Ben Randall
50%
Matt Dunn
49%
JT Giles-Harris
49%
Kenny Brower
49%
AJ Mercurio
49%
Gavin Adler
48%
In the event of a tie, this market will resolve according to the official winner as determined by PLL rules. If multiple winners are announced then this market will resolve to the player whose listed last name comes first alphabetically.
If the 2026 PLL season is cancelled, postponed after September 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or there is otherwise no winner declared within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from the PLL; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Market Opened: May 13, 2026, 5:46 PM ET
Resolver
0x69c47De9D...In the event of a tie, this market will resolve according to the official winner as determined by PLL rules. If multiple winners are announced then this market will resolve to the player whose listed last name comes first alphabetically.
If the 2026 PLL season is cancelled, postponed after September 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or there is otherwise no winner declared within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from the PLL; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Resolver
0x69c47De9D...Multiple elite defenders across contending PLL squads have kept the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year market tightly contested, with traders assigning nearly identical implied probabilities to the top candidates. Recent roster moves, including Philadelphia’s signing of reigning 2025 winner Gavin Adler and Denver’s acquisition of Ben Randall to pair with JT Giles-Harris, have balanced defensive depth league-wide. Strong 2025 performances by Kenny Brower, AJ Mercurio, and Matt Dunn on teams with favorable schedules further support the even pricing. Early-season form, head-to-head matchups, and injury recoveries will likely drive the next shifts in consensus as the campaign unfolds.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated



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