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Pro Lacrosse: 2026 Defensive Player of the Year

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Pro Lacrosse: 2026 Defensive Player of the Year

Ben Randall 46%

Matt Dunn 41%

JT Giles-Harris 41%

Gavin Adler 7%

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Ben Randall 46%

Matt Dunn 41%

JT Giles-Harris 41%

Gavin Adler 7%

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Ben Randall

$16 Vol.

46%

Matt Dunn

$10 Vol.

41%

JT Giles-Harris

$50 Vol.

41%

Gavin Adler

$16 Vol.

7%

Kenny Brower

$10 Vol.

44%

AJ Mercurio

$10 Vol.

47%

This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year award in the PLL. 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.Several elite PLL defenders maintain closely bunched implied probabilities because each has posted comparable elite production in caused turnovers, ground balls, and shutdown matchups through the 2026 regular season. Ben Randall’s post-trade defensive contributions with the Outlaws, AJ Mercurio’s consistent coverage, Matt Dunn’s veteran anchoring of the Whipsnakes unit, Kenny Brower’s physical presence, and JT Giles-Harris’s rising impact have kept the group separated by just a few percentage points. No single player has separated statistically or via team defensive rankings in recent weeks, preserving the tight consensus reflected in current market pricing.

This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year award in the PLL.

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.
Volume
$111
End Date
Sep 13, 2026
Market Opened
May 13, 2026, 5:46 PM ET

Resolver

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This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year award in the PLL. 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.
This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year award in the PLL. 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.Several elite PLL defenders maintain closely bunched implied probabilities because each has posted comparable elite production in caused turnovers, ground balls, and shutdown matchups through the 2026 regular season. Ben Randall’s post-trade defensive contributions with the Outlaws, AJ Mercurio’s consistent coverage, Matt Dunn’s veteran anchoring of the Whipsnakes unit, Kenny Brower’s physical presence, and JT Giles-Harris’s rising impact have kept the group separated by just a few percentage points. No single player has separated statistically or via team defensive rankings in recent weeks, preserving the tight consensus reflected in current market pricing.

This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year award in the PLL.

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.
Volume
$111
End Date
Sep 13, 2026
Market Opened
May 13, 2026, 5:46 PM ET

Resolver

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This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year award in the PLL. 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.

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"Pro Lacrosse: 2026 Defensive Player of the Year" is a prediction market on Polymarket with 6 possible outcomes where traders buy and sell shares based on what they believe will happen. The current leading outcome is "AJ Mercurio" at 47%, followed by "Ben Randall" at 46%. Prices reflect real-time crowd-sourced probabilities. For example, a share priced at 47¢ implies that the market collectively assigns a 47% chance to that outcome. These odds shift continuously as traders react to new developments and information. Shares in the correct outcome are redeemable for $1 each upon market resolution.

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