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These 10 players made the cut for top Defensive Rookie of the Year contenders

USA TODAY Sports Kirby Lee Christian Gonzalez Brian Branch Calijah Kancey Devon Witherspoon Emmanuel Forbes Jalen Carter Lance Zierlein Tyree Wilson

There were many prominent defensive players selected early on in the 2023 NFL draft. Several are projected to start, or at least play prominent roles immediately with their NFL teams. It leads to a pretty deep pool of candidates for the top rookie status.

One of the most respected draft analysts, Lance Zierlein of the NFL Network, laid out his top 10 candidates for the Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2023. Here are Zierlein’s choices.

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