2026 Women's College Defensive Player of the Year Presented by MOLECULE Watch List

Full Name	Year	Position	School	Conference
KK Arnold	Junior	Guard	UConn	BIG EAST
Raegan Beers	Senior	Center	Oklahoma	SEC
Lauren Betts	Senior	Center	UCLA	Big Ten
Mikayla Blakes	Sophomore	Guard	Vanderbilt	SEC
Madison Booker	Junior	Forward	Texas	SEC
Kennedy Cambridge	Junior	Guard	Ohio State	Big Ten
Talaysia Cooper	Junior	Guard	Tennessee	SEC
Julia Dalan	Freshman	Center	Portland	WCC
Jazzy Davidson	Freshman	Guard	USC	Big Ten
Joyce Edwards	Sophomore	Forward	South Carolina	SEC
Toby Fournier	Sophomore	Forward	Duke	ACC
Madison Francis	Freshman	Forward	Mississippi State	SEC
MiLaysia Fulwiley	Junior	Guard	LSU	SEC
Rori Harmon	Graduate Student	Guard	Texas	SEC
Jordan Harrison	Senior	Guard	West Virginia	Big 12
Hannah Hidalgo	Junior	Guard	Notre Dame	ACC
Uche Izoje	Freshman	Center	Syracuse	ACC
Raven Johnson	Senior	Guard	South Carolina	SEC
Rashunda Jones	Junior	Guard	Michigan State	Big Ten
Latasha Lattimore	Senior	Forward	Ole Miss	SEC
Indya Nivar	Senior	Guard	North Carolina	ACC
Khamil Pierre	Junior	Forward	NC State	ACC
Ny'Ceara Pryor	Senior	Guard	Texas A&M	SEC
Clara Strack	Junior	Center	Kentucky	SEC
Sarah Strong	Sophomore	Forward	UConn	BIG EAST

2026 Women’s College Defensive Player of the Year Presented by MOLECULE Watch List