2026 Women’s College Defensive Player of the Year Presented by MOLECULE Watch List
Jan 27, 2026
| Full Name | Year | Position | School | Conference |
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| 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 |
