Broncos CB Pat Surtain II checks in at No. 10 on NFL’s countdown of best players
If Pat Surtain II were choosing he d have been nine spots higher As it stands though the Broncos star corner and reigning defensive competitor of the year is in heady company Surtain checked in at No on the NFL s countdown of the best players in the league If I had to write a text book on cornerback play it d be Pat Surtain Baltimore cornerback and fellow Associated Press first-team All-Pro Marlon Humphrey stated of Surtain in a video published by the NFL There s very scant people that move that smoothly at his height his size It s like poetry in motion It s honestly beautiful to see when he s in press man which is what he s best at It s really impressive Surtain was ranked No last year by fellow NFL players and vaulted up the list after putting together as dominant a season as a corner can author Surtain regularly shut down opposing teams top receiving options and likely cemented his grip on the DPOY award when he went toe-to-toe with Cincinnati s Ja Marr Chase and held him in check while guarding him in a late-December matchup Having a guy that you can go out there and put on any receiver and you don t hear about them the rest of the meeting that does wonders for a D-line teammate Nik Bonitto who himself was ranked No on the countdown revealed in the video Surtain s part of a deep and talented Broncos secondary that added first-round pick Jahdae Barron and safety Talanoa Hufanga this offseason Related Articles How Broncos are bringing million headquarters to life We re building a monument Broncos DT D J Jones provides a simple roadmap for avoiding repeat of modern slow starts Broncos WR Marvin Mims Jr returns to practice ahead of Week Sean Payton s pipeline Broncos have several coaches who could see chances to jump to the next level For dominant Broncos defensive line it s not whether they ll all get paid it s where Solicited last week if he expects the ball to be thrown his way more this season after teams largely tried to steer clear of him in Surtain announced he didn t know but was excited to find out Every year is a new level and I feel like teams know that he mentioned I think teams know what I bring to the table but also with the DBs we have I think we have a great secondary I know my name s going to be called upon I think I m going to get a lot of looks knowing the year I had last year Each and every year it gets harder and harder but it s just going to bring the best out of me The fifth-year cornerback is already a two-time first-team All-Pro and a three-time Pro Bowler The -year-old was questioned in the video who he thought the best player in the league regardless of position was and he smiled and disclosed Can I be biased Surtain s the fourth Denver athlete on the list joining Bonitto quarterback Bo Nix No and defensive tackle Zach Allen No Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis
