Player
Pat Surtain II
CB
Pat Surtain II: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
3x Pro Bowl + 2x First-Team All-Pro CB and the 2024 NFL Defensive Player of the Year — the elite shutdown CB of his era.
MilestoneCareer honors
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Pro Bowls | 3 |
| First-Team All-Pro | 2 |
| DPOY | 2024 |
| Draft | DEN #9 overall, 2021 |
| Teams | DEN 2021-present |
Won 2024 DPOY — only the 6th CB ever to win the award and the first since Stephon Gilmore (2019).
RareDPOY-winning CBs (NFL history)
| Player | Year |
|---|---|
| Mike Haynes | 1979 |
| Lester Hayes | 1980 |
| Rod Woodson | 1993 |
| Charles Woodson | 2009 |
| Stephon Gilmore | 2019 |
| Pat Surtain II | 2024 |
DEN career: drafted #9 in 2021, AP-2 honors year 1, AP-1 year 2, AP-1 + DPOY year 4.
TrendSurtain II career arc
| Year | Honor |
|---|---|
| 2021 | DEN #9 pick, AP-2 |
| 2022 | Pro Bowl + AP-1 |
| 2023 | Pro Bowl |
| 2024 | DPOY + AP-1 |
His father Pat Surtain Sr. was a 3x Pro Bowl CB (MIA, KC) — making the Surtains one of the rare father-son Pro Bowl CB duos.
AnomalySurtain father-son Pro Bowls
| Player | Pro Bowls | Era |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Surtain Sr. | 3 | 1998-2008 |
| Pat Surtain II | 3 (and counting) | 2021-present |
| Combined | 6+ |
Through 4 seasons: 2 AP-1s + DPOY + 3 Pro Bowls — a faster start than most HOF CBs.
ComparisonSurtain II vs HOF CBs first 4 years
| Player | AP-1s Y1-4 |
|---|---|
| Pat Surtain II | 2 + DPOY |
| Champ Bailey | 1 |
| Charles Woodson | 2 |
| Deion Sanders | 3 |
| Darrelle Revis | 2 |
The 2024 DPOY year had only 4 INTs — but 17 PDs and a microscopic NFL passer rating allowed.
SplitSurtain II 2024 DPOY year
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| INTs | 4 |
| Pick-6s | 2 |
| PDs | 17 (NFL leader range) |
| Pass rating allowed | ~50 (elite) |
| DPOY | Yes |
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