One of the Broncos’ defensive backs landed on NFL.com’s list of the 10 best players in coverage for his play in 2019, and no it wasn’t Chris Harris Jr.
Safety Justin Simmons came in at No. 3 behind Patriots defensive backs Stephon Gilmore and J.C. Jackson. To qualify, players must have minimums of 200 coverages snaps and 40 targets. They were measured primarily by passer rating allowed, catch rate allowed below expectation, tight window percentage, target rate and average separation yards.
“Simmons’ ballhawk rate — the percentage of targets where the nearest defender made a play on the football (pass defensed or interception) — was 34.