In the iconic words of Rick Flair, to be the best, you have to beat the beast.
That’s your mindset to be a great cornerback in the NFL. You want to cover the best receivers the NFL has to offer.
Pat Surtain II doesn’t shy away from that challenge in his time with the Denver Broncos. We saw it in the first two weeks of the 2024 season when Surtain faced DK Metcalf and George Pickens. In Week 1, Surtain followed Metcalf on 90% of Denver’s defensive snaps and Pickens on 50% of the defensive snaps.