Top 100 Players of 2026, No. 10: Broncos CB Patrick Surtain leads off top 10 for second year in a row

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2025 stats: 14 games | 47 tackles | 12 PD | 1 INT

Surtain was once again a cornerstone in Denver's top-three overall and scoring defense, earning his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl nod despite missing three games due to a pectoral injury. According to Next Gen Stats, he allowed just one touchdown on 63 targets and 572 coverage snaps last season. Finishing in the top 10 in this list in back-to-back seasons, the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year remains the standard at the position.

NFL Pro Insight for Surtain: Pass catchers averaged just 2.1 yards of separation versus Surtain when he was targeted in 2025, second-lowest in the league (min. 50 targets) behind only Philadelphia's Quinyon Mitchell (1.8).