Patrick Surtain II last season became only the seventh cornerback to win the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award.

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The latest Pro Football Focus player rankings have stirred a ton of debate, and one of the more puzzling rankings involves Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II.

The Texans’ second-year edge rusher has 5.5 sacks through six games, putting him on pace for 15.5 for the year. He’s 1.5 sacks behind the league leader and plays for a 5-1 team.

The Arizona Cardinals' defense delivered a major overperformance in 2024. While the unit was understandably expected to sit amongst the league's worst, defensive coordinator Nick Rallis engineered ...

With two weekends remaining in the regular season, Gregg Rosenthal ranks the top contenders for Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and both rookie awards. Plus, the weekly MVP Watch.

After winning the FWAA national freshman of the year, Year 2 was even more dominant for Anderson. He led the nation in sacks with 15.5 and tackles for loss with 31.5 and by a healthy margin.

Linebacker Will Anderson won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy for a second straight year at a Monday night banquet in Charlotte. The award honors the nation’s top defensive player.

It followed Donald’s 2017 and 2018 Defensive Player of the Year awards and tied him with Lawrence Taylor and J.J. Watt as the only three-time recipients of the honor given since 1971 in a vote ...

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