Broncos first-round draft decide had two picks with a decide six vs. Herbert and Chargers.
DENVER — The draft for the Broncos’ first-year normal supervisor was again within the last two days of April, first day in Could. The reward was this previous Sunday in a 28-13 win towards the Los Angeles Chargers.
First-round draft decide Pat Surtain II — a cornerback who was taken within the No. 9 total spot as a substitute of quarterback Justin Fields, as some critics most well-liked — had two fourth-quarter interceptions towards Chargers’ quarterback Justin Herbert. The primary got here in the long run zone and prevented a landing that will have tied the rating, 14-14. The second Surtain returned 70 yards for a landing.
These two monumental performs made Surtain the AFC Defensive Participant of the Week because the league introduced Wednesday.
He wasn’t the one rookie who contributed to the Broncos’ large win towards the division rival. Second-round working again Javonte Williams had 54 yards dashing and a landing run, plus 57 yards receiving with one checkdown catch going for 42 yards.
Third-round guard Quinn Meinerz performed each snap on offense and third-round inside linebacker Baron Browning performed each snap on protection with back-to-back third down stops on the primary two defensive collection.
Fifth-round security Caden Sterns changed the injured Kareem Jackson and performed each defensive snap and seventh-round outdoors linebacker Jonathon Cooper had a key sort out on a scrambling Herbert and performed in 56 p.c of the defensive snaps.
Surtain is the fourth Broncos rookie to win the weekly defensive award, following D.J. Williams (2004), Von Miller (2011) and Dre’Mont Jones (2019).
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