Pat Surtain II is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Surtain in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Surtain's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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Pat Surtain II

4× Pro Bowl2× All-ProTop 11% all-time defensive backsElite Playmaker📈 Late Developer · 2024

Height6'2"

Weight202 lb

BornApr 14, 2000

Age26

CollegeAlabama See College Stats

ConferenceSoutheastern

Rookie yr2021

Draft2021 · Rd 1, Pick 9 · DEN

All-Time Rank & Honors

career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context

Pro Bowls

All-Pro

Archetype Intelligence

Elite PlaymakerExplore archetypes →

A top 20% all-time defensive back who consistently made an impact across multiple seasons. Lower snap-level production reinforces the playmaking ability.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 91 · #1274 · High-Value

Worth 91 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 28% of all 4,642 ranked at the position. 5 of 5 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +18.2 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

5 cleared

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

→

Seasons over

cleared the bar

+18.2

Avg surplus

peak +32

5 seasons × ~18.2 surplus ≈ VORP 91

Combined Season Grid

The full season-by-season grids, joined on one timeline. Every selected stat family stays visible at once—no tab hopping.

3 grids split in one view

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Defense													Snap Counts						Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	—	DEN	15	—	58	45	13	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	14	0	—	1	0	—	0.0%	902	89.0%	1	5.0%	96	49	0.5	61.3	11.4	0	0	0	0	5	0.1
2022	—	DEN	17	—	55	41	14	2	1	0.0	3.0	2	10	1	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,106	96.5%	11	4.1%	77	45	0.6	82.6	11.5	1	0	1	3	5	0.1
2023	—	DEN	17	—	63	53	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	12	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	1,121	99.2%	78	16.6%	91	54	0.6	88.2	11.1	0	0	0	5	6	0.1
2024	—	DEN	16	—	45	34	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	11	1	1	1	0	5	4.0%	978	90.3%	4	5.0%	62	38	0.6	58.9	6.4	1	1	0	2	0	0.0
2025	—	DEN	14	—	47	37	10	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	12	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	864	94.4%	29	10.0%	61	33	0.5	66.6	11.5	0	0	0	1	4	0.1
Career		—	79	—	268	210	58	5	1	0.0	6.0	12	59	2	1	2	0	5	4.0%	4,971	93.9%	123	8.1%	387	219	—	—	—	2	1	1	11	20	—

Defense

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	VAL
2021	21	DEN	15	14*	58	45	13	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	14	0	—	1	12.4
2022	22	DEN	17	16*	55	41	14	2	1	0.0	3.0	2	10	1	—	0	9
2023	23	DEN	17	17*	63	53	10	0	0	0.0	0.0	1	12	0	—	0	8.1
2024	24	DEN	16	14*	45	34	11	1	0	0.0	1.0	4	11	1	1	1	12.5
2025	25	DEN	14	13*	47	37	10	1	0	0.0	1.0	1	12	0	—	0	8.8
Career			79	74*	268	210	58	5	1	—	—	12	59	2	1	2	50.8

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2021	21	DEN	16	14*	—	0.0%	902	89.0%	1	5.0%
2022	22	DEN	17	16*	—	0.0%	1,106	96.5%	11	4.1%
2023	23	DEN	17	17*	—	0.0%	1,121	99.2%	78	16.6%
2024	24	DEN	16	14*	5	4.0%	978	90.3%	4	5.0%
2025	25	DEN	14	13*	—	0.0%	864	94.4%	29	10.0%
Career			80	74*	5	—	4,971	—	123	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Cmp	Cmp%	RateAll	ADOT	Prss	Hrry	QBKD	Bltz	MissTkl	Miss%
2021	21	DEN	16	14*	96	49	0.5	61.3	11.4	0	0	0	0	5	0.1
2022	22	DEN	17	16*	77	45	0.6	82.6	11.5	1	0	1	3	5	0.1
2023	23	DEN	17	17*	91	54	0.6	88.2	11.1	0	0	0	5	6	0.1
2024	24	DEN	16	14*	62	38	0.6	58.9	6.4	1	1	0	2	0	0.0
2025	25	DEN	14	13*	61	33	0.5	66.6	11.5	0	0	0	1	4	0.1
Career			80	74*	387	219	—	—	—	2	1	1	11	20	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 70 · Great

A great career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 70 of 100, era-normalized against int/g peers across 5 scored seasons.

Sustained

career value

×.6

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×1

Longevity

career length

Blend 69.8 × longevity 1 = KV-H 70· confidence 100%

What builds the career mark of 67

On-field 48.4

Availability 18.6

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative int/g)

2021bestavg 67elite 702025

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

Depth

of 100

Reached 5% of the all-time Interceptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

5% of the all-time Interceptions leader5

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 92%.

Per-Snap Impact

Defensive Backs · proprietary · 2012+

Solid

SIS

Disruption / 100 snaps:1.589See leaderboard →

Disruption/1001.589Snap share93.9%Def snaps4,971ConsistentCV 0.19

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within defensive backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Career Aging Trajectory

vs. position group average · KV-H basis

Amber = this player (normalized to own peak). Indigo = average defensive backs aging curve. Group peak age: 21. Source: StatVault KV-H era (1999+).

Combine · 2021

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

DB · 2021 class

4.42s

40-Yard

Strong · 79th pct

Pos 79thAll 90thClass Pos 57thClass All 86th

39"

Vertical

Strong · 82th pct

Pos 82thAll 91thClass Pos 84thClass All 91th

131"

Broad Jump

Elite · 91th pct

Pos 91thAll 97thClass Pos 84thClass All 94th

18 reps

Bench

Strong · 75th pct

Pos 75thAll 33thClass Pos 80thClass All 32th

Postseason Career

3 playoff games

Defense

Tkl13Solo8Ast5PD1

College Stats

AlabamaImported college table

College Defense

Season	School	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty
2018	Alabama	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	1	0	—	—
2019	Alabama	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	3	1	—	—
2020	Alabama	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	0	1	—	—
Career		0	82	—	—	—	0.0	0.0	27	0	4	2	—	—

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

2021 Draft Class· this player went #9

#1Trevor LawrenceQB #2Zach WilsonQB #3Trey LanceQB #4Kyle PittsTE #5Ja'Marr ChaseWR #6Jaylen WaddleWR #7Penei SewellOT #8Jaycee HornCB #10DeVonta SmithWR #11Justin FieldsQB #12Micah ParsonsLB #13Rashawn SlaterOT #14Alijah Vera-TuckerG #15Mac JonesQB #16Zaven CollinsLB #17Alex LeatherwoodOT

Franchise Succession

the room, before and after

Pat inherited the Denver Broncos DB room from P.J. Locke (2020–2025), and handed it to Ja'Quan McMillian (2022–2025).

Tyrone Braxton 1988–1999Charles Dimry 1991–1993Ray Crockett 1994–2000Darrien Gordon 1997–1998Eric Brown 1998–2001Deltha O'Neal

Similar Players

Statistical + physical similarity across every player in the database, position-relevant (0–100%).

Movementderived from season history

2025final season
Last recorded season with DEN
2021draft
Drafted by DEN — Round 1, Pick 9

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'2" / 202 lb

Frame

208 lb at 4.42s

Size-speed

39" vert / 131" broad

Explosion

18 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2024	DEN	1	W7Out· Concussion
2022	DEN	0	W3Questionable· Shoulder
2021	DEN	1	W5Questionable· ChestW10Questionable· KneeW18Out· Calf

Knox

StatVault's proprietary player intelligence, informed by full career data. How Knox works →

Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 5-season peers. See all →

peak 74

Season Report Cards· KV-H era-normalized per season

B+2021

B2022

C+2023

A2024

C+2025

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 5 seasons.

94%

Era Translator

INT translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual INT	INT/G	→ 2025 INT	→ 2025 /G
2021	4	0.3	4	0.2
2022	2	0.1	2	0.1
2023	1	0.1	1	0.1
2024	4	0.3	4	0.3
2025	1	0.1	1	0.1

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:draft_picks, nflverse:injuries, wikipedia:college-stats (CC-BY-SA, facts-only) · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

Career Value · VORP

91 career value over replacement — #1274 all-time of 4,642. 18.2/season above a replacement-level CB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #9 (Rd 1) · DEN · 2021 · +9.6 vs expected KV-H

70actual

60.4 expected · Δ+9.6

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All-Time Rank & Honors

Archetype Intelligence

Career Value · VORP

Combined Season Grid

Defense

Snap Counts

Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+)

KV-H Anatomy

All-Time Standing

Per-Snap Impact

Career Aging Trajectory

Combine · 2021

Postseason Career

Defense

College Stats

College Defense

Reference Graph

Top Teammates

2021 Draft Class· this player went #9

Franchise Succession

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Movementderived from season history

Athletic & Unique Profile

Injury History

Knox

Era Translator

Career Geography