A number of NFL and college players have two-way backgrounds, usually from their high school days. As these players mature, they tend to specialize with an eye toward snaps at big-time colleges or in the pros.
Thus, players who play two ways in the pros after playing one way in college are exceptionally uncommon. Texans defensive end J.J. Watt famously moonlighted as a pass catcher in 2014 with three receiving touchdowns, but even he had started life in college as a tight end for Central Michigan.
On Thursday's episode of The Insiders on NFL+, Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II—a defensive back for the duration of his stints with both Alabama and Denver—revealed a desire to test the offensive waters.
