
Patrick Surtain II wants more than just winning the Defensive Player of the Year award.
The 24-year-old shutdown cornerback is coming off of the finest season of his four-year career, becoming the first cornerback since the 2019 season to win the Defensive Player of the Year award. Surtain received 26 of the 50 first-place votes to beat out Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson for the award.