Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II has been named AP Defensive Player of the Year. Surtain won the award with ease, receiving 26 votes. Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson came in at second with 11 votes.

Surtain thanked his parents — his father, Patrick Surtain Sr., is a former NFL cornerback — for "setting the blueprint, and turning a young man into a grown man."

Cornerback and team captain Pat Surtain II is adding AP Defensive Player of the Year to his award collection. He was also recently named Defensive Player of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America and was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month for November, among other awards.