{
  "id": 3038419,
  "title": "Broncos have 6 players (and 1 notable snub) on NFL Top 100 list",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/broncos-have-6-players-and-1-notable-snub-on-nfl-top-100-list",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T14:23:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/broncos-6-players-1-notable-142320568.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Denver Broncos have six players on the NFL's Top 100 list, according to the annual vote taken by players across the league. Cornerback Pat Surtain, widely regarded as the best cornerback in the game, took the top spot at No. 10. Surtain, 26, boasts four Pro Bowl selections, three All-Pro nods, and a Defensive Player of the Year award. In the 2023 season, he recorded 12 pass breakups and an interception in 14 games, missing only three due to injury.\n\nThis marks the sixth Broncos player to make this year's list. Notably, guard Quinn Meinerz was left off the list, which has sparked discussion about his status as one of the best interior offensive linemen in the NFL. Meinerz, a two-time Pro Bowler, is considered a top 100 snub and is expected to find his way onto next year's list.\n\nOther Broncos represented on the Top 100 include pass rusher Nik Bonitto at No. 32, left tackle Garett Bolles at No. 42, quarterback Bo Nix at No. 59, wide receiver Courtland Sutton at No. 68, and defensive lineman Zach Allen at No. 73.",
  "summary": "Broncos CB Pat Surtain is ranked 10th on the NFL Top 100 list, but one of the team's best players was snubbed from the list.",
  "key_points": [
    "Broncos have six players on NFL Top 100 list",
    "Pat Surtain tops list at No. 10",
    "Quinn Meinerz notably snubbed from list"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}