Actually, he didn't need any time. "Was I more nervous for my draft day or his? His, no question. No question at all, not even close," Surtain said with the widest of parental smiles. "And he knows a lot -- a lot -- more about what he needs to do than I did in 1998. I wish I would have known what he knows." Cornerback Pat Surtain II was the Broncos' first-round pick in the 2021 NFL draft, No. 9 overall. And while most of the 259 players selected will have to learn how to be professional football players with more than a few bumps on the learning curve, Surtain II has an advantage.