"When it comes to the NFL's best and most effective power/speed runners — those rare backs who combine strength to and through the hole with the ability to explode for extra yards once they've broken free — the list starts with Derrick Henry and Nick Chubb, and then, it's everybody else," Farrar wrote. "But it's time to put Broncos rookie back Javonte Williams right up there."
That's high praise indeed for the Broncos rookie, as Henry and Chubb are among the league's best rushers. But the comparison is well-deserved — Williams shares the league-lead in forced missed tackles with Chubb, despite notching far fewer carries.
"If you watched Williams do his thing at North Carolina, you wouldn't be surprised that the second-round rookie has become a tackle-breaking monster at the NFL level," Farrar wrote. "Through the first nine weeks of the 2021 season, the guy I described as 'an unholy combination of Marshawn Lynch and Nick Chubb' is tied with Chubb for the most missed tackles forced with 35, and he's done it in just 95 carries, while Chubb has 120."
Williams is not the only Bronco to claim a spot on Touchdown Wire's most underrated list; Patrick hasn't received enough credit for his production this season either.
While that oversight is likely due partly to the name recognition of his teammates (WRs Courtland Sutton, Jerry Jeudy and KJ Hamler, and TE Noah Fant), Patrick has done more than enough this season to earn respect as a top-tier receiver.
"With all those guys in the fold, it makes sense that someone will be relatively ignored in the public eye," Farrar wrote, "and in this case, it's Tim Patrick — the 2018 undrafted free agent from Utah who has become a nightmare for opposing defensive backs both as a deep receiver, and as a receiver who can beat aggressive coverage."
Patrick has been a huge part of the Broncos offense this year, racking up 509 yards and four touchdowns on 34 receptions while averaging 15 yards per catch.
"While Sutton is the Broncos' primary deep receiver, Patrick has brought in four passes of 20 or more air yards on nine attempts for 126 yards, a touchdown, and a quarterback rating of 128.2," Farrar wrote.
Patrick has emerged as one of Denver's top deep threats, and has come up with big plays in big moments for the offense time after time. Against Dallas in Week 9, Patrick hauled in a score and converted four first downs for Denver. He also boasts a league-leading 156.3 passer rating when targeted in man coverage, according to Pro Football Focus.
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