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- A third-year safety who appeared in 20 games (5 starts) for the Broncos from 2021-22, recording 44 tackles (32 solo), two sacks (12 yds.), four interceptions (72 yds.) and nine passes defensed.
- Played in five games (3 starts) in 2022, totaling 20 tackles (13 solo), two interceptions (25 yds.), four passes defensed and one special-teams tackle.
- Appeared in 15 games (2 starts) in 2021, totaling 24 tackles (19 solo), two sacks (12 yds.), two interceptions (47 yds.) and five passes defensed.
- Started 28-of-29 games played at the University of Texas, totaling 172 tackles (119 solo), two sacks (5 yds.), five interceptions (33 yds.), eight pass breakups and one blocked kick during his collegiate career.
- Started all seven games played during his final campaign with the Longhorns in 2020, com- piling 52 tackles (30 solo), one interception and three pass breakups.
- Named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team in 2020, and was a preseason watch list candi- date for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and the Chuck Bednarik and Jim Thorpe awards.
- Saw action in nine games (8 starts) as a sophomore in 2019, posting 58 tackles (43 solo), one sack (2 yds.) and one pass breakup.
- Named Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Big 12, while becoming the first Longhorn true freshman defensive back to start the first 13 games of his career since S Blake Gideon in 2008.
- Tallied collegiate career highs in tackles (62), interceptions (4), interception yards (33) and pass breakups (4), while adding one sack (3 yds) and one blocked kick during his freshman campaign.
- Selected by the Broncos in the fifth round (152nd overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.
While Sterns has played well at free safety throughout Simmons’ time on injured reserve, the Denver Post’s Kyle Newman noted that the second-year safety was a superstar on Thursday night against the Colts. With two interceptions, three passes defensed and three combined tackles, Sterns helped keep the Broncos in the game.
“Sterns put an exclamation point on his performance during Simmons’ absence with the first multi-interception game of his career in Thursday’s overtime loss to the Colts,” Newman wrote.
Newman noted that Sterns’ two interceptions off Colts quarterback Matt Ryan matched his season total in 2021, when he picked off Jets quarterback Zach Wilson and Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott as a rookie. As the Broncos enter Week 6 of the 2022 season, Sterns is on pace to surge to new heights in Year 2.
