Essang Bassey
CB
#21
Experience: 4 years
Height: 5-10
Weight: 190 lbs
College: Wake Forest
2023 SEASON
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Solo5
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SCK0
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FF0
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INT--
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raiders | L 16 - 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Commanders | L 33 - 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | @Dolphins | L 20 - 70 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Denver Broncos | 12 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | Denver Broncos | 14 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 31 | 4 | 37 | 10 | 47 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
BASSEY AT A GLANCE:
- A third-year cornerback from Wake Forest University who became Denver's 24th college free agent since 1997 to make the 2020 Week 1 active roster out of training camp.
- Played 14 career regular-season games (3 starts) with the Broncos (2020-21) and L.A. Chargers (2021), recording 23 tackles (21 solo), one interception (26 yds.), two passes defensed and one fumble recovery.
- Saw action in 12 games (3 starts) in his initial season, collecting 22 tackles (20 solo), one interception (26 yds.), two passes defensed, one fumble recovery and one special-teams stop before sustaining a season-ending knee injury in Week 13 at Kansas City. Â
- Appeared in 52 games during his collegiate career for the Demon Deacons, totaling 228 career tackles (162 solo), five interceptions (31 yds., 1 TD), one sack (8 yds.), 50 passes defensed, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries.
- Elected team captain and received First Team all-state Class 5-A honors by the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Georgia Sports Writers Association at Columbus (Ga.) High School.
- Entered the NFL with Denver as a college free agent on April 26, 2020.
