This is a 2023 photo of Essang Bassey of the Denver Broncos NFL football team. This image reflects the Denver Broncos active roster as of June 12, 2023 when this image was taken. (AP Photo)

Essang Bassey

CB

#21

Experience: 4 years

Height: 5-10

Weight: 190 lbs

College: Wake Forest

2023 SEASON

  • Solo
    5
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --
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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.  
  • 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.
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