For all the accolades he’s received, Broncos’ cornerback Chris Harris enters his possible final two games with the franchise staring at a quiet exit.

No, the cornerback definitely won’t be scrapbooking this season. While taking on a large burden in a reshuffled defensive backfield, and getting little credit for it outside the team’s locker room, Harris admits that he hasn’t quite been the player that fans and himself have come to expect.

“Of course it’s been hard (losing) the last four years, but me personally, I’ve been able to overcome that and shine,” Harris said Tuesday. “This year, I just haven’t been able to do that. I’ve had to carry a lot of the load. It is what it is, and I’m supposed to be able to handle that. I’ve been able to handle that stuff all along, just the last couple games, I haven’t played like myself.”

The 30-year-old has taken on the task of covering the opposing team’s top wideout all season, a list of dynamic pass-catchers that includes the Chargers’ Keenan Allen (twice), the Chiefs’ Tyreek Hill (twice), the Vikings’ Stefon Diggs and the Texans’ DeAndre Hopkins.

“He has the hardest job of any cornerback in the league,” fellow cornerback Isaac Yiadom said.

Playing with the responsibility of being the team’s shutdown corner each week has been even more important as the Broncos’ secondary dealt with instability. Bryce Callahan, an offseason acquisition expected to start opposite Harris, missed the season with a foot injury. Various other injuries to reserve cornerbacks — not to mention inconsistent play at the No. 2 spot — have decreased Harris’ margin for error even more.

“We ask Chris to do a lot,” safety Justin Simmons said. “He’s following No. 1 receivers, playing out of position a lot of the times, and a lot of what he does makes everybody else’s job on the defense easier. He’s always taking a little bit more responsibility on each week.”

Harris, who re-signed with the Broncos on a one-year, $12.05 million deal before the season, will be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason. For now he’s focused on the final two games of the season, not the future.

“I’m going to go out there, do my best, play hard and end these last couple games on a good note,” he said.

While Harris doesn’t believe he’s worthy of a fifth Pro Bowl selection this year, he was quick to point out some of his struggles have come as Denver has played the second-strongest schedule in the NFL.

“There’s probably about four guys who had better years than me (at cornerback),” Harris said. “I give those boys credit, they did their thing, even though they definitely don’t have a harder job than me. Probably (Patriots cornerback) Stephon Gilmore is the only one who takes the best receiver every week, and I don’t think they’ve seen the schedule that we faced.”

Harris’ one interception is tied for his lowest single-season total since his rookie year in 2011, but he continues to be a sure-handed tackler at the second level, with just four missed tackles in 2019.

And his durability — 951 of 958 snaps played, the second-most on defense behind Simmons, who has played every snap — underscores his respected presence in the locker room and on the practice field.

As Yiadom explained, Harris’ veteran aura is not lost on the younger players. That’s where it’s understood that, whether he’s facing his Denver swan song or not, Harris has already left an indelible mark on the franchise.

“This year, when I was at my lowest and I had been benched, he found a way to bring me up and keep me going,” Yiadom said. “When we’re on the field, he’s always talking and coaching. He’ll pull me aside on the sideline a lot, if he sees something and wants to let me know, and most of the time he’s right. He’s a leader like that.”

Harris, signed as a college free agent out of Kansas in 2011, is one of four undrafted cornerbacks in NFL history to make four or more Pro Bowls with his original team.