2026 season

Denver Broncos

2-1 · 3rd in AFC West · Head coach Sean Payton · Empower Field at Mile High

Power rank

#19

-1.4 pts

Off EPA

-0.10

per play

Def EPA

-0.06

allowed

Schemes & tendencies

Identified from 2026 play-by-play and compared against the league average.

Offense

167 plays · 3 games

Pass-firstThrows on 62% of neutral early downs (league 52%).
Quick, short passing gameOnly 15% of throws are deep — a timing / West Coast-style attack.
Outside run game36% of designed runs go to the edges (end runs).

Neutral pass rate: 62% lg 52%
Shotgun rate: 65% lg 58%
Deep pass rate: 15% lg 19%
Outside run rate: 36% lg 24%
No-huddle rate: 5% lg 6%
Pass EPA/play: -0.24
Run EPA/play: +0.14

Defense

208 plays · 3 games

Single-high / aggressive coverageAllows 23% deep attempts — more man and Cover 1/3 looks that invite shots.
Light box / vulnerable vs. runGives up 0.30 EPA per run (league 0.12).
Pass funnelOpponents throw 58% of neutral early downs — teams avoid running at them.

Sack rate: 8% lg 7%
Deep attempts allowed: 23% lg 19%
Explosive plays allowed: 11% lg 9%
Opp. neutral pass rate: 58% lg 52%
Pass EPA allowed: -0.29
Run EPA allowed: +0.30

Franchise leaders

All-time top three in each category while playing for this team.

Passing yards

John Elway

1983–1998

51,475

2. Peyton Manning17,112
3. Brian Griese11,763

Passing TD

John Elway

1983–1998

300

2. Peyton Manning140
3. Brian Griese71

Rushing yards

Terrell Davis

1995–2001

7,607

2. Mike Anderson3,822
3. Knowshon Moreno3,468

Rushing TD

Terrell Davis

1995–2001

Receptions

Rod Smith

1995–2006

849

2. Shannon Sharpe675
3. Demaryius Thomas665

Receiving yards

Rod Smith

1995–2006

11,389

2. Demaryius Thomas9,055
3. Shannon Sharpe8,439

Receiving TD

Rod Smith

1995–2006

Sacks

Von Miller

2011–2021

110.5

Interceptions

Tyrone Braxton

1988–1999

Tackles

D.J. Williams

2004–2012

824

2. Al Wilson712
3. John Mobley611

Totals are regular-season stats while with this franchise, built from ESPN records (full statistical coverage from 1981 onward). Players whose careers ended before that may be missing.

Roster

Current depth of the active roster, reserve lists, and practice squad.

Offense (27)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
4	Sam Ehlinger	QB	27	6' 1"	222	6	Texas
8	Jarrett Stidham	QB	30	6' 3"	215	7	Auburn
10	Bo Nix	QB	26	6' 2"	217	3	Oregon
12	RJ Harvey	RB	25	5' 8"	205	2	UCF
27	J.K. Dobbins	RB	27	5' 10"	212	7	Ohio State
28	Tyler Badie	RB	26	5' 8"	197	3	Missouri
46	Adam Prentice	FB	29	6' 0"	245	6	South Carolina
5	Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR	28	6' 4"	225	7	Texas
11	Troy Franklin	WR	23	6' 3"	180	3	Oregon
13	Pat Bryant	WR	23	6' 2"	204	2	Illinois
14	Courtland Sutton	WR	30	6' 4"	216	9	SMU
17	Jaylen Waddle	WR	27	5' 10"	185	6	Alabama
19	Marvin Mims Jr.Out	WR	24	5' 11"	182	4	Oklahoma
81	Kolbe Katsis	WR	24	6' 1"	185	R	Northern Arizona
1	Evan Engram	TE	32	6' 3"	240	10	Ole Miss
45	Nate Adkins	TE	27	6' 3"	252	4	South Carolina
82	Adam Trautman	TE	29	6' 5"	253	7	Dayton
89	Dallen Bentley	TE	25	6' 4"	253	R	Utah
63	Alex Palczewski	OT	27	6' 6"	314	4	Illinois
69	Mike McGlinchey	OT	31	6' 8"	315	9	Notre Dame
72	Garett Bolles	OT	34	6' 5"	300	10	Utah
78	Kage Casey	OT	22	6' 5"	310	R	Boise State
79	Matt Peart	OT	29	6' 7"	318	7	UConn
74	Ben Powers	G	29	6' 4"	310	8	Oklahoma
77	Quinn Meinerz	G	27	6' 3"	320	6	Wisconsin Whitewater
54	Alex Forsyth	C	27	6' 4"	312	4	Oregon
60	Luke Wattenberg	C	29	6' 5"	300	5	Washington

Defense (26)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
95	Sai'vion Jones	DE	23	6' 5"	289	2	LSU
96	Eyioma Uwazurike	DE	28	6' 6"	320	4	Iowa State
99	Zach Allen	DE	29	6' 5"	285	8	Boston College
93	D.J. Jones	DT	31	6' 0"	305	10	Ole Miss
94	Jordan Jackson	DT	28	6' 4"	294	3	Air Force
97	Malcolm Roach	DT	28	6' 3"	290	7	Texas
98	Tyler Onyedim	DT	23	6' 3"	292	R	Texas A&M
0	Jonathon CooperOut	LB	28	6' 4"	257	6	Ohio State
15	Nik Bonitto	LB	27	6' 3"	240	5	Oklahoma
40	Justin Strnad	LB	30	6' 3"	235	7	Wake Forest
47	Karene Reid	LB	26	6' 0"	226	2	Utah
49	Alex Singleton	LB	32	6' 2"	240	8	Montana State
51	Que Robinson	LB	25	6' 4"	243	2	Alabama
52	Jonah Elliss	LB	23	6' 2"	246	3	Utah
55	Jordan Turner	LB	24	6' 1"	231	2	Michigan State
92	Dondrea Tillman	LB	28	6' 4"	247	3	IU Pennsylvania
2	Pat Surtain II	CB	26	6' 2"	202	6	Alabama
21	Riley Moss	CB	26	6' 0"	193	4	Iowa
23	Jahdae Barron	CB	24	5' 11"	200	2	Texas
29	Ja'Quan McMillian	CB	26	5' 10"	183	4	East Carolina
31	Kris Abrams-Draine	CB	24	5' 11"	178	3	Missouri
6	Tycen Anderson	S	27	6' 2"	210	5	Toledo
9	Talanoa Hufanga	S	26	6' 0"	200	6	USC
22	Brandon Jones	S	28	6' 0"	191	7	Texas
26	Devon Key	S	28	6' 0"	208	3	Western Kentucky
34	JL Skinner	S	25	6' 4"	220	4	Boise State

Special teams (3)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
3	Wil Lutz	PK	32	5' 11"	184	11	Georgia State
16	Jeremy Crawshaw	P	25	6' 3"	205	2	Florida
48	Mitchell Fraboni	LS	29	6' 2"	223	5	Arizona State

Injured reserve / out (7)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
20	Jonah ColemanInjured Reserve	RB	23	5' 8"	220	R	Washington
84	Caleb LohnerInjured Reserve	TE	24	6' 7"	250	1	Utah
73	Frank CrumInjured Reserve	OT	26	6' 7"	315	3	Wyoming
66	Nick GargiuloOut	G	26	6' 5"	310	2	South Carolina
67	Michael DeiterInjured Reserve	C	30	6' 6"	310	7	Wisconsin
91	Matt HenningsenInjured Reserve	DE	27	6' 3"	291	4	Wisconsin
56	Levelle BaileyInjured Reserve	LB	25	6' 2"	225	2	Fresno State

Practice squad (14)

#	Player	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	Exp	College
25	Cody Schrader	RB	27	5' 9"	214	3	Missouri
32	Dane Key	WR	23	6' 3"	210	R	Nebraska
83	Michael Bandy	WR	28	5' 10"	190	3	San Diego
85	Lucas Krull	TE	28	6' 6"	260	4	Pittsburgh
68	Gavin Ortega	OT	22	6' 5"	300	R	Weber State
71	Tyler Miller	OT	24	6' 9"	335	R	Iowa State
76	Calvin Throckmorton	G	30	6' 5"	311	6	Oregon
—	David Ebuka Agoha	DE	25	6' 4"	252	1	—
50	Red Murdock	LB	23	6' 1"	232	R	Buffalo
59	Johnny Walker	LB	24	6' 3"	250	2	Missouri
25	Brent Austin	CB	22	5' 11"	180	R	California
37	Sean Fresch	CB	24	5' 9"	181	R	Rice
—	Taylor Rapp	S	28	6' 0"	208	8	Washington
39	Miles Scott	S	24	5' 11"	210	R	Illinois