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Denver Broncos

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Initial roster observationObserved Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 am EDT · Historical profile reference

The Denver Broncos play in the AFC West. This hub brings together the club’s official roster, player profiles, and related coverage.

The roster at a glance

The source lists 77 active, practice-squad, and reserve-list entries after released and transferred entries are excluded; 55 carry its ACT designation. An active-roster label is not a guarantee that a player will dress for a particular game.

Every player row below links to an individual profile and preserves the NFL’s status code. The roster was checked on September 20, 2026. It is a dated roster snapshot, not a game-day inactive report.

The DEN roster

UPDATED Updated Oct 4, 2026, 9:11 am EDT

Week 4 · All recorded roster entries appear. Select a linked name to open the player profile.

Denver Broncos · Season 2026
PlayerNo.PositionRoster status
Adam Prentice46RBActive roster
Adam Trautman82TEActive roster
Alex Forsyth54OLActive roster
Alex Palczewski63OLActive roster
Alex Singleton49LBActive roster
Ben Powers74OLActive roster
Bo Nix10QBActive roster
Brandon Jones22DBActive roster
Brent Austin33DBPractice squad
Caleb Lohner84TEReserve list (unspecified)
Calvin Throckmorton76OLPractice squad
Cody Schrader25RBPractice squad
Courtland Sutton14WRActive roster
D.J. Jones93DLActive roster
Dallen Bentley89TEActive roster
Dane Key87WRPractice squad
David Agoha53DLPractice squad
Devon Key26DBActive roster
Dondrea Tillman92LBActive roster
Evan Engram1TEActive roster
Eyioma Uwazurike96DLActive roster
Frank Crum73OLReserve list (unspecified)
Garett Bolles72OLActive roster
Gavin Ortega68OLPractice squad
J.K. Dobbins27RBActive roster
JL Skinner34DBActive roster
Ja'Quan McMillian29DBActive roster
Jahdae Barron23DBActive roster
Jahfari Harvey42LBPractice squad
Jarrett Stidham8QBActive roster
Jaylen Waddle17WRActive roster
Jeremy Crawshaw16PActive roster
Johnny Walker Jr.59LBPractice squad
Jonah Coleman20RBReserve list (unspecified)
Jonah Elliss52LBActive roster
Jonathon Cooper0LBExempt
Jordan Jackson94DLActive roster
Jordan Turner55LBActive roster
Justin Strnad40LBActive roster
Kage Casey78OLActive roster
Karene Reid47LBActive roster
Kolbe Katsis81WRPractice squad
Kris Abrams-Draine31DBActive roster
Levelle Bailey56LBReserve list (unspecified)
Lil'Jordan Humphrey5WRPractice squad
Lucas Krull85TEPractice squad
Luke Wattenberg60OLActive roster
Malcolm Roach97DLActive roster
Marvin Mims Jr.19WRActive roster
Matt Henningsen91DLReserve list (unspecified)
Matt Peart79OLActive roster
Michael Bandy83WRPractice squad
Michael Deiter67OLReserve list (unspecified)
Mike McGlinchey69OLActive roster
Miles Scott39DBPractice squad
Mitchell Fraboni48LSActive roster
Nate Adkins45TEActive roster
Nick Gargiulo66OLReserve list (unspecified)
Nik Bonitto15LBActive roster
Pat Bryant13WRActive roster
Pat Surtain II2DBActive roster
Que Robinson51LBActive roster
Quinn Meinerz77OLActive roster
RJ Harvey12RBActive roster
Red Murdock50LBPractice squad
Riley Moss21DBActive roster
Sai'vion Jones95DLActive roster
Sam Ehlinger4QBActive roster
Sean Fresch37DBPractice squad
Talanoa Hufanga9DBActive roster
Taylor Rapp30DBPractice squad
Troy Franklin11WRActive roster
Tycen Anderson6DBActive roster
Tyler Badie28RBActive roster
Tyler Miller71OLPractice squad
Tyler Onyedim98DLActive roster
Wil Lutz3KActive roster
Zach Allen99DLActive roster

Roster membership reflects the dated report shown above. A generic reserve code is not relabeled injured reserve. Roster status does not establish game-day eligibility.

2026 draft selections

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Denver Broncos · 2026 recorded selections
OverallPlayerRoundDrafting teamPositionFinal college
66Tyler Onyedim3DENDTTexas A&M
108Jonah Coleman4DENRBWashington
111Kage Casey4DENOTBoise St.
152Justin Joly5DENTENorth Carolina St.
246Miles Scott7DENSIllinois
256Dallen Bentley7DENTEUtah
257Red Murdock7DENLBBuffalo

Selected and organized by WHYNFL. Dataset updated Sep 30, 2026, 6:49 am EDT. Historical selections do not establish a player’s current team.

Depth chart

Refreshed every 6 hours

Listed order for Denver Broncos, observed .

Players are shown in listed order within each formation. Multiple players can fill a position on the field; rank alone does not confirm a starter, current roster status or game-day availability.

Base 3-4 D

Left Defensive End

  1. Zach Allen
  2. Jordan Jackson
  3. Tyler Onyedim
  4. Matt Henningsen

Right Defensive End

  1. Eyioma Uwazurike
  2. Malcolm Roach

Left Inside Linebacker

  1. Alex Singleton
  2. Jordan Turner

Right Inside Linebacker

  1. Justin Strnad
  2. Karene Reid
  3. Levelle Bailey

Strongside Linebacker

  1. Nik Bonitto
  2. Que Robinson
Special Teams

Place Kicker

  1. Wil Lutz

Punt Returner

  1. Marvin Mims Jr.
  2. Kris Abrams-Draine
  3. Riley Moss

Kick Returner

  1. Marvin Mims Jr.
  2. Tyler Badie
  3. RJ Harvey
  4. Jonah Coleman

Long Snapper

  1. Mitchell Fraboni
3WR 1TE

Left Tackle

  1. Garett Bolles
  2. Matt Peart
  3. Frank Crum

Left Guard

  1. Ben Powers
  2. Kage Casey
  3. Nick Gargiulo

Center

  1. Luke Wattenberg
  2. Alex Forsyth
  3. Michael Deiter

Right Guard

  1. Quinn Meinerz
  2. Kage Casey

Right Tackle

  1. Mike McGlinchey
  2. Alex Palczewski

Fullback

  1. Adam Prentice

Updated Oct 10, 2026, 3:18 pm EDT.

Denver Broncos at a glance

Empower Field at Mile High

Denver, CO · Grass · Open air

Head coach: Sean Payton

18 seasons of NFL head-coaching experience · Born in San Mateo, California

Season projection

9.4–7.6

Projected record · 11.6% to win the division · 50.6% to win this week

Model estimate, not a WHYNFL prediction.

Checked Oct 10, 2026. Stadium details are withheld where our records do not match the current home venue.

Next game · Week 4
@ San Francisco 49ers · Levi's Stadium
Matchup preview

Last game W 30–26 vs LAR · Broncos beat Rams 30–26: Davante Adams has 137 receiving yards

No. 7 seed in the AFC (wild card) if the season ended today, after Week 5. Full playoff picture

2026 schedule & results Bye: Week 10

Full schedule

Strength of schedule Played .667 (5th hardest) · Remaining .535 (12th hardest) · Remaining by 2025 records .492 (21st hardest) All 32 schedules

WHYNFL Power Index

UPDATED Updated Oct 10, 2026, 4:53 pm EDT
No. 17—of 32 · 2026 through Week 5 · Index 46.7

See all 32 teams and the method

Where they rank

Team stats

2026 regular season. 1st = best (most yards and points; fewest points allowed, turnovers and sacks). Ties share a rank. Each value shows its own window: points count every final, while yardage, turnovers and sacks come from box scores, which can trail by a game.

Team statistics

LAST AVAILABLE UPDATE Updated Oct 8, 2026, 11:20 pm EDT

2026 regular season (weeks 1–5) · 3 games counted

Passing

Denver Broncos · Passing · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Pass attemptsCompletionsCompletion percentageYards per pass attemptInterceptions thrownYards lost to sacksPassing yardsSacks allowedNet passing yards
935660.26.53236055582

Rushing

Denver Broncos · Rushing · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Rush attemptsYards per rushRushing yards
683.6243

Offense

Denver Broncos · Offense · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Points per gameYards per gameNet total yards
20.0275.0825

Ball security

Denver Broncos · Ball security · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Turnovers lostFumbles lost
41

Penalties

Denver Broncos · Penalties · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–5)
Penalties (reported count)Penalty yards
22143

Only available categories appear. Sacks allowed are not defensive sacks. Totals are not converted to per-game rates when games played are unknown. Compare team statistics

Plays & drives across covered games

UPDATED Updated Oct 4, 2026, 10:47 am EDT

Play and drive totals cover 49 completed games across 32 teams. Games counted can differ by team. Rates use summed outcomes and opportunities; no minimum attempts apply. A missing value in any counted game withholds that metric. These are dated covered-game figures, not a complete season.

2026 regular season (weeks 1–4) · 3 games counted

First downs

Denver Broncos · First downs · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–4)
1st downs
49

Third downs

Denver Broncos · Third downs · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–4)
3rd %MadeAtt
36.11336

Fourth downs

Denver Broncos · Fourth downs · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–4)
4th %MadeAtt
0.001

Inside-20 drives

Denver Broncos · Inside-20 drives · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–4)
TD %TDDrives
60.0610

Time of possession

Denver Broncos · Time of possession · 2026 regular season (weeks 1–4)
Total timeTime/gameShare %
83:0627:4246.2
3 included games

First downs count the play record's total flags, including recorded penalty awards; they can differ from drive summaries. Conversion attempts use recorded converted and failed down flags, including flagged kneels. Nullified downs, punts and field goals are not inferred attempts.

Inside-20 drives have a recorded down starting closer than 20 yards from the opponent's goal line. Reaching only the 20 is excluded. Only touchdowns for the possessing team on those drives count. This definition is not an official league red-zone ranking.

Possession includes overtime. Time is minutes:seconds; per-game time is rounded to the nearest second. Possession share divides the team's recorded seconds by the full elapsed time of its counted games, including overtime. Rates use summed opportunities and zero opportunities have no percentage. Equal displayed values share a rank; rankings describe only the matching supplied teams. — = not supplied.

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Division standings

UPDATED Updated Oct 10, 2026, 4:53 pm EDT
AFC West · 2026 regular season
TeamW–L–TPCTPFPANet pointsHomeAwayDivisionDiv PCTConferenceConf PCTNon-confStreakLast five
Kansas City Chiefs3–0–01.000885038 2–0–01–0–01–0–01.0003–0–01.0000–0–03W3–0–0
Las Vegas Raiders3–0–01.000885434 1–0–02–0–01–0–01.0002–0–01.0001–0–03W3–0–0
Denver Broncos2–1–00.6676070-10 2–0–00–1–00–1–00.0001–1–00.5001–0–02W2–1–0
Los Angeles Chargers0–3–00.0004476-32 0–2–00–1–00–1–00.0000–2–00.0000–1–03L0–3–0

Through Week 5. Records from final scores; division order applies the NFL tiebreakers. Browse AFC West standings

Season by season since 1999

239–201 in the regular season · 11 playoff appearances · 1 Super Bowl title

Home
146–86 .629
Road
98–123 .443
Night games
49–44 .527
One-score games
117–107 .522
Overtime
18–14 .563
December
59–60 .496
Playoffs
8–10 .444

Biggest wins

  1. W 38–0 vs KC 2024 · Week 18 series: DEN vs KC
  2. W 45–10 @ ARI 2018 · Week 7 series: DEN vs ARI
  3. W 38–3 vs KC 2012 · Week 17 series: DEN vs KC

Worst losses

  1. L 20–70 @ MIA 2023 · Week 3 series: DEN vs MIA
  2. L 14–59 vs LV 2010 · Week 7 series: DEN vs LV
  3. L 3–41 vs LAC 2007 · Week 5 series: DEN vs LAC
Denver Broncos season-by-season record since 1999
SeasonRecordWin %PointsDiffExpected WPostseason
2026 in progress2–1.66760–70-101.2 +0.8—
202514–3.824401–311+9011.0 +3.0Lost Conference championship 7–10 vs NE
202410–7.588425–311+11411.5 −1.5Lost Wild Card 7–31 vs BUF
20238–9.471357–413-567.0 +1.0—
20225–12.294287–359-726.3 −1.3—
20217–10.412335–322+138.9 −1.9—
20205–11.313323–446-1235.1 −0.1—
20197–9.438282–316-346.9 +0.1—
20186–10.375329–349-207.4 −1.4—
20175–11.313289–382-935.4 −0.4—
20169–7.563333–297+369.1 −0.1—
201512–4.750355–296+599.7 +2.3Won Super Bowl 24–10 vs CAR
201412–4.750482–354+12810.8 +1.2Lost Divisional round 13–24 vs IND
201313–3.813606–399+20711.7 +1.3Lost Super Bowl 8–43 vs SEA
201213–3.813481–289+19212.3 +0.7Lost Divisional round 35–38 (OT) vs BAL
20118–8.500309–390-815.8 +2.2Lost Divisional round 10–45 vs NE
20104–12.250344–471-1275.2 −1.2—
20098–8.500326–324+28.1 −0.1—
20088–8.500370–448-786.2 +1.8—
20077–9.438320–409-895.7 +1.3—
20069–7.563319–305+148.4 +0.6—
200513–3.813395–258+13711.7 +1.3Lost Conference championship 17–34 vs PIT
200410–6.625381–304+7710.1 −0.1Lost Wild Card 24–49 vs IND
200310–6.625381–301+8010.2 −0.2Lost Wild Card 10–41 vs IND
20029–7.563392–344+489.2 −0.2—
20018–8.500340–339+18.0 0.0—
200011–5.688485–369+11610.5 +0.5Lost Wild Card 3–21 vs BAL
19996–10.375314–318-47.9 −1.9—

Regular-season record and points; postseason shows how each run ended. Expected W is the win total implied by points scored and allowed (Pythagorean expectation, exponent 2.37); the small figure is actual minus expected, where +1 or more suggests close-game luck. From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999, counted by franchise (Raiders include Oakland, Chargers San Diego, Rams St. Louis). Splits cover the regular season and playoffs: night games kick off at 7 pm Eastern or later (games without a listed kickoff are left out), and one-score games are decided by 8 points or fewer.

Games, player statistics and availability

Check the dates in each section. Coverage may be incomplete.

Player statistics for roster members

LAST AVAILABLE UPDATE Updated Oct 8, 2026, 11:20 pm EDT
Player statistics
PlayerPosPass YdsPass TDRush YdsRec Yds
Bo NixQB605415—
J.K. DobbinsRB——1214
RJ HarveyRB——2464
Troy FranklinWR——548
Evan EngramTE———60
Pat BryantWR——1686
Courtland SuttonWR———82
Adam TrautmanTE———10

Players are grouped by the separately dated roster. These figures are not team-specific statistical splits. Games played are shown only when available.

Availability reports

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 10, 2026, 4:52 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-08-31

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Aug 31, 2026, 12:50 pm EDT
Denver Broncos · LT

Frank Crum

2026
Report date: 2026-08-31

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Aug 31, 2026, 7:20 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-09-26

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Sep 26, 2026, 4:36 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-08-31

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Aug 31, 2026, 7:50 pm EDT
Denver Broncos · RILB

Levelle Bailey

2026
Report date: 2026-08-22

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Aug 21, 2026, 8:29 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-08-19

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Aug 19, 2026, 8:07 am EDT
Denver Broncos · C

Michael Deiter

2026
Report date: 2026-08-19

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Aug 19, 2026, 8:07 am EDT
Denver Broncos · LG

Nick Gargiulo

2026
Report date: 2026-08-31

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Aug 31, 2026, 7:24 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-09

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Not supplied
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Reserve / injured
Updated Oct 9, 2026, 5:47 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-10

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 10, 2026, 12:13 pm EDT

2026
Report date: 2026-10-10

Reported injury / reason
Not supplied
Practice participation
Not supplied
Game designation
Out
Game-day status
Not supplied
Reserve-list status
Not supplied
Updated Oct 10, 2026, 12:16 pm EDT

Practice reports, game designations, game-day status and reserve status describe different things. Missing fields do not mean cleared or active. Browse recorded reports

Transactions

LIVE DATA Updated Oct 10, 2026, 4:52 pm EDT
Other reported move

Lil'Jordan Humphrey

Lil'Jordan Humphrey: Moved up from the practice squad (the roster listing does not show whether this is a game-day elevation or a signing) (Denver Broncos)

From
Not supplied
Effective time
Not supplied
Detected on roster
Oct 9, 2026, 5:50 pm EDT

Live data · Updated Oct 10, 2026, 4:52 pm EDT

Link to this move
Reserve-list placement

Pat Bryant

Pat Bryant: Placed on injured reserve (Denver Broncos)

From
Not supplied
Effective time
Not supplied
Detected on roster
Oct 9, 2026, 5:34 pm EDT

Live data · Updated Oct 10, 2026, 4:52 pm EDT

Link to this move
Practice-squad signing

Lil'Jordan Humphrey

Lil'Jordan Humphrey: Added to the practice squad (Denver Broncos)

From
Not supplied
Effective time
Not supplied
Detected on roster
Oct 3, 2026, 10:40 pm EDT

Live data · Updated Oct 10, 2026, 4:52 pm EDT

Link to this move
Release

Lil'Jordan Humphrey

Lil'Jordan Humphrey: No longer on the roster (release, waiver or retirement) (Denver Broncos)

To
Not supplied
Effective time
Not supplied
Detected on roster
Oct 2, 2026, 10:41 pm EDT

Live data · Updated Oct 10, 2026, 4:52 pm EDT

Link to this move

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@Broncos public X post · Sep 19, 2026, 5:32 pm EDT

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