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The Best players of the Denver Broncos. Warning! Slightly biased. Side of Scrimmage 1. Offense. Section 1: Receivers and Tight Ends. Receivers Brandon Lloyd Eddie Royal Rod Smith Tight Ends Shannon Sharpe Daniel Graham Tony Scheffler. #84Brandon Lloyd.
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The Best players of the Denver Broncos Warning! Slightly biased
Side of Scrimmage 1 Offense
Section 1: Receivers and Tight Ends • Receivers • Brandon Lloyd • Eddie Royal • Rod Smith • Tight Ends • Shannon Sharpe • Daniel Graham • Tony Scheffler
#84Brandon Lloyd • The most amazing receiver I have ever seen • 104 receptions in 3 years with the Broncos • 1848 total yards with an average of 17.8 yards per catch • 1 Pro Bowl • 11 touchdowns
#19Eddie Royal • My personal favorite because he reminds me of me (small and skinny) • 4 years with the broncos translates to 201 receptions • 2083 yards with an average of 10.4 yards per reception • No Pro Bowl selections • 9 touchdowns
#80Rod Smith • Emergency quarterback • 849 receptions in 12 years with the Broncos • 11,389 total yards with an average of 13.4 yards per catch • 3 time Pro Bowl selection • 2 time Super Bowl champion • Hall of Fame nominee • 68 touchdowns
#84Shannon Sharpe • 675 receptions in 12 years with the Broncos • 8439 total yards with an average of 12.5 yards per reception • 8 time Pro Bowler • 2 time Super Bowl champion (not including Ravens) • Hall of Famer • 55 touchdowns
#89Daniel Graham • 102 receptions in 4 years with the Broncos • 1072 total yards with an average of 10.5 yards per catch • No Pro Bowl selections • 7 touchdowns
#88Tony Scheffler • Tight End that is as fast as a receiver • 138 receptions in 4 years with the Broncos • 1896 total yards with an average of 13.7 yards per catch • No Pro Bowl selections • 14 touchdowns
Section 2: Backs • Quarterbacks • John Elway • Tim Tebow • Craig Morton • Running backs • Terrell Davis • Sammy Winder • Floyd Little
Records of Quarterbacks • John Elway • Craig Morton • Tim Tebow
#7John Elway • Famous for the “helicopter” • Passing • 4123 completions out of 7250 attempts in 16 years with the Broncos(56.9%) • 226 interceptions and 300 touchdowns • 51475 total yards and sacked 516 times • Rushing • 774 attempts for 3407 yards • 33 touchdowns and a long of 31 yards • 4.4 yards per attempt • Awards • 9 time Pro Bowler • Hall of Famer • 2 time Super Bowl champion • Super Bowl MVP • Broncos Ring of Fame • Colorado Hall of Fame • Number retired
#15Tim Tebow • Christian beast • Passing • 86 of 179 in 15 games(48%) • 11 touchdowns and 4 interceptions • Sacked 21 times and 1190 yards • Rushing • 81 attempts for 504 yards • 7 touchdowns and a long of 40 yards • 6.2 yards per attempt • Awards • Only college awards
#7Craig Morton • Quarterback that led Denver to its first Super Bowl (loss) • Passing • 907 completions of 1594 attempts in 6 years with the Broncos(56.9%) • 74 touchdowns and 65 interceptions • 192 sacks and 11895 total yards • Rushing • 100 attempts for 256 yards • 6 touchdowns and a long of 15 yards • 2.6 yards per attempt • Awards • Broncos Ring of Fame
#30Terrell Davis • Small but super • Rushing • 1655 attempts for 7607 yards in 7 years with the Broncos • 60 touchdowns with a long of 71 yards • 4.6 yards per attempt • Receiving • 169 receptions for 1280 yards • 7.6 yards per catch • 5 touchdowns • Awards • 3 time Pro Bowler • 2 time Super Bowl champion • 2 time offensive player of the year • NFL MVP • Super Bowl MVP • Single Season 2,000 rushing yards club
#23Sammy Winder • Rushing • 1495 attempts for 5427 yards in 9 years with the Broncos • 39 touchdowns and a long of 52 yards • 3.6 yards per attempt • Receiving • 197 receptions for 1302 yards • 6.6 yards per catch • 9 touchdowns • Awards • 2 time Pro Bowler
#44Floyd Little • The truly little, little • Rushing • 1641 attempts for 6323 yards in 9 years with the Broncos • 43 touchdowns and a long of 80 yards • 3.9 yards per carry • Receiving • 215 receptions for 2418 yards • 11.2 yards per reception • 9 touchdowns • Awards • 5 time Pro Bowler • Hall of Famer • Broncos Ring of Fame
Section 3: Kickers and Punters • Kickers • Jason Elam • Rick Karlis • Punters • Brinton Colquitt • Tom Rouen
#1Jason Elam • Tied for the record of longest field goal(63 yards) • 540 attempts with 436 made(80.7%) in 15 years with the Broncos • 679 extra points attempted with 675 made(99.4%) • A long of 63 yards • 3 time Pro Bowler • 2 time Super Bowl champion
#3Rick Karlis • A barefooted kicker • 193 field goal attempts for 137 makes(71%) • 254 extra point attempts and 244 makes(96.1%)
#4Britton Colquitt • 137 punts for a total of 6334 yards in 2 years with the Broncos • A long of 66 yards(was 85 but was called back because of penalties) • 0 blocks and 46.2 yards per punt
#16Tom Rouen • 641 punts for 28,146 yards in 10 years with the Broncos • A long of 76 yards • 7 blocks and 43.9 yards
Side of Scrimmage 2 Defense
Section 1: Front 7 • Defensive linemen • Elvis Dumervil • Trevor Pryce • Linebackers(the Broncos have had many great LBs, these are my favorite) • Von Miller • D.J. Williams • Karl Mecklenburg
#92Elvis Dumervil • Played linebacker for 1 year and led the league in sacks • 28 sacks in 4 years(as a defensive end)with the Broncos • 1 interception • 6 forced fumbles • 74 tackles • 1 time Pro Bowler • NFL sacks champion
#93Trevor Pryce • 64 sacks in 9 years with the Broncos • 2 interceptions • 9 forced fumbles • 249 tackles • 4 time Pro Bowler • 2 time Super Bowl champion
#58Von Miller • 8 sacks in 9 games with the Broncos • 0 interceptions • 2 forced fumbles • 29 tackles • Only college awards
#55,52D.J. Williams • 18.5 sacks in 8 years with the Broncos • 2 interceptions • 12 forced fumbles • 577 tackles • Only college awards
#77Karl Mecklenburg • 79 sacks in 12 years with the Broncos • 5 interceptions • 16 forced fumbles • 1104 tackles • 6 time Pro Bowler
Section 2: Secondary • Corner backs • Champ Bailey • Dre’ Bly • Darrent Williams(also kick returner) • Safeties • Brian Dawkins • Steve Atwater
#24Champ Bailey • A true Champ • 32 interceptions in 8 years with the Broncos • 3 touchdowns • A long of 70 yards • 429 tackles • 10 time Pro Bowler • Future Hall of Famer
#32 Dre' Bly • 7 interceptions in 2 years with Denver • 0 touchdowns • A long of 37 yards • 95 tackles • 2 time Pro Bowler
#27Darrent Williams • The murdered mohawk man • Punt returning • 42 punts returned for 354 yards in almost 2 years with the Broncos • 0 touchdowns and a long of 52 • 8.4 yards per return • Kick returning • 18 returns for 437 yards • 0 touchdowns and a long of 36 yards • 24.3 yards per return
#20Brian Dawkins • Lost his wings and grew more feet • 3 interceptions in 3 years with the Broncos • Long of 0 yards • 174 tackles • 8 time Pro Bowler • Future Hall of Famer
#27Steve Atwater • 24 interceptions in 10 years with the Broncos • A long of 68 yards • 1038 tackles • 8 time Pro Bowler • 2 time Super Bowl champion
Honorary Mentions • Ryan Clady- in his rookie season he gave up .5 sacks and was called for 1 penalty • Gerald Willhite- would do a back flip after every touchdown he scored
Best nicknames • Brian Dawkins- Weapon X • Von Miller- Voom and Robin • Elvis Dumervil- Doom, Sack Master, and Batman • Mark Schlereth- Stink