Denver Broncos — Gridiron Core

Score is on a 20–80 scale: 50 is the average NFL team and every 10 points is one standard deviation. Percentile is the share of NFL teams it beats — 79th means better than 79 of every 100. 8 games this season · model gic-edge-1.2

Key People

Roster & staff

Players

Bo NixStarting QB · QB

J.K. DobbinsLeading Rusher · RB306YDS

Jaylen WaddleLeading Receiver · WR315YDS

Alex SingletonLeading Tackler · LB101TOT

Coaching Staff

Sean PaytonHead Coach

Davis WebbOffensive Coordinator

Vance JosephDefensive Coordinator

Darren RizziSpecial Teams

Front Office

Greg PennerOwner

Damani LeechPresident / CEO

George PatonGeneral Manager

Reed BurckhardtAssistant GM

Club Social

AFC WestCurrent standings · division leader takes a seedAll Standings

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FinancialsForbes 2026 · cap via Over The Cap

Valuation$9.40B15th

Revenue$695Mlast season14th

Operating$97Mincome17th

Roster Spend77 players · 10th in spend

$281.0Mof $301.2M cap

Cap space $16.1MDead money $6.4M

Valuation, revenue and operating income are Forbes’s 2026 estimates. Cap figures are Over The Cap as of 2026-09-20 and move with every roster transaction.

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QB40th pct

Run58th pct

Pass25th pct

Trenches91st pct

Explosive33rd pct

Resilience42nd pct

Special Teams73rd pct

Quarterback4740th pct

+ Turnover avoidance (1.3%)
+ Sack avoidance (3.5%)
− Dropback success (34.9%)

EPA per dropback: +0.04 EPA; 50; 48th
Dropback success: 34.9%; 36; 8th
Completion over expected: -2.7 CPOE; 43; 24th
Turnover avoidance

+ Stuff avoidance (14.5%)
− Explosive runs (7.6%)

Rush EPA: -0.06 EPA; 52; 58th
Rush success: 39.3%; 46; 36th
Stuff avoidance: 14.5%; 62; 89th
Explosive runs: 7.6%; 44; 28th
Short yardage: 64.0%; 51; 53rd

Confidence: medium

+ Protection (3.5%)
− Pass success (34.9%)

Pass EPA: +0.07 EPA; 45; 30th
Pass success: 34.9%; 36; 8th
Explosive passes: 10.7%; 40; 15th
Protection: 3.5%; 63; 90th
Completion over expected: -2.7 CPOE; 43; 24th

Confidence: high

+ Pass protection (3.5%)
+ Run-line control (14.5%)

Run-line control: 14.5%; 62; 89th
Pass protection: 3.5%; 63; 90th
Short-yardage blocking: 64.0%; 51; 53rd
Stuff creation: 21.0%; 56; 73rd
Pressure creation: 6.7%; 53; 61st
Short-yardage defense: 61.4%; 53; 60th

Confidence: medium

+ Explosive prevention (10.3%)
− Explosive play rate (9.5%)

Explosive play rate: 9.5%; 38; 12th
Explosive passes: 10.7%; 40; 15th
Explosive runs: 7.6%; 44; 28th
Breakaway magnitude: 0.135; 40; 16th
Explosive prevention: 10.3%; 59; 81st

Confidence: high

+ Mistake avoidance (83.6%)
− Momentum reversal (19.9%)

Offensive response: 33.7%; 47; 37th
Defensive response: 56.1%; 51; 54th
Momentum reversal: 19.9%; 43; 24th
Explosive prevention after shocks: 59.4%; 39; 13th
Mistake avoidance: 83.6%; 70; 98th

Confidence: low

+ Net punting (43.6 yds)

Field goals vs expectation: +1 pts of make rate; 52; 59th
Net punting: 43.6 yds; 60; 84th
Kick returns: 25.9 yds; 50; 52nd
Punt returns: 10.4 yds; 51; 55th
Return touchdowns: 0.00 / game; 48; 40th

Confidence: low