The Denver Broncos seem to have gotten better, but a recent ranking by Pro Football Focus in an ESPN Insider piece put them as the 25th best starting cast in the NFL heading into the 2018 regular season.
Offense
| Pos. | Player | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Grade |
| QB | Case Keenum | 85.3 |
| HB | Devontae Booker | 72.9 |
| TE | Jeff Heuerman | 73.6 |
| TE | Jake Butt | N/A |
| WR | Demaryius Thomas | 75.3 |
| WR | Courtland Sutton | N/A |
| WR | Emmanuel Sanders | 70.7 |
| LT | Garett Bolles | 68.8 |
| LG | Ron Leary | 81.2 |
| C | Matt Paradis | 75.2 |
| RG | Connor McGovern | 40.2 |
| RT | Jared Veldheer | 54.3 |
Defense
| Pos. | Player | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Player | Grade |
| DE | Derek Wolfe | 78 |
| NT | Domata Peko Sr. | 80 |
| DE | Adam Gotsis | 77.1 |
| ILB | Todd Davis | 77.1 |
| OLB | Von Miller | 95 |
| OLB | Bradley Chubb | N/A |
| ILB | Brandon Marshall | 54.6 |
| CB | Chris Harris Jr. | 83.5 |
| CB | Tramaine Brock | 45.3 |
| CB | Bradley Roby | 84 |
| FS | Darian Stewart | 70.3 |
| SS | Su'a Cravens | N/A |
The problem I personally found with their analysis is that it was all based on grades from just the 2017 season. Add that to plenty of N/A grades and perhaps PFF is unable to accurately gauge the strength of the Broncos roster heading into this new season.
Given that, maybe its good for this team to be heavy underdogs. They seem to play well under that mantra.
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