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Denver Broncos

QB Brady Quinn (S2, 21st)
HB LenDale White (S3, 12th)
OLB Lawrence Timmons(S4, 31st)
HB LaMarcus Coker (S5, 26th)
QB Ryan Perrilloux (S6, 29th)
OT Andre Smith (S7, 12th)
WR Mike Wallace (S7, 24th)
WR Golden Tate (S8, 13th)
OT Matt Kalil (S9, 26th)
DE Cameron Wake (S10, 32th)
QB A.J. McCarron (S11, 30th)
C Joe Looney (S12, 17th)
CB Kevin Johnson (S13, 20th)
HB Kenyan Drake (S14, 8th)
FS Kevin Byard (S14, 16th)

Drafted to become the late Steve McNair's successor, Quinn had an excellent first season as backup before ascending to the starter spot in his sophomore season. He struggled, but he his finest seasons in Denver were his final ones. Aside from the backup part, he followed the same trajectory with both the Bills and Washington. However, he's been better as his career has gone on and has four straight 84+ passer rating seasons with Washington to go along with three straight trips to the Pro Bowl. With another strong season in what should be his final one, he could be a Hall of Fame candidate.

White was expected to succeed Tiki Barber when the latter decided to hang it up, but White just wasn't it. He bounced around teams (I can recall Browns, Eagles, and Ravens, but there might have been one or two more), but it was always as a high-end, temporary backup. I think he retired with around 4000 career rushing yards on roughly 4.0 YPC.

Timmons filled in as injury replacement for a good chunk of his career, but he didn't become a full-time starter until S9, the season that the Broncos won the SB. Even with only 100 starts to his name, he has managed to be quite the disrupter with more than 20 sacks and 20 INTs in his career. He may not have been named to the Pro Bowl and could miss out on being a Hall of Fame candidate, but he's had an excellent career with the opportunites that he was given.

Now Coker was the one who was the long-term HB for the Broncos. With over 10k career rushing yards, 75 total TDs, and rushing for 4.0 YPC in each season with seven straight seasons of 4.4 or better, he will certainly find himself on the list of Hall of Fame candidates. He unfortunately won't be a career Bronco as they let him walk as a free agent, but he still has plenty left to offer another team for a season or two.

Super Bow champion Ryan Perrilloux had an absymal start to his career. He suffered long-term injuries and was ineffective every season. In one magical season in S9 though, everything aligned for him as he passed for more than 2000 yards on 60% completion (79.1 passer rating) and rushed for over 750 yards and the Broncos took home their first Super Bowl. Then the team let him walk to grab Michael Vick. Perilloux didn't sign with anyone until midway through the season when he was even better for the Browns with a 79.2 passer rating on 62% completion and had an 8.4 YPC. His play got him a four year deal, but it went quickly downhill from there as his completion % in the first two seasons of his contract were 52.3 and 53.8%. A change of scenery trade to Chicago when it came to passing, but he did have his best rushing season of his career. He was let go after the season and hasn't been with another team yet, but at age 31, he still has plenty of time for a late-career renaissance.

Smith was used with the pick they gained from the Bills when they signed away SS Lewis Baker in RFA, and he quickly emerged as one of the best young OL in the league. He didn't allow a sack until his third season, and his fourth and fifth seasons saw him post a combined 88 blocks against 2 sacks allowed. He has been starting at G instead of his natural OT the past few seasons, and like any interior lineman, the efficiency took a dip to where his career block:sack ratio has just now fallen below 10, but he's still had a great 8 seasons for the Broncos.

With Ryan Perrilloux, Michael Vick, and A.J. McCarron passing to him, it hasn't been much of a high-volume passing attack in Denver, but Wallace has made the most of it, mostly as a #2. He has averaged over 500 yards a season and is coming off of a season where he posted 48 rec for 804 yards (16.7 YPC would have topped the league if he just had a few more receptions) and 7 TDs. All but the receptions were a career high for him.

Tate has simply been a disappointment, but kudos to him for being able to stick around in Denver. He has just 137 rec for 1614 yards and 8 TDs in his seven seasons with the Broncos, all as the slot or #4 WR.

Kalil's S14 was wiped out after just two games, but he's had a great career as the blindside protector allowing no more than five sacks (22 total) in any of his five full seasons. The only knock on him is his wildly fluctuating blocking totals that have gone as high as 81 and as low as 33. Still, he has has career block:sack ratio of just below 12.

The first and only DL taken in the first by the Broncos, Wake has averaged 10 sacks a season in his four full seasons with the Broncos while providing above-average run defense. His S13 was cut short but he provided nearly a sack a game (6 in seven games).

McCarron had an odd four year career with the Broncos. He was an excellent backup to Vick his first season. In his second season as the new starter, he posted an 82 passer rating with 2300+ yards and 26 TDs on 61% completion. His third season saw him be one the league's worst passers with a low-60s passer rating and a 13:22 TD:INT ratio. His fourth season saw him post an 81.4 passer rating and completed 64% of his passes, but he threw for just 1660 yards and 11 TDs as he could not get the passing game going. His backup, DeShone Kizer, threw for over 1000 yards and 6 TDs while starting just two games (he played in all 16 total, so no he didn't average more than 500 yards per appearance). The Broncos did not draft a QB, so they must sign one in free agency, but at any rate, McCarron's Bronco career is over for now.

Looney, the highest C ever drafted in B8NFLL, started his career with just 16 blocks against 6 sacks allowed, but has exploded these past two seasons to get his career block:sack ratio above six, including a Pro Bowl year last season with 71 blocks against 10 sacks allowed.

In two seasons, Johnson has averaged 20 tackles and 2 INTs for a great Broncos pass D. I have nothing else to add.

Using the pick acquired by the Bears when SS Derek Linde signed with Chicago, the Broncos took their now #1 HB in Kenyan Drake. Like most rookie HBs before him, he struggled as Coker's backup as he record a 3.6 YPC and no TDs on the ground (1 through the air though). Now's his time to shine though, so we'll see what kind of improvements he has in store for the Broncos this season.

A backup to the Hall of Famer Tom Zbikowski, Byard had 3 tackles. Now he takes over on a secondary where all the starters are between 23 and 25 years old.
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