How good was the Denver Broncos offensive line in 2025?

The Denver Broncos had the best skill position players in the NFL. By skill position I mean offensive line. OL takes the most skill and consistent execution on the field. You don’t get plays off (on or off the field) and you have to be near perfect on every play. Argue with my if you wish, but you will be wrong.

There is still limited data on the performance of offensive lineman relative to just about every other position in the NFL, but there is more now than there was when I started writing about the Broncos.

There are three main sources:

1. Sisdatahub.com – great site with free data, but it’s difficult to scrub the data from the site unless you are good with OCR in Excel
2. PFF.com – most of their data is behind their paywall, but there is some that can be viewed. All of their comparative positional tables are behind the paywall
3. ESPN – win rates are great, but they only show the top 10 or 20 so there is no way to know about the average and bad players in terms of win rates

PFR has some limited data as well that will be mentioned later.

So let’s start with ESPN win rates.

Our pass rush win rate metric tells us how often a pass rusher is able to beat his block within 2.5 seconds. Likewise, our pass block win rate metric conveys the rate linemen can sustain their blocks for 2.5 seconds or longer.

In run stop win rate, a defender can earn a win by doing any of the following: beating his blocker so he’s in better position to stop the runner; disrupting the pocket or running lane by pushing his blocker backward; containing the runner such that he must adjust his running lane; or recording a tackle within 3 yards of the line of scrimmage. If a defender earns a run stop win, his blocker earns a loss — and vice versa.

The Bronco OL had two tackles and on the pass block win rate (PBWR) leaderboard and two guards on the run block win rate (RBWR) leaderboard. Other teams with both tackles on the PBWR leaderboard were the Rams, Ravens, Bills and Packers. You should note how little difference there is between the best (96% PBWR) and the 20th ranked OT (92%). For example Dion Dawkins was credited with a win on 326 of 340 passing snaps. Meaning he only had 14 snaps during the entire regular season where the pass rusher beat him – or less than one per game. Rasheed Walker, who had about the same number of PB snaps, only had 21 PB snaps where his defender “won”. Those seven snaps are what separated the best pass blocking OT in the NFL and the 11th best – less than one snap per game. This is why I will always contend that the OL is the MOST SKILLED position in football. You have to...