There’s no question the Denver Broncos are the Belle of the ball.

Just about everywhere you look, Bo Nix, Sean Payton, and the Broncos are talked about as the team to watch. The team that could make a deep run in the playoffs. The team that will finally dethrone Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West.

A lot must go right for all of this to happen. Nix must avoid the blasted sophomore slump. The offensive line must hold up and be as good, if not better, than last season. The defense must remain dominant. The...

With the start of the 2025 regular season right around the corner, I decided to ask the Mile High Report staff five questions about the Broncos’ upcoming season. The first question I asked was what the Broncos’ record would be at the end of the season, where they would finish in the AFC West, and how deep of a playoff run they would make, assuming they do indeed make the playoffs.

I asked these because the Broncos enter the season as one of the more hyped teams in the entire NFL. Second-year quarterback Bo Nix is coming off a great...

In just a little over a week, the Denver Broncos will kick off their 2025 regular season when they host the Tennessee Titans. But for fans of college football, the collegiate season is already upon us. You know that that means—the return of Future Broncos. Last year, I started off the series providing an outline of the team’s draft selections and their early draft needs. This year it makes sense to do the same.

The Broncos’ 2026 Slate of Draft Selections

After the Devaughn Vele trade, the Broncos now have seven selections in the 2026 NFL Draft. They have an...

Fans have weighed in following the preseason, and confidence remains high for this 2025 squad as they get ready to host the Tennessee Titans in Week 1.

In this week’s SBNation Reacts question, 41% said their confidence in the team remain unchanged after the 3-0 preseason record.

And while that percentage wasn’t too different from the 38% who said their confidence dipped, one-fifth of the fans voting said their confidence actually increased.

One person who is as anxious as anyone about what this team might deliver is head coach Sean Payton.

“This is that time where you’re anxious. You’re anxious...

Back in 2021, the Denver Broncos hired George Paton to be their general manager to replace longtime executive John Elway. After spending thirteen years with the Minnesota Vikings in various capacities, Paton finally got his chance to be the lead an NFL franchise and build it the way he wanted to.

Entering his fifth year as GM of the Broncos, Paton has endured his ups and downs. The Russell Wilson trade along with the hiring of Nathaniel Hackett are two large blemishes on his resume. However, many of his other endeavors deserve a lot of praise.

He has found great...

I don’t think the Denver offensive line had a particularly bad preseason, but there was certainly a little left to be desired. And while I wouldn’t say I’m worried about the season, I know they’ll be fine, we do have to take a look at the future of a few of these positions. And one of those positions will be left guard.

Ben Powers is a name that might live in infamy and sparks controversy whenever muttered. But I think a couple things can be true about him. Firstly, no he has not lived up to his contract. But he...

The average starting QB took 2.81 seconds to throw the ball last season according to NFL Next Gen Stats. That was the exact value obtained by both Patrick Mahomes and Kyler Murray. Bo Nix took 2.91 seconds on average to throw the ball last season. The QB who got the ball out the fastest last season was Tua Tagovailoa at 2.42 seconds. Lamar Jackson took the longest to throw the ball at 3.14 seconds but Jalen Hurts was pretty close at 3.13.

SISdatahub.com has what they call “pocket time” which is the average time in the pocket before a QB...

Good morning, Broncos Country. The beginning of the regular season isn’t too far away for the Denver Broncos. In just a little over 10 days, they will host the Tennessee Titans for their first game of the season. In order for the Broncos to achieve their goals this year, they are going to need to see a jump in performance from several players on their roster.

One player I believe will make a huge jump this season is wide receiver Troy Franklin. Over the course of the summer, the second-year pro has flashed and performed at a high level. Yesterday,...

Throughout the day today we have been tracking which players have and have not been signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad. We learned of the 16 through various reports, and now, the Denver Broncos have made it official.

This evening, the Broncos announced that they have officially signed 16 players to their practice squad.

Denver Broncos Practice Squad Players

• LB Levelle Bailey
• WR Michael Bandy
• QB Sam Ehlinger
• TE Caleb Lohner
• IOL Joe Michalski
• NT Jordan Miller
• CB Quinton Newsome
• WR A.T. Perry
• FB Adam Prentice
• CB Jaden...

According to multiple reports, including NFL Insider Jordan Schultz, quarterback Sam Ehlinger turned down two opportunities to sign with other teams on their 53-man roster to join the Broncos’ practice squad.

Schultz reports that Ehlinger, who the Broncos released on Tuesday, loves the Broncos quarterback room, believes in the team and their bright future, and wants to be part of it. The Broncos’ strong culture that was built from scratch by Head Coach Sean Payton has players wanting to stay with the Broncos and believing in the future success of this team.

Ehlinger turned down two opportunities to be on...

The Denver Broncos have over 50 players who could be subject to waivers as they look to cut down from 90 players to 53 by the August 26 deadline and beyond.

Of course, several players on their rookie contracts should be safe from getting waived, such as franchise quarterback Bo Nix. But, if any of these players are waived this week, they will be subject to the waiver wire pool and can be claimed by another team.

If not, they can be a part of Denver’s 16-man practice squad, which will likely be finalized the day after the cutdown date....

For this week’s survey, we’re asking fans about their confidence in the team, more specifically the offense, following the offseason hype and preseason 3-0 start.

Please take our surveyAs I’ve already written, the Broncos’ three preseason wins were a nice perk before the real games start, even if they did leave a little to be desired when it came to the offense being a well-oiled machine already.

That kind of expectation for the preseason would be unrealistic — not that that ever stops us. I was definitely guilty of loving all the offseason Super Bowl hype for the Broncos (and...