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Denver Broncos Depth Chart 2026

Projected 2026 Denver Broncos starters and backups by position across offense, defense and special teams. Last updated 09/08/26
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How to Read the Denver Broncos Depth Chart

The 2026 Denver Broncos depth chart shows the projected player order at each position across offense, defense and special teams. The first listed player is the projected starter, followed by backups and additional positional depth. Roles may change following injuries, roster transactions and coaching decisions.

OffenseDefenseSpecial Teams
Key

Role

StarterStarter
RotationalRotational
BackupBackup

Status

RRookie
QQuestionable
OOut

Offense

POSStarter2nd3rd4th
QBStarterBo NixRotationalJarrett StidhamBackupSam Ehlinger
RBStarterJ.K. DobbinsRotationalRJ HarveyBackupJonah ColemanRBackupTyler Badie
XWRStarterJaylen WaddleRotationalMarvin Mims Jr.Q
ZWRStarterCourtland Sutton
SWRStarterPat BryantRotationalTroy FranklinBackupLil'Jordan Humphrey
TEStarterEvan EngramRotationalAdam TrautmanBackupNate AdkinsBackupDallen BentleyR
LTStarterGarett BollesRotationalMatt PeartBackupFrank Crum
LGStarterBen PowersRotationalNick Gargiulo
CStarterLuke WattenbergRotationalAlex ForsythBackupMichael Deiter
RGStarterQuinn MeinerzRotationalKage CaseyR
RTStarterMike McGlincheyRotationalAlex Palczewski

QB

StarterBo NixRotationalJarrett StidhamBackupSam Ehlinger

RB

StarterJ.K. DobbinsRotationalRJ HarveyBackupJonah ColemanRBackupTyler Badie

XWR

StarterJaylen WaddleRotationalMarvin Mims Jr.Q

ZWR

StarterCourtland Sutton

SWR

StarterPat BryantRotationalTroy FranklinBackupLil'Jordan Humphrey

TE

StarterEvan EngramRotationalAdam TrautmanBackupNate AdkinsBackupDallen BentleyR

LT

StarterGarett BollesRotationalMatt PeartBackupFrank Crum

LG

StarterBen PowersRotationalNick Gargiulo

C

StarterLuke WattenbergRotationalAlex ForsythBackupMichael Deiter

RG

StarterQuinn MeinerzRotationalKage CaseyR

RT

StarterMike McGlincheyRotationalAlex Palczewski

Defense

POSStarter2nd3rd4th
LDEStarterMalcolm RoachRotationalEyioma UwazurikeBackupTyler OnyedimRBackupMatt Henningsen
NTStarterD.J. Jones
RDEStarterZach AllenRotationalJordan JacksonBackupSai'vion Jones
WLBStarterDondrea TillmanRotationalJonathon CooperBackupDrew Sanders
LILBStarterAlex SingletonRotationalKarene ReidBackupJordan Turner
RILBStarterJustin StrnadRotationalLevelle Bailey
SLBStarterNik BonittoRotationalJonah EllissBackupQue Robinson
LCBStarterPat Surtain IIRotationalKris Abrams-Draine
SSStarterTalanoa HufangaRotationalJL SkinnerBackupTycen Anderson
FSStarterBrandon JonesRotationalDevon Key
RCBStarterRiley MossRotationalJahdae Barron
NBStarterJa'Quan McMillian

LDE

StarterMalcolm RoachRotationalEyioma UwazurikeBackupTyler OnyedimRBackupMatt Henningsen

NT

StarterD.J. Jones

RDE

StarterZach AllenRotationalJordan JacksonBackupSai'vion Jones

WLB

StarterDondrea TillmanRotationalJonathon CooperBackupDrew Sanders

LILB

StarterAlex SingletonRotationalKarene ReidBackupJordan Turner

RILB

StarterJustin StrnadRotationalLevelle Bailey

SLB

StarterNik BonittoRotationalJonah EllissBackupQue Robinson

LCB

StarterPat Surtain IIRotationalKris Abrams-Draine

SS

StarterTalanoa HufangaRotationalJL SkinnerBackupTycen Anderson

FS

StarterBrandon JonesRotationalDevon Key

RCB

StarterRiley MossRotationalJahdae Barron

NB

StarterJa'Quan McMillian

Special Teams

POSStarter2nd3rd4th
PKStarterWil Lutz
PStarterJeremy Crawshaw
HStarterJeremy Crawshaw
PRStarterMarvin Mims Jr.Q
KRStarterMarvin Mims Jr.QRotationalTyler BadieBackupRJ Harvey

PK

StarterWil Lutz

P

StarterJeremy Crawshaw

H

StarterJeremy Crawshaw

PR

StarterMarvin Mims Jr.Q

KR

StarterMarvin Mims Jr.QRotationalTyler BadieBackupRJ Harvey