The Denver Broncos are ranked as high as 2nd in post-draft NFL power rankings, bolstered by the acquisition of wide receiver Jaylen Waddle. Analysts believe the team's depth and talent make them a strong contender for the upcoming season.
The trade for Jaylen Waddle will be the biggest move for them in terms of taking a step forward. The draft added some pieces, but this is already a deep, talented team.
The Denver Broncos are ranked as high as 2nd and as low as 4th in various post-draft power rankings.
The trade for Jaylen Waddle limited the Broncos' draft capital, resulting in them not making a pick until the third round.
Key additions include wide receiver Jaylen Waddle and fourth-round running back Jonah Coleman.
Expectations are high for the Broncos, with analysts considering them a legitimate Super Bowl contender due to their strong roster.
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Since we last met in these here rankings, the Broncos flipped multiple picks for Jaylen Waddle, limiting their 2026 draft impact but adding a more proven weapon. What was their most interesting addition over draft weekend? Fourth-round RB Jonah Coleman, who joins RJ Harvey and J.K. Dobbins in the backfield mix. Coleman is an adept short-yardage runner and can give Denver more of what it missed with Javonte Williams gone last year. If the offense has made incremental improvements, it will take some of the pressure off the defense to play near-perfect ball every time out. There were a few instances last season that this strong D was not up for the heavy lifting. Improvement from Bo Nix and Co. would make this team a Super Bowl contender again.
Hard to argue the draft helped them when they had just one pick in the first two days. They didnât need a lot, though. The offseason addition of WR Jaylen Waddle made them clearly the class of the AFC.
After coming within a game of Super Bowl LX last year, the Denver Broncos apparently arenât playing around in 2026.
They made one of the biggest splash moves of the offseason, dealing their first-round pick to the Miami Dolphins for wide receiver Jaylen Waddle.
Outside that, though, the Broncos appear pretty comfortable rolling it back with the same squad from a year ago. Denver traded back in this yearâs draft and didnât make a pick until Round 3, when the team selected defensive lineman Tyler Onyedim.
When your team sports arguably the best defense in the NFL, stability isnât necessarily a bad thing. And pairing Waddle with Courtland Sutton gives Bo Nix a formidable duo of wide receivers.
The biggest question for the Broncos may be the ground game, but the Day 3 addition of Washingtonâs Jonah Coleman gives Denver some insurance behind JK Dobbins and RJ Harvey.
Denver didnât make its first pick until No. 66, where it took defensive lineman Tyler Onyedim, a potential replacement for John Franklin-Myers. But there was good reason for the lack of early action: Sean Paytonâs outfit sent its first-rounder to Miami in a March trade for standout receiver Jaylen Waddle. The Broncos boast one of the NFLâs most complete rosters and donât have any glaring needs. I came into this after seeing a FEED post from TonyisI noting the NFL.com ranking of third overall. I thought surely that would be the outlier, especially with perennial haters like Fox Sports last year who consistently put them in the bottom half of the Top 10. Instead, we seem to have a consensus even from them â the 2026 Denver Broncos look like a legit contender on paper. You love to see it.