2024 Denver Broncos season | |
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Owner | Rob Walton |
General manager | George Paton |
Head coach | Sean Payton |
Home field | Empower Field at Mile High |
The 2024 season will be the Denver Broncos' upcoming 55th season in the National Football League and their 65th overall. It will also be their fifth under the leadership of general manager George Paton, their third under the ownership of the Walton-Penner family group and their second under head coach Sean Payton. They will attempt to improve on their 8–9 record from last year, make the playoffs after an eight-year absence, and end their eight-year AFC West title drought.
Roster changes
Future contracts
All players listed below were signed to reserve/future contracts on January 8, unless otherwise noted. Each player will be officially added to the active roster on March 13—the first day of the 2024 league year.[1]
Position | Player | Notes |
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RB | Tyler Badie | |
QB | Ben DiNucci | |
WR | Phillip Dorsett | |
DT | Jordan Jackson | |
T | Demontrey Jacobs | |
S | Devon Key | |
LB | Durell Nchami | |
LB | Ronnie Perkins | |
T | William Sherman | |
WR | David Sills | |
S | Keidron Smith | |
CB | Reese Taylor |
Free agents
Unrestricted
Position | Player | 2024 team | Notes |
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FB | Michael Burton | TBD | |
C | Lloyd Cushenberry | TBD | |
T | Cameron Fleming | TBD | |
WR | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | TBD | |
LB | Josey Jewell | TBD | |
S | P. J. Locke | TBD | |
PK | Wil Lutz | TBD | |
CB | Fabian Moreau | TBD | |
LB | Ben Niemann | TBD | |
NT | Mike Purcell | TBD | |
LB | Justin Strnad | TBD | |
TE | Adam Trautman | TBD | |
RB | Dwayne Washington | TBD | |
CB | K'Waun Williams | TBD |
Restricted and Exclusive-Rights
Position | Player | Tag | 2024 team | Notes |
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G | Quinn Bailey | RFA | TBD | |
WR | Michael Bandy | ERFA | TBD | |
CB | Art Green | ERFA | TBD | |
LB | Jonas Griffith | RFA | TBD | |
DE | Jonathan Harris | RFA | TBD | |
Restricted Free Agent (RFA): Players with three accrued seasons whose contracts expired at the end of the previous season Exclusive-Rights Free Agent (ERFA): Players with two or fewer accrued seasons whose contracts expired at the end of the previous season |
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 12 | ||||
2 | 45 | Traded to the New Orleans Saints[upper-alpha 1] | |||
3 | 76 | Traded to the Seattle Seahawks[upper-alpha 2] | |||
81 | From New Orleans Saints[upper-alpha 1] | ||||
4 | TBD | Traded to the New York Jets[upper-alpha 3] | |||
TBD | From Miami Dolphins[upper-alpha 4] | ||||
5 | TBD | From New York Jets[upper-alpha 3] | |||
TBD | |||||
6 | TBD | Traded to the Los Angeles Rams[upper-alpha 5] | |||
TBD | From San Francisco 49ers[upper-alpha 6] | ||||
7 | TBD | From Los Angeles Rams[upper-alpha 5] | |||
TBD | Traded to the San Francisco 49ers[upper-alpha 6] |
Draft trades
- 1 2 The Broncos traded their 2024 second-round selection, along with their 2023 second-round selection, to the New Orleans Saints as the compensation for the hiring of head coach Sean Payton and the Saints' 2024 third-round selection.[2]
- ↑ The Broncos traded their 2024 third-round selection, along with their 2023 fourth-round selection to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for the Seahawks' 2023 third-round selection.[3]
- 1 2 The Broncos traded their original fourth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for defensive end Jacob Martin and the Jets' 2024 fifth-round selection.[4]
- ↑ The Broncos acquired an additional fourth-round selection as part of a 2022 trade that sent linebacker Bradley Chubb and a 2025 fifth-round selection to the Miami Dolphins.[5]
- 1 2 The Broncos traded their original sixth-round selection to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for linebacker Kenny Young and the Rams' seventh-round selection.[6]
- 1 2 The Broncos acquired an additional sixth-round selection in a trade that sent their seventh-round selection and linebacker Randy Gregory to the San Francisco 49ers.[7]
Note: Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.
Staff
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Current roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Unrestricted FAs
Restricted FAs
Exclusive-Rights FAs
Rookies in italics Roster updated January 13, 2024 43 active, 13 inactive, 19 free agent(s) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters |
Preseason
The Broncos' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Regular season
2024 opponents
Listed below are the Broncos' opponents for 2024. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[8]
Category | Home | Away |
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Division opponents (AFC West) | Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers | |
Conference opponents (AFC North) | Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers | Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals |
Conference opponents (based on 2023 division placement) | Indianapolis Colts | New York Jets |
Interconference opponents (NFC South) | Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers | New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Interconference opponent (based on 2023 division placement) | — | Seattle Seahawks |
References
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (January 8, 2024). "Broncos sign 12 players to future contracts". Denver Broncos. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ↑ Legwold, Jeff (January 31, 2023). "Sources: Broncos reach deal with Saints for Sean Payton". ESPN. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (April 28, 2023). "Broncos trade back into third round, select DB Riley Moss with 83rd-overall pick". Denver Broncos. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (November 1, 2022). "Broncos agree to terms on trade with Jets for OLB Jacob Martin". Denver Broncos. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (November 1, 2022). "Broncos agree to terms on trade with Dolphins to acquire 2023 first-round pick, 2024 fourth-round pick and RB Chase Edmonds for OLB Bradley Chubb, 2025 fifth-round pick". Denver Broncos. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (October 25, 2021). "Broncos agree to trade with Rams for ILB Kenny Young". Denver Broncos. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (October 6, 2023). "Broncos acquire 2024 sixth-round pick from 49ers for OLB Randy Gregory, 2024 seventh-round pick". Denver Broncos. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ↑ "2024 NFL regular-season opponents for all 32 teams". ESPN. January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.