Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top 50 Denver Broncos.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following:

1. Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Broncos had a very disappointing season where they not only failed to make the playoffs but may have made a mistake in signing Russel Wilson, but year two could be completely different. This yielded no changes in our top 50 list, but we always acknowledge that the past season was taken into account.

As always, we present our top five, which had no changes (obviously).

1. John Elway

2. Von Miller

3. Shannon Sharpe

4. Champ Bailey

5. Randy Gradishar

You can find the entire list here.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Denver Broncos. 

The Nets were formed in 1960, as a charter member of the American Football League.  While the fanbase proved to be strong, the play on the field was not, and they had little to no success in the 1960s.  The first few seasons when they migrated to the NFL saw the same result, but a developing “Orange Crush” Defense, took them to Super Bowl XII.  They came up short, but it was a start.

The Broncos would trade for the number one pick in 1983, John Elway, and it would usher in a wave of success in Mile High.  Elway took the Broncos to three AFC Championships in the 1980s, but they were unable to convert that success into a Super Bowl ring.  This changed in the 90s, when Elway gained a prime offensive weapon in Terrell Davis, and the two would win Super Bowl back-to-back in the 1997 and 1998 season, ending the anxiety of Broncos fans.

Denver would again sign a Hall of Fame Quarterback, though in Peyton Manning, it was at the end of his career.  The Broncos went to Super Bowl XLVIII, but were thrashed by the Seattle Seahawks. In Manning’s last year, he did enough for them to win Super Bowl 50, though that was more on the strength of their defense.

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NFL.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2018 Season.

The complete list can be found here,but as always we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. John Elway

2. Randy Gradishar

3. ShannonSharpe

4. RodSmith

5. ChampBailey

We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.  

Look for or All-Time Top 50 Carolina Panthers coming next!

As always we thank you for your support.

Selected in the sixth round of the 1995 NFL Draft out of Georgia, Terrell Davis arrived in training camp as a longshot before a ferocious special teams tackle on kickoff coverage in preseason action caught head coach Mike Shanahan’s eye. Davis quickly seized the starting job, making history as the lowest-drafted rookie running back to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards when he compiled 1,117 yards and seven touchdowns in his debut campaign.

That incredible start set the stage for what many consider the greatest three-year peak by any running back in NFL history. From 1996 to 1998, "T.D." was a powerhouse in Alex Gibbs' zone-blocking scheme, rushing for an amazing 5,296 yards, gaining 6,125 total yards from scrimmage, and scoring 53 touchdowns in the regular season alone. In 1996, he truly broke through with 1,538 rushing yards and 15 total touchdowns, earning his first First-Team All-Pro honor. He raised the bar even higher in 1997, leading the NFL with 15 rushing touchdowns, while rushing for 1,750 yards and adding another 287 yards through the air. Playing a key role alongside John Elway, Davis helped lead Denver to a win in Super Bowl XXXII, earning MVP honors after rushing for 157 yards and three touchdowns against Green Bay, even while battling a severe migraine that temporarily affected his vision.

His legendary run reached its peak in 1998, a truly standout year when Davis made history by breaking the 2,000-yard mark. Winning the NFL MVP and Offensive Player of the Year awards, he rushed for an impressive 2,008 yards and scored 21 touchdowns. Averaging an incredible 5.3 yards per carry, he wrapped up his incredible season by earning a second straight championship ring in Super Bowl XXXIII. Over this remarkable three-year period, Davis was a unanimous First-Team All-Pro choice every year, setting the benchmark for excellence in the backfield.

Beyond his regular-season excellence, Davis stepped up even more during crucial moments. He is arguably the most dominant postseason running back in football history, with an impressive 1,140 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns in just eight playoff games—an average of 142.5 yards per game. He has won all eight games and recorded seven straight 100-yard rushing performances.

It was an incredible run, but fate had other plans.

Early in the 1999 season, he sustained a torn ACL and MCL while attempting to make a tackle following an interception, shattering his knee. Severe injuries hampered him over his final three seasons, holding him to only 17 games from 1999 to 2001. The pain was too much, forcing a premature retirement in 2001 at just 29 years old.

In his time at Mile High, Davis accumulated 7,607 rushing yards and 60 rushing touchdowns, alongside 1,280 receiving yards and five touchdown catches for 8,887 total yards from scrimmage. The Broncos inducted him into the Ring of Fame in 2007, and his legendary peak was immortalized when he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.