2025 Denver Broncos season

2025 Denver Broncos season
Owner	Rob Walton
General manager	George Paton
Head coach	Sean Payton
Home field	Empower Field at Mile High

The 2025 season will be the Denver Broncos' 56th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 66th overall. It is also their fifth under the leadership of general manager George Paton, their fourth under the ownership of the Walton-Penner family group and their third under head coach Sean Payton.

Free agents

Unrestricted

Position	Player	2025 team	Notes
T	Quinn Bailey	TBD
P	Riley Dixon	TBD
DT	D. J. Jones	TBD
T	Matt Peart	TBD
CB	Tremon Smith	TBD
QB	Jarrett Stidham	TBD
LB	Justin Strnad	TBD
RB	Javonte Williams	TBD
QB	Zach Wilson	TBD

Restricted and Exclusive-Rights

Position	Player	Tag	2025 team	Notes
LS	Mitchell Fraboni	RFA	TBD
DT	Jordan Jackson	ERFA	TBD
S	Devon Key	ERFA	TBD
TE	Lucas Krull	ERFA	TBD
CB	Ja'Quan McMillian	ERFA	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

Source for this section: Spotrac.^[1]

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

2025 Denver Broncos Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	TBD
2	TBD
3	TBD
4	TBD
5	TBD	Traded to Miami[A]
6	TBD				From Arizona[B]
	TBD				One selection from Philadelphia[C]
	TBD
7	TBD	Traded to Philadelphia[C]

Notes

• 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.

Draft trades

1. The Broncos traded their fifth-round selection, along with linebacker Bradley Chubb, to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for the Dolphins' 2024 fourth-round selection and running back Chase Edmonds.^[2]
2. The Broncos acquired an additional sixth-round selection in a trade that sent linebacker Baron Browning to the Arizona Cardinals.^[3]
3. The Broncos traded their seventh-round selection, along with tight end Albert Okwuegbunam, to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for the Eagles' sixth-round selection.^[4]

Staff

Denver Broncos staff

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	Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group Owner – Rob Walton Owner / CEO – Greg Penner Owner – Carrie Walton Penner Owner – Mellody Hobson Owner – Condoleezza Rice Owner – Lewis Hamilton Front office President – Damani Leech General manager – George Paton Assistant general manager – Darren Mougey Vice president of player personnel – Cody Rager Director of player personnel – Reed Burckhardt Director of pro personnel – A. J. Durso Executive director of football operations – Kelly Kleine Vice president of football administration – Rich Hurtado Vice president of football operation and compliance – Mark Thewes Vice president of player development – Ray Jackson Director of college scouting – Brian Stark Senior personnel executive – Roman Phifer Senior personnel executive – David Shaw Assistant director of college scouting – Nick Schiralli Head coach Head coach – Sean Payton Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Joe Lombardi Pass game coordinator – John Morton Quarterbacks – Davis Webb Running backs – Lou Ayeni Wide receivers – Keary Colbert Tight ends – Declan Doyle Offensive line – Zach Strief Assistant offensive line – Austin King Senior offensive assistant – Pete Carmichael Passing game specialist – Zack Grossi Offensive quality control – Logan Kilgore Offensive quality control – Favian Upshaw			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Vance Joseph Defensive line – Jamar Cain Outside linebackers – Michael Wilhoite Inside linebackers – Greg Manusky Defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs – Jim Leonhard Senior defensive assistant – Joe Vitt Defense quality control – Addison Lynch Defense quality control – Isaac Shewmaker Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Ben Kotwica Assistant special teams – Chris Banjo Assistant to the head coach – Paul Kelly Strength and conditioning Vice president of player health and performance – Beau Lowery Head strength and conditioning – Dan Dalrymple Assistant strength and conditioning – Korey Jones Assistant strength and conditioning – Shaun Snee → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Denver Broncos roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Bo Nix  8 Jarrett Stidham  4 Zach Wilson Running backs (RB) 20 Michael Burton FB 23 Audric Estimé 38 Jaleel McLaughlin 25 Blake Watson 33 Javonte Williams Wide receivers (WR) 16 Troy Franklin 84 Lil'Jordan Humphrey 19 Marvin Mims 14 Courtland Sutton 17 Devaughn Vele Tight ends (TE) 45 Nate Adkins 85 Lucas Krull 82 Adam Trautman

Offensive linemen (OL) 72 Garett Bolles LT 73 Frank Crum RT 54 Alex Forsyth C 69 Mike McGlinchey RT 77 Quinn Meinerz RG 63 Alex Palczewski RT 79 Matt Peart LT 74 Ben Powers LG 60 Luke Wattenberg C Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Zach Allen DE 98 John Franklin-Myers DE 94 Jordan Jackson DE 93 D. J. Jones DT 97 Malcolm Roach DT 96 Eyioma Uwazurike DE

Linebackers (LB) 56 Levelle Bailey ILB 55 Cody Barton ILB 15 Nik Bonitto OLB  0 Jonathon Cooper OLB 42 Zach Cunningham ILB 52 Jonah Elliss OLB 41 Drew Sanders ILB 40 Justin Strnad ILB 92 Dondrea Tillman OLB Defensive backs (DB) 31 Kris Abrams-Draine CB 22 Brandon Jones FS 26 Devon Key FS  6 P. J. Locke SS 27 Damarri Mathis CB 29 Ja'Quan McMillian NB 21 Riley Moss CB 34 JL Skinner SS  1 Tremon Smith CB  2 Patrick Surtain II CB Special teams  9 Riley Dixon P 48 Mitchell Fraboni LS  3 Wil Lutz K

Practice squad 83 Michael Bandy WR 57 K. J. Cloyd ILB 53 Andrew Farmer OLB 71 Cameron Fleming LT 66 Nick Gargiulo RG 91 Matt Henningsen DE 30 Tanner McCalister SS 90 Jordan Miller NT 36 Quinton Newsome CB 89 Donald Parham TE 87 A. T. Perry WR 78 Will Sherman LT 13 David Sills WR 43 Keidron Smith FS 35 Reese Taylor NB 76 Calvin Throckmorton LG 86 Thomas Yassmin TE (IPP) Reserve 28 Tyler Badie RB (IR-DFR) 75 Quinn Bailey RT (IR) 49 Alex Singleton ILB (IR) 32 Delarrin Turner-Yell FS (PUP) As of January 6, 2024. Rookies in italics. 53 active, 4 reserve, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt) Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Broncos' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2025 opponents

Listed below are the Broncos' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.^[5]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC West)	Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers
Conference opponents (AFC South)	Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans	Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts
Conference opponents (based on 2024 division placement)	Cincinnati Bengals	New York Jets
Interconference opponents (NFC East)	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants	Philadelphia Eagles Washington Commanders
Interconference opponent (based on 2024 division placement)	Green Bay Packers	—

References

1. "NFL Free Agents". Spotrac. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
2. 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.
3. DiLalla, Aric (November 4, 2024). "Broncos agree to terms on trade with Cardinals to acquire sixth-round pick in exchange for OLB Baron Browning". Denver Broncos. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
4. Edholm, Eric (August 29, 2023). "Broncos acquire kicker Wil Lutz from Saints in trade, send TE Albert Okwuegbunam to Eagles". NFL. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
5. "2025 Opponents Determined". NFL Football Operations. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.

External links

• Official website
• Denver Broncos news, analysis, roster, stats — The Denver Post
• NFL Nation Blog – ESPN