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2026 Denver Broncos season

2026 Denver Broncos season
OwnerRob Walton
General managerGeorge Paton
Head coachSean Payton
Offensive coordinatorDavis Webb
Defensive coordinatorVance Joseph
Home stadiumEmpower Field at Mile High
Uniform

The 2026 season will be the Denver Broncos' upcoming 57th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 67th overall. It will also be the team's sixth under the leadership of general manager George Paton, the fifth under the ownership of the Walton-Penner family group and the fourth under head coach Sean Payton. They will attempt to improve on their 14–3 record from 2025, make the playoffs for the third consecutive season, and win the AFC West for the second consecutive season.

Coaching changes

2025 Denver Broncos coaching staff changes
Position Previous coach Reason Replacement(s) Source(s)
Cornerbacks coach Addison Lynch,
2025 		Fired Doug Belk (as defensive backs coach) [1][2]
Defensive pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard,
2024–2025 		Hired by the Buffalo Bills TBD [3]
Offensive consultant John Morton,
2025 		Not retained TBD [4]
Offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi,
2023–2025 		Fired Davis Webb [1][5]
Offensive pass game coordinator & quarterbacks coach Davis Webb,
2023–2025 		Promoted to offensive coordinator Logan Kilgore (as quarterbacks coach) [5]
Offensive quality control coach Logan Kilgore,
2023–2025 		Promoted to quarterbacks coach TBD [5]
Passing game specialist Zack Grossi,
2024–2025 		Hired by the Baltimore Ravens TBD [6]
Senior offensive assistant Pete Carmichael Jr.,
2024–2025 		Hired by the Buffalo Bills TBD [7]
Wide receivers coach Keary Colbert,
2023–2025 		Fired Ronald Curry [1][8]

Roster changes

Future contracts

All players listed below were signed to reserve/future contracts. Each player will officially be added to the active roster on March 11—the first day of the 2026 league year.

Position Player Date signed Source(s)
LB Levelle Bailey January 26 [9]
TE Caleb Lohner
NT Jordan Miller
RB Cody Schrader
G Calvin Throckmorton
RB Deuce Vaughn
LB Garrett Nelson January 27 [10]
T Marques Cox January 29 [11]
C Michael Deiter
G Nash Jones
DT Kristian Williams
CB Jaden Robinson January 30 [12]

Free agents

Position Player Tag Team signed with Date signed Notes Source(s)
TE Nate Adkins RFA
RB Tyler Badie ERFA
FB Michael Burton UFA
RB J. K. Dobbins UFA
QB Sam Ehlinger UFA
DE John Franklin-Myers UFA
DE Matt Henningsen RFA
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey UFA
DE Jordan Jackson ERFA
S Devon Key ERFA
TE Lucas Krull RFA
S P. J. Locke UFA
RB Jaleel McLaughlin RFA
CB Ja'Quan McMillian RFA
C Sam Mustipher UFA
G Alex Palczewski RFA
FB Adam Prentice UFA
LB Alex Singleton UFA
LB Justin Strnad UFA
LB Dondrea Tillman ERFA
TE Adam Trautman UFA
Unrestricted Free Agent (UFA): Players with four or more accrued seasons whose contracts expired at the end of the previous season
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.[13]

Signings

Position Player Previous team Date signed Notes Source(s)
WR Michael Bandy Denver Broncos February 18 1 year, $1.075 million [14]


Draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft
2026 Denver Broncos draft selections
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 30
2 62
3 94
4 TBD from Saints[A]
TBD
5 TBD
6 TBD Traded to the New York Jets[B]
7 TBD

Note: The Broncos are projected to receive two compensatory selections—both in the seventh round, as the result of the free agent departures of punter Riley Dixon and cornerback Tremon Smith during the 2025 off-season.[17] 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 acquired an additional fourth-round selection in a trade that sent wide receiver Devaughn Vele to the New Orleans Saints.[15]
  2. ^ The Broncos traded their sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for defensive end John Franklin-Myers.[16]

Staff

Denver Broncos staff
Front office
  • Owner – Rob Walton
  • Owner / CEO – Greg Penner
  • Owner – Carrie Walton Penner
  • Owner – Mellody Hobson
  • Owner – Condoleezza Rice
  • Owner – Lewis Hamilton
  • President – Damani Leech
  • General manager – George Paton
  • Assistant general manager – Reed Burckhardt
  • Vice president of player personnel – Cody Rager
  • Co-director of player personnel – Cam Williams
  • Co-director of player personnel – A. J. Durso
  • Director of pro personnel – Jordon Dizon
  • Vice president of football operations – Kelly Kleine Van Calligan
  • Vice president of football administration – Rich Hurtado
  • Vice president of player development – Ray Jackson
  • Director of college scouting – Bryan Chesin
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Dave Bratten
  • Senior director of football technology/research – Tony Lazzaro
  • Director of football analytics – Scott Flaska
  • Senior personnel executive – Roman Phifer
  • Senior personnel executive – Nick Schiralli
Head coach
  • Head coach – Sean Payton
  • Assistant to the head coach – Paul Kelly
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Vice president of player health and performance – Beau Lowery
  • Director of strength and conditioning – Shaun Snee
  • Head strength and conditioning – Dan Dalrymple
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Korey Jones
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Taylor Porter

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Current roster

Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Impending free agents (FA)

Restricted free agents (RFA)

Exclusive-rights free agents (ERFA)

Preseason

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

Regular season

2026 opponents

Listed below are the Broncos' opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.[18]

Category Home Away
Division opponents
(AFC West)		 Kansas City Chiefs
Las Vegas Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers
Conference opponents
(AFC East)		 Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins		 New England Patriots
New York Jets
Conference opponents
(based on 2025 division placement)		 Jacksonville Jaguars Pittsburgh Steelers
Interconference opponents
(NFC West)		 Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks		 Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers
Interconference opponent
(based on 2025 division placement)		 N/a Carolina Panthers

Awards and honors

Yearly

Award(s) Recipient Source
NFLPA Alan Page Community Award T Garett Bolles [19]

References

  1. ^ a b c DiLalla, Aric (January 27, 2026). "Broncos part ways with three assistant coaches". Denver Broncos. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  2. ^ Jensen, Chad (February 15, 2026). "Report: Broncos Hire 'Rising Star' to Coach the Secondary". Denver Broncos On SI. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  3. ^ Getzenberg, Alaina (January 31, 2026). "Bills hire former player Leonhard as defensive coordinator". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
  4. ^ Jensen, Chad (January 17, 2026). "Broncos Bring in Former Lions OC as Playoff Consultant". Denver Broncos On SI. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
  5. ^ a b c DiLalla, Aric (February 2, 2026). "Head Coach Sean Payton names Davis Webb as Offensive Coordinator and Logan Kilgore as Quarterbacks Coach". Denver Broncos. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  6. ^ Mink, Ryan (February 6, 2026). "Reports: Ravens to Hire Zach Grossi as Tight Ends Coach". Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  7. ^ Simmons, Myles (January 30, 2026). "Bills hiring Pete Carmichael Jr. as offensive coordinator". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  8. ^ Gabriel, Parker (February 18, 2026). "Sean Payton expected to hire Ronald Curry as Broncos' WR coach, sources say". The Denver Post. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  9. ^ DiLalla, Aric (January 26, 2026). "Broncos sign 6 players to future contracts". Denver Broncos. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  10. ^ Tomasson, Chris (January 27, 2026). "Broncos sign OLB Garrett Nelson to futures contract". Denver Gazette. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  11. ^ DiLalla, Aric (January 29, 2026). "Broncos sign 4 players to future contracts". Denver Broncos. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  12. ^ Tomasson, Chris (January 29, 2026). "Davis Webb withdraws as Raiders candidate for head coach as Broncos interview Ronald Curry for offensive coordinator". Denver Gazette. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  13. ^ "2026 Denver Broncos Free Agents". Spotrac. January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  14. ^ Kelberman, Zack (February 18, 2026). "Report: Broncos Bring Back WR Ahead of NFL Free Agency". Denver Broncos On SI. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
  15. ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 20, 2025). "Broncos agree to terms on trade with Saints to acquire fourth-, seventh-round picks in exchange for WR Devaughn Vele". Denver Broncos. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  16. ^ DiLalla, Aric (April 29, 2024). "Broncos acquire DE John Franklin-Myers in trade with Jets". Denver Broncos. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  17. ^ Morris, Bob (December 18, 2025). "Updated Look at Broncos' Projected Compensatory Draft Picks in 2026". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  18. ^ "2026 Opponents Determined". NFL. January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  19. ^ Alper, Josh (February 3, 2026). "Garett Bolles wins the NFLPA's Alan Page Community Award". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
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