DENVER – The Broncos on Monday announced their Top 100 Team to celebrate the National Football League’s 100th season and the 100 best Broncos players of all time, according to fans.
More than 5,000 fans voted on the players selected, as did the Broncos’ Team Historian Jim Saccomano and the team’s Senior Digital Reporter Andrew Mason.
The Top 100 Team includes 47 players on offense, 46 defensive players and seven-special teams players.
All 100 members or their families will receive commemorative game balls. Some of them will be recognized on the field in the Broncos’ Oct. 13 matchup with Tennessee, and others will be participating in the Broncos’ “Fantennial Weekend” from Oct. 11-13.
The full list of players, their positions and the years in which they played for Denver are listed below:
Player | Position | Years |
Lyle Alzado | DL | 1971-78 |
Mike Anderson | RB | 2000-05 |
Otis Armstrong | RB | 1973-80 |
Steve Atwater | S | 1989-98 |
Champ Bailey | CB | 2004-13 |
Keith Bishop | C/G | 1980-89 |
Tyrone Braxton | CB/S | 1987-93, '95-99 |
Willie Brown | CB | 1963-66 |
Billy Bryan | C | 1977-88 |
Keith Burns | LB | 1994-98, '00-03, '05-06 |
Dwayne Carswell | TE | 1994-2005 |
Rubin Carter | NT | 1975-86 |
Barney Chavous | DL | 1973-85 |
Ryan Clady | T | 2008-15 |
Dave Costa | DT | 1967-71 |
Ray Crockett | CB | 1994-2000 |
Eldon Danenhauer | T | 1960-65 |
Terrell Davis | RB | 1995-2002 |
Brian Dawkins | S | 2009-11 |
Al Denson | WR | 1964-70 |
Elvis Dumervil | DE/OLB | 2006-12 |
Jason Elam | K | 1993-2007 |
John Elway | QB | 1983-98 |
Simon Fletcher | LB/DE | 1985-95 |
Steve Foley | CB/S | 1976-86 |
Cookie Gilchrist | FB | 1965, '67 |
Austin "Goose" Gonsoulin | S | 1960-66 |
Darrien Gordon | CB/PR | 1997-98 |
Randy Gradishar | LB | 1974-83 |
Daniel Graham | TE | 2007-10 |
Howard Griffith | FB | 1997-2001 |
Mike Harden | CB/S | 1980-88 |
Chris Harris Jr. | CB | 2011-present |
Paul Howard | G | 1973-75, '77-86 |
Mark Jackson | WR | 1986-92 |
Rich "Tombstone" Jackson | DE | 1967-72 |
Tom Jackson | LB | 1973-86 |
Charley Johnson | QB | 1972-75 |
Vance Johnson | WR | 1985-93, '95 |
Rulon Jones | DE/OLB | 1980-88 |
Tony Jones | T | 1997-2000 |
Larry Kaminski | C | 1966-73 |
Greg Kragen | NT | 1985-95 |
Chris Kuper | G | 2006-13 |
Ken Lanier | T | 1981-92, '94 |
Matt Lepsis | T | 1997-2007 |
Floyd Little | RB | 1967-75 |
John Lynch | S | 2004-07 |
Peyton Manning | QB | 2012-15 |
Brandon Marshall | WR | 2006-09 |
Ed McCaffrey | WR | 1995-2003 |
Bud McFadin | DT | 1960-63 |
Karl Mecklenburg | LB/DE | 1983-95 |
Glyn Milburn | RB/KR | 1993-95 |
Von Miller | LB | 2011-present |
Gene Mingo | RB/K/KR | 1960-64 |
John Mobley | LB | 1996-2003 |
Craig Morton | QB | 1977-82 |
Haven Moses | WR | 1972-81 |
Tom Nalen | C | 1994-2008 |
Riley Odoms | TE | 1972-83 |
Jake Plummer | QB | 2003-06 |
Clinton Portis | RB | 2002-03 |
Trevor Pryce | DL | 1997-2005 |
Bill Romanowski | LB | 1996-2001 |
Tom Rouen | P | 1993-2002 |
Jim Ryan | LB | 1979-88 |
Emmanuel Sanders | WR | 2014-present |
Mark Schlereth | G | 1995-2000 |
Shannon Sharpe | TE | 1990-99, 2002-03 |
Dennis Smith | S | 1981-94 |
Neil Smith | DE | 1997-99 |
Paul Smith | DE | 1968-78 |
Rod Smith | WR | 1994-2006 |
Dave Studdard | T | 1979-88 |
Jerry Sturm | G/C | 1961-66 |
Bob Swenson | LB | 1975-83 |
Aqib Talib | CB | 2014-17 |
Lionel Taylor | WR | 1960-66 |
Demaryius Thomas | WR | 2010-18 |
Julius Thomas | TE | 2011-14 |
Billy Thompson | S | 1969-81 |
Keith Traylor | LB/DT | 1991-92, '97-2000 |
Danny Trevathan | LB | 2012-15 |
Frank Tripucka | QB | 1960-63 |
Jim Turner | K | 1971-79 |
Rick Upchurch | WR/KR | 1975-83 |
Bill Van Heusen | P/WR | 1968-76 |
Louis Vasquez | G | 2013-15 |
T.J. Ward | S | 2014-16 |
DeMarcus Ware | DE/OLB | 2014-16 |
Steve Watson | WR | 1979-87 |
Alfred Williams | DE | 1996-99 |
D.J. Williams | LB | 2004-12 |
Darrent Williams | CB | 2005-06 |
Al Wilson | LB | 2004-12 |
Sammy Winder | RB | 1982-90 |
Derek Wolfe | DE | 2012-present |
Louis Wright | CB | 1975-86 |
Gary Zimmerman | T | 1993-97 |