The Denver Broncos want to take the next step, and here is their 2026 NFL Mock Draft roundup post-Super Bowl as the draft season ramps up.

The Giants added a former Broncos wide receiver after he spent the 2025 season on Seattle's practice squad.

For 2 years, the Denver Broncos carried a financial burden no NFL team had faced: $85 million in dead salary cap charges tied to Russell Wilson. That amount was more than double any previous dead money penalty and forced ownership,

Brooks has the Broncos picking Toledo safety Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at pick No. 30. This is his commentary with the pick: "Adding a playmaking safety will enable the Broncos to continue suffocating opponents with sticky coverage. McNeil-Warren is a rangy defender with the instincts and awareness to eliminate deep throws between the hashes."

The Patriots allowed Trent Sherfield's practice squad contract to expire, making him a free agent.

Marlin Briscoe became the first Black quarterback to start in the NFL's Super Bowl era with the Broncos in 1968.

The Denver Broncos (.512) have the 15th-hardest strength of schedule ahead of the 2026 NFL season. Elsewhere in the AFC West, the Kansas City Chiefs (.536) have the fifth-hardest SOS, followed by the Las Vegas Raiders (seventh; .529) and Los Angeles Chargers (ninth; .522).