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1982 Denver Broncos
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Record: 2-7-0, Finished 5th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 148 points (16.4/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 226 points (25.1/g), 25th.
Differential of -78 points (-8.7/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 2.4-6.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -17 (-1.9/g), 28th.
Coached by Dan Reeves (2-7-0)
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1982 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Steve DeBerg | 28 | 4 | 5 | 131 for 223, 1,405 yards, 7 td, 11 int, & 8 rushes for 27 yards and 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977 |
| RB | Dave Preston | 27 | 4 | 5 | 19 rushes for 81 yards, 0 td, & 14 catches for 134 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 12th / 333rd pick / 1977 |
| FB | Rick Parros | 24 | 1 | 9 | 77 rushes for 277 yards, 1 td, & 37 catches for 259 yards and 2 td | Denver Broncos / 4th / 107th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Rick Upchurch*+ | 30 | 7 | 8 | 26 catches for 407 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for -10 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 4th / 95th pick / 1975 |
| WR | Steve Watson | 25 | 3 | 9 | 36 catches for 555 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Riley Odoms | 32 | 10 | 6 | 8 catches for 82 yards, 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1972 |
| LT | Claudie Minor | 31 | 8 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 68th pick / 1974 |
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| LG | Tom Glassic | 28 | 6 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1976 |
| C | Bill Bryan | 27 | 5 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 101st pick / 1977 |
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| RG | Dave Studdard | 27 | 3 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 245th pick / 1978 |
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| RT | Ken Lanier | 23 | 1 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 5th / 125th pick / 1981 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Barney Chavous | 31 | 9 | 9 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 36th pick / 1973 |
| NT | Rubin Carter | 30 | 7 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 121st pick / 1975 |
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| RDE | Rulon Jones | 24 | 2 | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1980 |
| LOLB | Jim Ryan | 25 | 3 | 9 | ||
| LILB | Larry Evans | 29 | 6 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 14th / 390th pick / 1976 |
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| RILB | Randy Gradishar* | 30 | 8 | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 14th pick / 1974 |
| ROLB | Tom Jackson | 31 | 9 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 88th pick / 1973 |
| LCB | Louis Wright | 29 | 7 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 1975 |
| RCB | Aaron Kyle | 28 | 6 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 27th pick / 1976 |
| SS | Dennis Smith | 23 | 1 | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1981 |
| FS | Mike Harden | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 5th / 131st pick / 1980 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rich Karlis | 23 | Rook | 0 | 11 of 13 field goals & 15 of 16 extra points | |
| P | Luke Prestridge*+ | 26 | 3 | 0 | 45 punts for a 45.0 average, 0 blocked | Denver Broncos / 7th / 188th pick / 1979 |
| PR | Rick Upchurch*+ | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 punt returns for a 16.1 average and 2 td | Denver Broncos / 4th / 95th pick / 1975 |
| KR | Gerald Willhite | 23 | Rook | 2 | 17 kick returns for a 19.8 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 21st pick / 1982 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Keith Bishop | 25 | G-C | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Baylor,Nebraska | 3/10/1957 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 157th pick / 1980 |
| Greg Boyd | 30 | DE | 9 | 0 | 274 | 6-6 | San Diego State | 9/15/1952 | 5 | New England Patriots / 6th / 170th pick / 1976 |
| Bill Bryan | 27 | C-G | 9 | 9 | 251 | 6-2 | Duke | 6/21/1955 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 101st pick / 1977 |
| Steve Busick | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 227 | 6-4 | USC | 12/10/1958 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 181st pick / 1981 |
| Rubin Carter | 30 | NT-DT | 9 | 7 | 256 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 12/12/1952 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 121st pick / 1975 |
| Barney Chavous | 31 | DE-DT | 9 | 9 | 252 | 6-3 | South Carolina State | 3/22/1951 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 36th pick / 1973 |
| Darren Comeaux | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 4/15/1960 | Rook | |
| Steve DeBerg | 28 | QB | 9 | 5 | 210 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 1/19/1954 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977 |
| Rick Dennison | 24 | LB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Colorado State | 6/22/1958 | Rook | |
| Ron Egloff | 27 | TE | 9 | 1 | 230 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 10/3/1955 | 5 | |
| Larry Evans | 29 | LB | 9 | 9 | 216 | 6-2 | Mississippi College | 7/11/1953 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 14th / 390th pick / 1976 |
| Steve Foley | 29 | DB | 1 | 1 | 189 | 6-2 | Tulane | 11/11/1953 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 199th pick / 1975 |
| Tom Glassic | 28 | G | 9 | 9 | 254 | 6-3 | Virginia | 4/17/1954 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1976 |
| Randy Gradishar* | 30 | LB | 9 | 9 | 233 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 3/3/1952 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 14th pick / 1974 |
| Mike Harden | 24 | DB | 5 | 4 | 192 | 6-1 | Michigan | 2/16/1958 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 131st pick / 1980 |
| Mark Herrmann | 23 | QB | 2 | 1 | 200 | 6-4 | Purdue | 1/8/1959 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 98th pick / 1981 |
| Paul Howard | 32 | G | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | BYU | 9/12/1950 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 54th pick / 1973 |
| Roger Jackson | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Bethune-Cookman | 2/28/1959 | Rook | |
| Tom Jackson | 31 | LB | 9 | 9 | 220 | 5-11 | Louisville | 4/4/1951 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 88th pick / 1973 |
| Rulon Jones | 24 | DE | 9 | 9 | 260 | 6-6 | Utah State | 3/25/1958 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1980 |
| Rich Karlis | 23 | K | 9 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 5/23/1959 | Rook | |
| Aaron Kyle | 28 | DB | 9 | 9 | 185 | 5-11 | Wyoming | 4/6/1954 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 27th pick / 1976 |
| Ken Lanier | 23 | T | 9 | 9 | 281 | 6-3 | Florida State | 7/8/1959 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 125th pick / 1981 |
| Don Latimer | 27 | NT | 9 | 3 | 259 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 3/1/1955 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 27th pick / 1978 |
| Rob Lytle | 28 | RB | 9 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Michigan | 11/12/1954 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 1977 |
| Wade Manning | 27 | WR-DB | 9 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 7/25/1955 | 3 | |
| Brison Manor | 30 | DE | 9 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 8/10/1952 | 5 | New York Jets / 15th / 380th pick / 1975 |
| Orlando McDaniel | 22 | WR | 3 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | LSU | 12/1/1960 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 50th pick / 1982 |
| Mark Merrill | 27 | LB | 2 | 0 | 237 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 5/5/1955 | 4 | New York Jets / 2nd / 31st pick / 1978 |
| Claudie Minor | 31 | T | 9 | 7 | 280 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 4/21/1951 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 68th pick / 1974 |
| Craig Morton | 39 | QB | 3 | 3 | 214 | 6-4 | California | 2/5/1943 | 17 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 |
| Riley Odoms | 32 | TE | 8 | 6 | 230 | 6-4 | Houston | 3/1/1950 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 5th pick / 1972 |
| Rick Parros | 24 | RB | 9 | 9 | 200 | 5-11 | Utah State | 6/14/1958 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 107th pick / 1980 |
| Nathan Poole | 26 | RB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 5-9 | Louisville | 12/17/1956 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 250th pick / 1979 |
| Dave Preston | 27 | RB | 8 | 5 | 195 | 5-10 | Bowling Green | 5/29/1955 | 4 | New England Patriots / 12th / 333rd pick / 1977 |
| Luke Prestridge*+ | 26 | P | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Baylor | 9/17/1956 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 188th pick / 1979 |
| Jim Ryan | 25 | LB | 9 | 9 | 217 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 5/18/1957 | 3 | |
| Dennis Smith | 23 | DB | 8 | 8 | 200 | 6-3 | USC | 2/3/1959 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1981 |
| Dave Studdard | 27 | T-G-TE | 9 | 9 | 260 | 6-4 | Texas | 11/22/1955 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 245th pick / 1978 |
| Bob Swenson | 29 | LB | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | California | 7/1/1953 | 7 | |
| J.T. Thomas | 31 | DB | 9 | 0 | 196 | 6-2 | Florida State | 4/22/1951 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 24th pick / 1973 |
| Steve Trimble | 24 | DB | 6 | 1 | 181 | 5-10 | Maryland | 5/11/1958 | 1 | |
| Keith Uecker | 22 | T-G | 5 | 2 | 278 | 6-5 | Auburn | 6/20/1960 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 9th / 243rd pick / 1982 |
| Rick Upchurch*+ | 30 | WR | 9 | 8 | 175 | 5-10 | Minnesota | 5/20/1952 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 95th pick / 1975 |
| Steve Watson | 25 | WR | 9 | 9 | 195 | 6-4 | Temple | 5/28/1957 | 3 | |
| Gerald Willhite | 23 | RB | 9 | 2 | 200 | 5-10 | San Jose State | 5/30/1959 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 21st pick / 1982 |
| Steve Wilson | 25 | DB-WR | 8 | 2 | 195 | 5-10 | Howard | 8/24/1957 | 3 | |
| Sammy Winder | 23 | RB | 8 | 2 | 203 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 7/15/1959 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 131st pick / 1982 |
| Ken Woodard | 22 | LB | 9 | 0 | 218 | 6-1 | Tuskegee | 1/22/1960 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 10th / 274th pick / 1982 |
| James Wright | 26 | TE | 9 | 3 | 240 | 6-3 | TCU | 9/1/1956 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 179th pick / 1978 |
| Louis Wright | 29 | DB | 9 | 9 | 200 | 6-2 | Arizona State,San Jose State | 1/31/1953 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 1975 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 9 | 222.0 | 6-1.9 | 4.1 |