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1994 Denver Broncos
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 347 points (21.7/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 396 points (24.8/g), 25th.
Differential of -49 points (-3.1/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 6.8-9.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 22nd.
Simple Rating System: Total -3.3, Offense: 1.3, Defense: -4.6, SoS: -0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Wade Phillips (7-9-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Jim Fassel
Training Camp: University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, Colorado)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | John Elway* | 34 | 11 | 14 | 307 for 494, 3,490 yards, 16 td, 10 int, & 58 rushes for 235 yards and 4 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983 |
| RB | Leonard Russell | 25 | 3 | 14 | 190 rushes for 620 yards, 9 td, & 38 catches for 227 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Anthony Miller | 29 | 6 | 14 | 60 catches for 1,107 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Derek Russell | 25 | 3 | 12 | 25 catches for 342 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 6 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Jerry Evans | 26 | 1 | 12 | 13 catches for 127 yards, 2 td | Phoenix Cardinals / 8th / 204th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Shannon Sharpe* | 26 | 4 | 13 | 87 catches for 1,010 yards, 4 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990 |
| LT | Gary Zimmerman* | 33 | 8 | 16 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 Supp | |
| LG | Jon Melander | 28 | 3 | 15 | New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1990 | |
| C | Dave Widell | 29 | 6 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 94th pick / 1988 | |
| RG | Brian Habib | 30 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 264th pick / 1988 |
| RT | Kirk Scrafford | 27 | 4 | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Shane Dronett | 23 | 2 | 15 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1992 |
| LDT | Ted Washington | 26 | 3 | 15 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Harald Hasselbach | 27 | Rook | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Simon Fletcher | 32 | 9 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1985 |
| LLB | Mike Croel | 25 | 3 | 12 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1991 | |
| MLB | Karl Mecklenburg | 34 | 11 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 12th / 310th pick / 1983 |
| RLB | Elijah Alexander | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 254th pick / 1992 |
| LCB | Ben Smith | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 22nd pick / 1990 |
| RCB | Ray Crockett | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| SS | Steve Atwater* | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 1989 |
| FS | Dennis Smith | 35 | 13 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1981 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| Jason Elam | 24 | 1 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 | ||
| Tom Rouen | 26 | 1 | 0 | |||
| pr | Glyn Milburn | 23 | 1 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1993 | |
| kr | Glyn Milburn | 23 | 1 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1993 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Allen Aldridge | 22 | lb | 16 | 2 | 254 | 6-1 | Houston | 5/30/1972 | Rook | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 1994 |
| 58 | Elijah Alexander | 24 | RLB | 16 | 16 | 233 | 6-2 | Kansas St. | 8/2/1970 | 2 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 254th pick / 1992 |
| 27 | Steve Atwater* | 28 | SS | 14 | 14 | 218 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 10/28/1966 | 5 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 1989 |
| 33 | Rod Bernstine | 29 | rb | 3 | 3 | 238 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 2/8/1965 | 7 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1987 |
| 23 | Ronnie Bradford | 24 | db | 12 | 1 | 188 | 5-10 | Colorado | 10/1/1970 | 1 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 105th pick / 1993 |
| 56 | Keith Burns | 22 | lb | 11 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 5/16/1972 | Rook | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 210th pick / 1994 |
| 28 | Butler By'not'e | 22 | 9 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Ohio St. | 9/29/1972 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 212th pick / 1994 | |
| 86 | Jeff Campbell | 26 | wr | 16 | 1 | 167 | 5-8 | Colorado | 3/26/1968 | 4 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 118th pick / 1990 |
| 89 | Dwayne Carswell | 22 | 4 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | Liberty | 1/18/1972 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 43 | Derrick Clark | 23 | rb | 16 | 4 | 235 | 6-1 | Florida St.,Evangel (MO) | 5/4/1971 | Rook | 2 | |
| 39 | Ray Crockett | 27 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-10 | Baylor | 1/5/1967 | 5 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| 51 | Mike Croel | 25 | LLB | 13 | 12 | 238 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 6/6/1969 | 3 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1991 |
| 54 | Mitch Donahue | 26 | 3 | 0 | 254 | 6-2 | Wyoming | 2/4/1968 | 3 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 95th pick / 1991 | |
| 99 | Shane Dronett | 23 | LDE | 16 | 15 | 300 | 6-6 | Texas | 1/12/1971 | 2 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1992 |
| 1 | Jason Elam | 24 | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 3/8/1970 | 1 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 | |
| 7 | John Elway* | 34 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-3 | Stanford | 6/28/1960 | 11 | 12 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983 |
| 88 | Jerry Evans | 26 | TE | 16 | 12 | 250 | 6-4 | Toledo | 9/28/1968 | 1 | 3 | Phoenix Cardinals / 8th / 204th pick / 1991 |
| 73 | Simon Fletcher | 32 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-5 | Houston | 2/18/1962 | 9 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1985 |
| 68 | Russ Freeman | 25 | rt | 13 | 7 | 290 | 6-7 | Georgia Tech | 9/2/1969 | 2 | 4 | |
| 24 | Randy Fuller | 24 | db | 10 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Tennessee St. | 6/2/1970 | Rook | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 123rd pick / 1994 |
| 75 | Brian Habib | 30 | RG | 16 | 16 | 299 | 6-7 | Washington | 12/2/1964 | 5 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 264th pick / 1988 |
| 40 | Darryl Hall | 28 | db | 16 | 3 | 210 | 6-2 | Washington | 8/1/1966 | 1 | 2 | |
| 52 | Richard Harvey | 28 | lb | 16 | 1 | 235 | 6-1 | Tulane | 9/11/1966 | 4 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 305th pick / 1989 |
| 96 | Harald Hasselbach | 27 | RDT | 16 | 9 | 281 | 6-6 | Washington | 9/22/1967 | Rook | 5 | |
| 21 | Randy Hilliard | 27 | db | 15 | 4 | 165 | 5-11 | NW State (LA) | 2/6/1967 | 4 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 157th pick / 1990 |
| 50 | Ray Jacobs | 22 | 16 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 8/18/1972 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 31 | Rondell Jones | 23 | db | 16 | 3 | 210 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 5/7/1971 | 1 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 69th pick / 1993 |
| 80 | Tony Kimbrough | 24 | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-2 | Jackson St. | 9/17/1970 | 1 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 182nd pick / 1993 | |
| 67 | Ken Lanier | 35 | 4 | 0 | 281 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 7/8/1959 | 13 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 125th pick / 1981 | |
| 78 | Don Maggs | 33 | t | 9 | 1 | 287 | 6-5 | Tulane | 11/1/1961 | 8 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1984 Supp |
| 77 | Karl Mecklenburg | 34 | MLB | 16 | 15 | 240 | 6-3 | Augustana (SD),Minnesota | 9/1/1960 | 11 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 12th / 310th pick / 1983 |
| 64 | Jon Melander | 28 | LG | 15 | 15 | 280 | 6-7 | Minnesota | 12/27/1966 | 3 | 6 | New England Patriots / 5th / 113th pick / 1990 |
| 22 | Glyn Milburn | 23 | kr | 16 | 3 | 177 | 5-8 | Oklahoma,Stanford | 2/19/1971 | 1 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1993 |
| 17 | Hugh Millen | 31 | qb | 5 | 2 | 216 | 6-5 | Washington | 11/22/1963 | 7 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1986 |
| 83 | Anthony Miller | 29 | WR | 16 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | San Diego St.,Tennessee | 4/15/1965 | 6 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1988 |
| 66 | Tom Nalen | 23 | c | 7 | 1 | 286 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 5/13/1971 | Rook | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
| 91 | Willie Oshodin | 25 | 13 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Villanova | 9/16/1969 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 81 | Mike Pritchard | 25 | 3 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Colorado | 10/26/1969 | 3 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1991 | |
| 38 | Reggie Rivers | 26 | rb | 16 | 1 | 206 | 6-1 | Texas St. | 2/22/1968 | 3 | 2 | |
| 94 | Jeff Robinson | 24 | 16 | 0 | 264 | 6-4 | Idaho | 2/20/1970 | 1 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 98th pick / 1993 | |
| 16 | Tom Rouen | 26 | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Colorado St.,Colorado | 6/9/1968 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 85 | Derek Russell | 25 | WR | 12 | 12 | 195 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 6/22/1969 | 3 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1991 |
| 42 | Leonard Russell | 25 | RB | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 11/17/1969 | 3 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 14th pick / 1991 |
| 55 | Glenell Sanders | 28 | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 11/4/1966 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 76 | Kirk Scrafford | 27 | RT | 16 | 8 | 270 | 6-6 | Montana | 3/16/1967 | 4 | 5 | |
| 84 | Shannon Sharpe* | 26 | TE | 15 | 13 | 228 | 6-2 | Savannah St. | 6/26/1968 | 4 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990 |
| 26 | Ben Smith | 27 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | Georgia | 5/14/1967 | 4 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 22nd pick / 1990 |
| 49 | Dennis Smith | 35 | FS | 12 | 12 | 200 | 6-3 | USC | 2/3/1959 | 13 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1981 |
| 41 | Deon Strother | 22 | 2 | 0 | 213 | 5-11 | USC | 4/12/1972 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 25 | Charles Swann | 24 | 13 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Indiana St. | 10/29/1970 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 12th / 323rd pick / 1992 | |
| 87 | Cedric Tillman | 24 | wr | 16 | 3 | 204 | 6-2 | Alcorn St. | 7/22/1970 | 2 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 11th / 305th pick / 1992 |
| 98 | Ted Washington | 26 | LDT | 15 | 15 | 365 | 6-5 | Louisville | 4/13/1968 | 3 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991 |
| 79 | Dave Widell | 29 | C | 16 | 16 | 303 | 6-7 | Boston Col. | 5/14/1965 | 6 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 94th pick / 1988 |
| 90 | Dan Williams | 25 | RDT | 12 | 8 | 290 | 6-4 | Tennessee St.,Toledo | 12/15/1969 | 1 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 11th pick / 1993 |
| 92 | David Wyman | 30 | 4 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Stanford | 3/31/1964 | 7 | 0 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 45th pick / 1987 | |
| 65 | Gary Zimmerman* | 33 | LT | 16 | 16 | 294 | 6-6 | Oregon | 12/13/1961 | 8 | 11 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 235.8 | 6-2.2 | 3.4 |