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2001 Denver Broncos

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 340 points (21.2/g), 10th of 31 in the NFL.
 Allowed 339 points (21.2/g), 21st.
 Differential of 1 points (0.1/g), 15th.
 Expected W-L: 8.0-8.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 6th.

Coached by Mike Shanahan (8-8-0)

2001 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Brian Griese 26 3 15 275 for 451, 2,827 yards, 23 td, 19 int, & 50 rushes for 173 yards and 1 td

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998

RB Terrell Davis 29 6 8 167 rushes for 701 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 69 yards and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 6th / 196th pick / 1995

RB Mike Anderson 28 1 7 175 rushes for 678 yards, 4 td, & 8 catches for 46 yards and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 6th / 189th pick / 2000

FB Patrick Hape 27 4 8 2 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 15 catches for 96 yards and 3 td

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 137th pick / 1997

FB Tony Carter 29 7 6 1 rush for 4 yards, 0 td, & 11 catches for 83 yards and 0 td
WR Eddie Kennison 28 5 6 15 catches for 169 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td

St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996

WR Rod Smith* 31 6 14 113 catches for 1,343 yards, 11 td, & 3 rushes for 27 yards and 0 td
WR Kevin Kasper 24 Rook 5 8 catches for 84 yards, 0 td, & 3 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 6th / 190th pick / 2001

TE Dwayne Carswell* 29 7 16 34 catches for 299 yards, 4 td
LT Trey Teague 27 2 16 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 7th / 200th pick / 1998

LG Lennie Friedman 25 1 14

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1999

C Tom Nalen 30 7 16

Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994

RG Dan Neil 28 4 15 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1997

RT Matt Lepsis 27 3 16
 Defensive Starters
LDE Keith Washington 29 5 16 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
LDT Chester McGlockton 32 9 16 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 16th pick / 1992

RDT Trevor Pryce* 26 4 16 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 1st / 28th pick / 1997

RDE Kavika Pittman 27 5 14 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1996

LLB Bill Romanowski 35 13 16 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1988

MLB Al Wilson* 24 2 16 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 1st / 31st pick / 1999

RLB John Mobley 28 5 16 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1996

LCB Deltha O'Neal* 24 1 16 0.0 sacks, 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000

RCB Denard Walker 28 4 15 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1997

SS Kenoy Kennedy 24 1 16 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000

FS Eric Brown 26 3 16 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1998

 Special Teams Starters
K Jason Elam* 31 8 0 31 of 36 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993

P Tom Rouen 33 8 0 81 punts for a 45.3 average, 1 blocked
PR Deltha O'Neal* 24 1 16 31 punt returns for a 13.1 average and 1 td

Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000

KR Chris Cole 24 1 1 48 kick returns for a 23.5 average and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 2000

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Mike Anderson 28 RB 16 7 230 6-0 Utah 9/21/1973 1

Denver Broncos / 6th / 189th pick / 2000

Bertrand Berry 26 DE 14 0 275 6-3 Notre Dame 8/15/1975 4

Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 86th pick / 1997

Eric Brown 26 DB 16 16 210 6-1 Mississippi State 3/20/1975 3

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1998

Keith Burns 29 LB 16 0 235 6-2 Oklahoma State 5/16/1972 7

Denver Broncos / 7th / 210th pick / 1994

Cooper Carlisle 24 G-T 16 0 295 6-5 Florida 8/11/1977 1

Denver Broncos / 4th / 112th pick / 2000

Dwayne Carswell* 29 TE 16 16 290 6-3 Liberty 1/18/1972 7
Tony Carter 29 RB 16 6 230 6-0 Minnesota 8/23/1972 7
Darius Clark 24 DB 7 0 210 5-10 Duke 4/13/1977 Rook
Desmond Clark 24 TE 16 4 255 6-3 Wake Forest 4/20/1977 2

Denver Broncos / 6th / 179th pick / 1999

George Coghill 31 DB 16 0 210 6-0 Wake Forest 3/30/1970 3
Chris Cole 24 WR 16 1 195 6-0 Texas A&M 11/12/1977 1

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 2000

KaRon Coleman 23 RB 4 0 198 5-7 Stephen F. Austin 5/22/1978 1
Eric Davis 33 DB 16 0 185 5-11 Jacksonville State 1/26/1968 11

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1990

Terrell Davis 29 RB 8 8 206 5-11 Georgia,Long Beach State 10/28/1972 6

Denver Broncos / 6th / 196th pick / 1995

David Diaz-Infante 37 G-C 16 0 291 6-3 San Jose State 3/31/1964 14
Matt Dominguez 23 TE 12 0 219 6-2 Sam Houston State 6/27/1978 Rook
Jason Elam* 31 K 16 0 200 5-11 Hawaii 3/8/1970 8

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993

Gus Frerotte 30 QB 4 1 237 6-3 Tulsa 7/31/1971 7

Washington Redskins / 7th / 197th pick / 1994

Lennie Friedman 25 G 15 14 283 6-3 Duke 10/13/1976 1

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1999

Olandis Gary 26 RB 9 1 218 5-11 Georgia,Marshall 5/18/1975 2

Denver Broncos / 4th / 127th pick / 1999

Ian Gold* 23 LB 16 0 223 6-0 Michigan 8/23/1978 1

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 40th pick / 2000

Brian Griese 26 QB 15 15 215 6-3 Michigan 3/18/1975 3

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998

Patrick Hape 27 TE-FB 15 8 262 6-4 Alabama 6/6/1974 4

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 137th pick / 1997

Reggie Hayward 22 DE 6 2 270 6-5 Iowa State 3/14/1979 Rook

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 87th pick / 2001

Steve Herndon 24 G 5 3 292 6-4 Georgia 5/25/1977 Rook
Jarious Jackson 24 QB 1 0 228 6-0 Notre Dame 5/3/1977 1

Denver Broncos / 7th / 214th pick / 2000

Billy Jenkins 27 DB 6 0 205 5-10 Howard 7/8/1974 4
Jerry Johnson 24 DT 9 0 290 6-0 Florida State 7/11/1977 Rook

Denver Broncos / 4th / 101st pick / 2000

Kevin Kasper 24 WR 10 5 197 6-1 Iowa 12/23/1977 Rook

Denver Broncos / 6th / 190th pick / 2001

Kenoy Kennedy 24 DB 16 16 215 6-1 Arkansas 11/15/1977 1

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000

Eddie Kennison 28 WR 8 6 201 6-1 LSU 1/20/1973 5

St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996

Matt Lepsis 27 T 16 16 290 6-4 Colorado 1/13/1974 3
Leon Lett 33 DT-DE 12 0 290 6-6 Emporia State 10/12/1968 10

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1991

Ed McCaffrey 33 WR 1 1 215 6-5 Stanford 8/17/1968 10

New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1991

Phil McGeoghan 22 WR 2 0 224 6-2 Boston University,Maine 7/8/1979 Rook
Chester McGlockton 32 DT-DE 16 16 334 6-3 Clemson 9/16/1969 9

Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 16th pick / 1992

Travis McGriff 25 WR 5 0 185 5-8 Florida 6/24/1976 2

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 93rd pick / 1999

Willie Middlebrooks 22 DB 8 0 200 6-1 Minnesota 2/12/1979 Rook

Denver Broncos / 1st / 24th pick / 2001

John Mobley 28 LB 16 16 236 6-1 Kutztown Pennsylvania 10/10/1973 5

Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1996

Scottie Montgomery 23 WR 8 0 195 6-1 Duke 5/26/1978 1
Tom Nalen 30 C 16 16 286 6-3 Boston College 5/13/1971 7

Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994

Dan Neil 28 G 15 15 285 6-2 Texas 10/21/1973 4

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1997

Deltha O'Neal* 24 DB 16 16 194 5-11 California 1/30/1977 1

Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000

Kavika Pittman 27 DE 14 14 273 6-6 McNeese State 10/9/1974 5

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1996

Keith Poole 27 WR 6 3 188 6-0 Arizona State 6/18/1974 4

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 116th pick / 1997

Trevor Pryce* 26 DT-DE 16 16 295 6-5 Clemson,Michigan 8/3/1975 4

Denver Broncos / 1st / 28th pick / 1997

Montae Reagor 24 DT 8 0 285 6-3 Texas Tech 6/29/1977 2

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 58th pick / 1999

Bill Romanowski 35 LB 16 16 245 6-4 Boston College 4/2/1966 13

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1988

Tom Rouen 33 P 16 0 225 6-3 Colorado,Colorado State 6/9/1968 8
Detron Smith 27 RB 15 0 229 5-10 Texas A&M 2/25/1974 5

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 65th pick / 1996

Rod Smith* 31 WR 15 14 200 6-0 Missouri Southern 5/15/1970 6
Jimmy Spencer 32 DB 16 1 188 5-9 Florida 3/29/1969 9

Washington Redskins / 8th / 215th pick / 1991

Trey Teague 27 C-T 16 16 300 6-5 Tennessee 12/27/1974 2

Denver Broncos / 7th / 200th pick / 1998

Denard Walker 28 DB 16 15 190 6-1 LSU 8/9/1973 4

Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1997

Keith Washington 29 DE 16 16 285 6-4 UNLV 12/18/1972 5
Al Wilson* 24 LB 16 16 240 6-0 Tennessee 6/21/1977 2

Denver Broncos / 1st / 31st pick / 1999

Lee Woodall 32 LB 14 0 224 6-1 West Chester 10/31/1969 7

San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 182nd pick / 1994

Team Total 27.2 16 238.1 6-1.5 4.1