Denver Broncos

1979 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
24	Otis Armstrong O. Armstrong	RB	5'10"	196	11/15/1950	29	Purdue
47	George Atkinson G. Atkinson	DB	6'0"	180	1/4/1947	32	Morris Brown
55	Ken Brown K. Brown	OL	6'1"	245	4/19/1954	25	New Mexico
64	Billy Bryan B. Bryan	OL	6'2"	251	6/21/1955	24	Duke
35	Larry Canada L. Canada	RB	6'2"	233	12/16/1954	25	Wisconsin
68	Rubin Carter R. Carter	DL	6'0"	256	12/12/1952	27	Miami (FL)
79	Barney Chavous B. Chavous	DL	6'3"	252	3/22/1951	28	South Carolina State
73	Kelvin Clark K. Clark	OL	6'3"	260	1/30/1956	23	Nebraska
31	Zachary Dixon Z. Dixon	RB	6'0"	203	3/5/1956	23	Temple
82	Jack Dolbin J. Dolbin	WR	5'10"	180	10/12/1948	31	Wake Forest
85	Ron Egloff R. Egloff	TE	6'5"	230	10/3/1955	24	Wisconsin
56	Larry Evans L. Evans	LB	6'2"	216	7/11/1953	26	Mississippi College
43	Steve Foley S. Foley	DB	6'2"	189	11/11/1953	26	Tulane
62	Tom Glassic T. Glassic	OL	6'3"	254	4/17/1954	25	Virginia
53	Randy Gradishar R. Gradishar	LB	6'3"	233	3/3/1952	27	Ohio State
63	John Grant J. Grant	DL	6'3"	241	6/28/1950	29	Southern California
60	Paul Howard P. Howard	OL	6'3"	260	9/12/1950	29	Brigham Young
65	Glenn Hyde G. Hyde	OL	6'3"	253	3/14/1951	28	Pittsburgh
29	Bernard Jackson B. Jackson	DB	6'0"	178	8/24/1950	29	Washington State
57	Tom Jackson T. Jackson	LB	5'11"	220	4/4/1951	28	Louisville
30	Jim Jensen J. Jensen	RB	6'3"	230	11/28/1953	26	Iowa
32	Jon Keyworth J. Keyworth	RB	6'3"	230	12/15/1950	29	Colorado
84	Vince Kinney V. Kinney	WR	6'2"	190	3/17/1956	23	Maryland
75	Kit Lathrop K. Lathrop	DL	6'5"	255	8/10/1956	23	Arizona State
72	Don Latimer D. Latimer	DL	6'3"	259	3/1/1955	24	Miami (FL)
41	Rob Lytle R. Lytle	RB	6'1"	198	11/12/1954	25	Michigan
66	Brison Manor B. Manor	DL	6'4"	247	8/10/1952	27	Arkansas
71	Claudie Minor C. Minor	OL	6'4"	280	4/21/1951	28	San Diego State
7	Craig Morton C. Morton	QB	6'4"	214	2/5/1943	36	California
25	Haven Moses H. Moses	WR	6'2"	208	7/27/1946	33	San Diego State
58	Rob Nairne R. Nairne	LB	6'4"	223	3/24/1954	25	Oregon State
88	Riley Odoms R. Odoms	TE	6'4"	230	3/1/1950	29	Houston
23	Chris Pane C. Pane	DB	5'11"	184	5/19/1953	26	Cal State Chico
12	Craig Penrose C. Penrose	QB	6'3"	211	7/25/1953	26	San Diego State
46	Dave Preston D. Preston	RB	5'10"	195	5/29/1955	24	Bowling Green
11	Luke Prestridge L. Prestridge	P	6'4"	235	9/17/1956	23	Baylor
78	Bruce Radford B. Radford	DL	6'5"	257	10/5/1955	24	Grambling
59	Joe Rizzo J. Rizzo	LB	6'1"	220	12/17/1950	29	Merchant Marine
50	Jim Ryan J. Ryan	LB	6'1"	217	5/18/1957	22	William & Mary
19	Fred Steinfort F. Steinfort	K	5'11"	180	11/3/1952	27	Boston College
70	Dave Studdard D. Studdard	OL	6'4"	260	11/22/1955	24	Texas
51	Bob Swenson B. Swenson	LB	6'3"	225	7/1/1953	26	California
36	Bill Thompson B. Thompson	DB	6'1"	201	10/10/1946	33	Maryland Eastern Shore
15	Jim Turner J. Turner	K	6'2"	205	3/28/1941	38	Utah State
80	Rick Upchurch R. Upchurch	WR	5'10"	175	5/20/1952	27	Minnesota
81	Steve Watson S. Watson	WR	6'4"	195	5/28/1957	22	Temple
14	Norris Weese N. Weese	QB	6'1"	195	8/12/1951	28	Mississippi
40	Charlie West C. West	DB	6'1"	197	8/31/1946	33	Texas-El Paso
20	Louis Wright L. Wright	DB	6'2"	200	1/31/1953	26	San Jose State

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

17

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

112.6

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.1

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.9

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

134.8

134.1

133.5

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

128.3

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-6

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000