Denver Broncos Fantasy Football Preview for 26-27 Season

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  • By JasonBaum85

    Last Updated on June 16, 2026 3:01 pm by Jon Mosales | Published: June 16, 2026

     

    Head Coach: Sean PaytonKey Offensive Statistics:PPG: 23.6 (14th in NFL)Plays Per Game: 64.2 (5th in NFL)Run/Pass %: 42-58Pass TD’s: 25 (T-13th in NFL)Rush TDs: 18 (T-12th in NFL)Projected Offensive Depth Chart:QB1: Bo Nix QB2: Jarrett Stidham QB3: Sam EhlingerRB1: J.K. Dobbins RB2: RJ Harvey RB3: Jonah Coleman RB4: Jaleel McLaughlinWR1: Courtland Sutton WR2: Jaylen Waddle WR3: Troy Franklin WR4: Pat BryantTE1: Evan Engram TE2: Adam Trautman TE3: Justin Joly

    Fresh off a division title and a run to the AFC Championship game, the Denver Broncos come into the 2026 season upgrading the offensive side of the ball, making for a very potentially exciting while simultaneously confusing fantasy team. This is a team that ran the 5th most offensive plays in 2025 thanks to a dominant defense, so there are opportunities abound, but the issue for fantasy managers are there are a lot of guys to feed. Bo Nix returns for his third season coming off a foot injury but should be good to go for the opener. They upgraded the receiver room, sending a first round pick to Miami in exchange for Jaylen Waddle, who finally gets some stability at the quarterback position, and gives Nix another high end wideout. Rookie Jonah Coleman adds to an already very crowded running back room. Rookie tight end Justin Joly has a chance to be a major sleeper as well.  The Broncos are the template for a very good, possibly great team that doesn’t really do anything extraordinary.  They were propped up by an elite o-line and a great defense.  That allowed everyone else to exceed expectations as they were 11th in FPPG WR, 12th at QB and 13th at RB.  The only position left out in the cold was the TE as they ranked 30th in FPPG and were only targeted 20%.  You would think they would run the ball more with two solid RBs, but they were 19th in rushes per-game.  With RJ Harvey developing and JK Dobbins still there, the RB position if an ideal spot to invest even if Dobbins will never play a full season and Harvey is coming off surgery to repair a torn labrum.  Nix isn’t anyone’s idea of a franchise QB, but he’s finished as the QB7 in both of his seasons and is going as the QB14.  With the added weapon of Jaylen Waddle, you could do a lot worse at QB with a dual-threat who is also a near-lock to throw for at least 25 TDs.

     

    Player most likely to beat ADP: Pat bryant (ADP 197 WR75)

    Pat Bryant. The second year wideout came on strong in the second half of last season, receiving at least four targets in seven of the Broncos’ final nine games. He has been making noise in OTAs and appears to have the early edge to win the Broncos’ number three wide receiver job.

    Player most likely to fade based on ADP: troy franklin (adp 176, WR68)

    Troy Franklin. Despite also coming on strong at the end of last season, the addition of Waddle was going to hurt either Franklin or Bryant and so far it appears Franklin has fallen behind Bryant in the pecking order. This is the position battle in camp to watch and whoever ends up losing this battle will ultimately be the player to fade.

    Late-round Flier that could blow up: Justin joly  (ADP TE44)

    Justin Joly, tight end. Despite the addition of Jonah Coleman, Joly is the rookie to roster. Coleman joins a crowded running back room fighting for carries. Evan Engram was unable to establish himself as the clear top tight end for the Broncos last season leaving the door open for the rookie fifth rounder. Joly is athletic and has a large wingspan which could make him an early candidate for some red zone targets. If he finds early success he could supplant Engram as the top pass catching tight end sooner rather than later.


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    June 16, 2026, 3:01 pm