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From the archive: Every Denver draft pick to make a Pro Bowl or AFL All-Star Game as a Bronco

Learn more about the Broncos' draft history with these photos of each player the team drafted that went on to make the AFL All-Star Game or Pro Bowl as a Bronco.

1964 AFL Draft: Round 6, No. 47 overall … AFL All-Star Game selections with the Broncos: 2 (1967, 1969)
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1964 - Al Denson

1964 AFL Draft: Round 6, No. 47 overall … AFL All-Star Game selections with the Broncos: 2 (1967, 1969)

1967 NFL/AFL Draft: Round 1, No. 6 overall … AFL All-Star Games/Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 5 (1968-71, 1973)
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1967 - Floyd Little

1967 NFL/AFL Draft: Round 1, No. 6 overall … AFL All-Star Games/Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 5 (1968-71, 1973)

1967 NFL/AFL Draft: Round 3, No. 58 overall … AFL All-Star Games/Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1969)
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1967 - Mike Current

1967 NFL/AFL Draft: Round 3, No. 58 overall … AFL All-Star Games/Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1969)

1967 NFL/AFL Draft: Round 3, No. 59 overall … AFL All-Star Games/Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1969)
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1967 - George Goeddeke

1967 NFL/AFL Draft: Round 3, No. 59 overall … AFL All-Star Games/Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1969)

1968 NFL/AFL Draft: Round 9, No. 222 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (1972-73)
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1968 - Paul Smith

1968 NFL/AFL Draft: Round 9, No. 222 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (1972-73)

1969 NFL/AFL Draft: Round 3, No. 61 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 3 (1977-78, 1981)
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1969 - Billy Thompson

1969 NFL/AFL Draft: Round 3, No. 61 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 3 (1977-78, 1981)

1971 NFL Draft: Round 4, No. 79 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (1977-78)
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1971 - Lyle Alzado

1971 NFL Draft: Round 4, No. 79 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (1977-78)

1972 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 5 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 4 (1973-75, 1978)
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1972 - Riley Odoms

1972 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 5 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 4 (1973-75, 1978)

Rod Hanna
1973 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 9 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (1974, 1976)
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1973 - Otis Armstrong

1973 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 9 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (1974, 1976)

1973 NFL Draft: Round 4, No. 88 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 3 (1977-79)
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1973 - Tom Jackson

1973 NFL Draft: Round 4, No. 88 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 3 (1977-79)

Rich Clarkson
1974 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 14 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 7 (1975, 1977-79, 1981-83)
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1974 - Randy Gradishar

1974 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 14 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 7 (1975, 1977-79, 1981-83)

1975 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 17 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 5 (1977-79, 1983, 1985)
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1975 - Louis Wright

1975 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 17 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 5 (1977-79, 1983, 1985)

Barry Staver
1975 NFL Draft: Round 4, No. 95 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 4 (1976, 1978-79, 1982)
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1975 - Rick Upchurch

1975 NFL Draft: Round 4, No. 95 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 4 (1976, 1978-79, 1982)

1979 NFL Draft: Round 7, No. 188 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1982)
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1979 - Luke Prestridge

1979 NFL Draft: Round 7, No. 188 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1982)

Rod Hanna
1980 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 42 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (1985-86)
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1980 - Rulon Jones

1980 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 42 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (1985-86)

1980 NFL Draft: Round 6, No. 157 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (1986-87)
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1980 - Keith Bishop

1980 NFL Draft: Round 6, No. 157 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (1986-87)

Eric Lars Bakke
1981 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 15 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 6 (1985-86, 1989-91, 1993)
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1981 - Dennis Smith

1981 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 15 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 6 (1985-86, 1989-91, 1993)

1982 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 21 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (1984, 1986)
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1982 - Sammy Winder

1982 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 21 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (1984, 1986)

Rod Hanna
1983 NFL Draft: Round 12, No. 310 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 6 (1985-87, 1989, 1991, 1993)
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1983 - Karl Mecklenburg

1983 NFL Draft: Round 12, No. 310 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 6 (1985-87, 1989, 1991, 1993)

Eric Lars Bakke
1987 NFL Draft: Round 3, No. 86 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1992)
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1987 - Michael Brooks

1987 NFL Draft: Round 3, No. 86 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1992)

Eric Lars Bakke
1987 NFL Draft: Round 12, No. 334 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1996)
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1987 - Tyrone Braxton

1987 NFL Draft: Round 12, No. 334 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1996)

Eric Lars Bakke
1989 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 20 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 8( 1990-96, 1998)
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1989 - Steve Atwater

1989 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 20 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 8( 1990-96, 1998)

Eric Lars Bakke/Eric Lars Bakke
1989 Supplemental NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 3 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1990)
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1989 - Bobby Humphrey

1989 Supplemental NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 3 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1990)

Eric Lars Bakke/Eric Lars Bakke
1989 NFL Draft: Round 7, No. 192 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 7 (1992-98)
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1990 - Shannon Sharpe

1989 NFL Draft: Round 7, No. 192 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 7 (1992-98)

Ryan McKee
1993 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 43 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1995)
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1993 - Glyn Milburn

1993 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 43 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1995)

Eric Lars Bakke
1993 NFL Draft: Round 3, No. 70 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 3 (1995, 1998, 2001)
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1993 - Jason Elam

1993 NFL Draft: Round 3, No. 70 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 3 (1995, 1998, 2001)

Ryan McKee
1994 NFL Draft: Round 7, No. 218 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 5 (1997-2000, 2003)
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1994 - Tom Nalen

1994 NFL Draft: Round 7, No. 218 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 5 (1997-2000, 2003)

Eric Lars Bakke
1995 NFL Draft: Round 6, No. 196 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 3 (1996-98)
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1995 - Terrell Davis

1995 NFL Draft: Round 6, No. 196 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 3 (1996-98)

Rich Clarkson
1996 NFL Draft: Round 3, No. 65 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1999)
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1996 - Detron Smith

1996 NFL Draft: Round 3, No. 65 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (1999)

Ryan McKee
1997 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 28 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 4 (1999-2002)
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1997 - Trevor Pryce

1997 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 28 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 4 (1999-2002)

Jamie Schwaberow
1998 NFL Draft: Round 3, No. 91 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2000)
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1998 - Brian Griese

1998 NFL Draft: Round 3, No. 91 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2000)

Jamie Schwaberow
1999 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 31 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 5 (2001-03, 2005-06)
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1999 - Al Wilson

1999 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 31 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 5 (2001-03, 2005-06)

Ryan McKee
2000 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 15 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2001)
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2000 - Deltha O'Neal

2000 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 15 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2001)

Ryan McKee
2000 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 40 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2001)
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2000 - Ian Gold

2000 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 40 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2001)

Ryan McKee
2002 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 51 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2003)
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2002 - Clinton Portis

2002 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 51 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2003)

PHOTO:: Eric Lars Bakke
2006 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 11 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2008)
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2006 - Jay Cutler

2006 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 11 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2008)

Pete Eklund
2006 NFL Draft: Round 4, No. 119 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (2008-09)
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2006 - Brandon Marshall

2006 NFL Draft: Round 4, No. 119 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (2008-09)

Eric Lars Bakke/Eric Lars Bakke
2006 NFL Draft: Round 4, No. 126 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 3 (2009, 2011-12)
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2006 - Elvis Dumervil

2006 NFL Draft: Round 4, No. 126 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 3 (2009, 2011-12)

Ben Hays/2012 Ben Hays
2008 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 12 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 4 (1009, 2011-12, 2014)
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2008 - Ryan Clady

2008 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 12 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 4 (1009, 2011-12, 2014)

Eric Lars Bakke/2012 Eric Lars Bakke
2010 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 22 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 5 (2012-16)
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2010 - Demaryius Thomas

2010 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 22 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 5 (2012-16)

Ben Hays/Ben Hays
2010 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 45 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2012)
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2010 - Zane Beadles

2010 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 45 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2012)

Eric Bakke/Eric Lars Bakke
2011 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 2 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 8 (2011-12, 2014-19)
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2011 - Von Miller

2011 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 2 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 8 (2011-12, 2014-19)

Gabriel Christus/© Gabriel Christus
2011 NFL Draft: Round 4, No. 129 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (2013-14)
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2011 - Julius Thomas

2011 NFL Draft: Round 4, No. 129 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (2013-14)

Gabriel Christus/© Gabriel Christus
2016 NFL Draft: Round 3, No. 98 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (2020, 2023)
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2016 - Justin Simmons

2016 NFL Draft: Round 3, No. 98 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (2020, 2023)

Gabriel Christus/© Gabriel Christus
2018 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 5 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (2020, 2022 - season split with Dolphins)
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2018 - Bradley Chubb

2018 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 5 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (2020, 2022 - season split with Dolphins)

Gabriel Christus/© Gabriel Christus
2018 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 40 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2019)
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2018 - Courtland Sutton

2018 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 40 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2019)

Photo credit: Jeremy Rincon/DenverBroncos.com
2021 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 9 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 3 (2022-24)
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2021 - Pat Surtain II

2021 NFL Draft: Round 1, No. 9 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 3 (2022-24)

Photo by Gabriel Christus/Gabriel Christus
2022 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 64 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2024)
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2022 - Nik Bonitto

2022 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 64 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 1 (2024)

Gabriel Christus/2024 Denver Broncos
2023 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 63 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (2023-24)
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2023 - Marvin Mims Jr.

2023 NFL Draft: Round 2, No. 63 overall … Pro Bowls with the Broncos: 2 (2023-24)

GABRIEL CHRISTUS/2024 Denver Broncos
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