Through the Years: The Broncos' best draft picks
These Broncos draft picks proceeded to have careers with the Broncos that included at least one first-team All-Pro selection, two Pro Bowl nods and/or resulted in induction into the Broncos Ring of Fame and/or the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Al Denson Drafted: 1964 AFL Draft - sixth round, 47th overall. Pro Bowls/AFL All-Star Games: 1967, 1969. Years with Broncos: 1964-70. Broncos career stats: 91 games, 250 receptions, 4,275 receiving yards, 32 touchdowns, 16.6 yards per reception.

Floyd Little Drafted: 1967 AFL Draft - first round, sixth overall. Hall of Fame induction: 2010. Ring of Fame induction: 1984. All-Pros: 1969. Pro Bowls/AFL All-Star Games: 1968-71, 1973. Years with Broncos: 1967-75. Broncos career stats: 117 games, 1,641 rushes, 6,323 rushing yards, 43 rushing touchdowns, 215 receptions, 2,418 receiving yards, nine receiving touchdowns.

Paul Smith Drafted: 1968 NFL Draft - ninth round, 222nd overall. Ring of Fame induction: 1986. Pro Bowls/AFL All-Star Games: 1972-73. Years with Broncos: 1968-78. Broncos career stats: 133 games, 55.5 sacks, two interceptions, seven fumble recoveries, one defensive touchdown.

Billy Thompson Drafted: 1969 NFL Draft - third round, 61st overall. Ring of Fame induction: 1987. All-Pros: 1977. Pro Bowls/AFL All-Star Games: 1977-78, 1981. Years with Broncos: 1969-81. Broncos career stats: 179 games, 40 interceptions, three interceptions returned for touchdowns, 21 fumble recoveries, four fumble recoveries returned for touchdowns, 4.0 sacks.

Lyle Alzado Drafted: 1971 NFL Draft - fourth round, 79th overall. All-Pros: 1977 (and 1980 with Browns). Pro Bowls: 1977-78. Years with Broncos: 1971-78. Broncos career stats: 99 games, 64.5 sacks

Riley Odoms Drafted: 1971 NFL Draft - first round, fifth overall. All-Pros: 1974-75. Pro Bowls: 1973-75, 1978. Years with Broncos: 1972-83. Broncos career stats: 153 games, 396 receptions, 5,755 receiving yards, 41 receiving touchdowns, 25 rushes, 211 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns.

Otis Armstrong Drafted: 1973 NFL Draft - first round, ninth overall. All-Pros: 1974. Pro Bowls: 1974, 1976. Years with Broncos: 1973-80. Broncos career stats: 96 games, 1,023 rushes, 4,453 rushing yards, 25 rushing touchdowns, 131 receptions, 1,302 receiving yards, seven receiving touchdowns.

Tom Jackson Drafted: 1973 NFL Draft - fourth round, 88th overall. Ring of Fame induction: 1992. All-Pros: 1977. Pro Bowls: 1977-79. Years with Broncos: 1973-86. Broncos career stats: 191 games, 44.0 sacks, 20 interceptions, three interceptions returned for touchdowns.

Randy Gradishar Drafted: 1974 NFL Draft - first round, 14th overall. Ring of Fame induction: 1989. All-Pros: 1977-78. Pro Bowls: 1975, 1977-79, 1981-83. Years with Broncos: 1974-83. Broncos career stats: 145 games, 2,049 tackles, 19.5 sacks, 20 interceptions, three interceptions returned for touchdowns, 13 fumble recoveries, one fumble recovered for a touchdown.

Louis Wright Drafted: 1975 NFL Draft - first round, 17th overall. Ring of Fame induction: 1993. All-Pros: 1978-79. Pro Bowls: 1977-79, 1983, 1985. Years with Broncos: 1975-86. Broncos career stats: 166 games, 3.0 sacks, 26 interceptions, one interception returned for a touchdown, 11 fumble recoveries, two fumbles returned for touchdowns.

Rick Upchurch Drafted: 1975 NFL Draft - fourth round, 95th overall. Ring of Fame induction: 2014. All-Pros: 1976, 1978, 1982. Pro Bowls: 1976, 1978-79, 1982. Years with Broncos: 1975-83. Broncos career stats: 119 games, 248 punt returns, 3,008 punt-return yards, eight punt-return touchdowns, 267 receptions, 4,369 receiving yards, 24 receiving touchdowns.

Luke Prestridge Drafted: 1979 NFL Draft - seventh round, 188th overall. All-Pros: 1982. Pro Bowls: 1982. Years with Broncos: 1979-83. Broncos career stats: 82 games, 377 punts, 15,754 punting yards, 41.8 yards per punt

Drafted: 1979 NFL Draft - seventh round, 188th overallAll-Pros: 1982Pro Bowls: 1982Years with Broncos: 1979-83Broncos career stats: 82 games, 377 punts, 15,754 punting yards, 41.8 yards per punt

Rulon Jones Drafted: 1980 NFL Draft - second round, 42nd overall. All-Pros: 1986. Pro Bowls: 1985-86. Years with Broncos: 1980-88. Broncos career stats: 129 games, 73.5 sacks, 10 fumble recoveries, one fumble returned for touchdown, three safeties

Keith Bishop Drafted: 1980 NFL Draft - sixth round, 157th overall. Pro Bowls: 1986-87. Years with Broncos: 1980-89. Broncos career stats: 129 games, 87 starts

Dennis Smith Drafted: 1981 NFL Draft - first round, 15th overall. Ring of Fame induction: 2001. Pro Bowls: 1985-86, 1989-91, 1993Years with Broncos: 1981-94. Broncos career stats: 184 games, 1,171 total tackles, 15.0 sacks, 30 interceptions, 17 fumble recoveries, one fumble recovered for a touchdown.

Sammy Winder Drafted: 1982 NFL Draft - fifth round, 131st overall. Pro Bowls: 1984, 1986. Years with Broncos: 1982-90. Broncos career stats: 127 games, 1,495 rushing attempts, 5,427 rushing yards, 39 rushing touchdowns, 197 receptions, 1,302 receiving yards, nine touchdown receptions.

Karl Mecklenburg Drafted: 1983 NFL Draft - 12th round, 310th overall. Ring of Fame induction: 2001. All-Pros: 1985-86, 1989. Pro Bowls: 1985-87, 1989, 1991, 1993. Years with Broncos: 1983-94. Broncos career stats: 180 games, 1,145 total tackles, 79.0 sacks, five interceptions, 14 fumble recoveries, two fumbles recovered for touchdowns, one safety.

Simon Fletcher Drafted: 1985 NFL Draft - second round, 54th overall. Ring of Fame induction: 2016. Years with Broncos: 1985-95. Broncos career stats: 172 games, 97.5 sacks (franchise leader), two interceptions, 21 forced fumbles, 10 fumble recoveries, one safety

Drafted: 1989 NFL Draft - first round, 20th overall. Pro Football Hall of Fame induction: 2020. Ring of Fame induction: 2005. All-Pros: 1991-92. Pro Bowls: 1990-96, 1998. Years with Broncos: 1989-98. Broncos career stats: 155 games, 1,356 total tackles, 24 interceptions, one interception returned for a touchdown, 5.0 sacks, eight fumble recoveries.

Shannon Sharpe Drafted: 1990 NFL Draft - seventh round, 192nd overall. Hall of Fame induction: 2011. Ring of Fame induction: 2009. All-Pros: 1993, 1996-98. Pro Bowls: 1992-98 (2001 with Baltimore). Years with Broncos: 1990-99, 2002-03. Broncos career stats: 172 games, 675 receptions, 8,439 receiving yards, 55 touchdown receptions.

Jason Elam Drafted: 1993 NFL Draft - third round, 70th overall. Ring of Fame induction: 2016. Pro Bowls: 1995, 1998, 2001. Years with Broncos: 1993-2007. Broncos career stats: 141 games, 80.6 field-goal percentage (395 of 490), 99.5 extra-point percentage (601 of 604), career long of 63 yards.

Tom Nalen Drafted: 1994 NFL Draft - seventh round, 218th overall. Ring of Fame induction: 2013. All-Pros: 2000, 2003. Pro Bowls: 1997-2000, 2003. Years with Broncos: 1994-2008. Broncos career stats: 194 games, 188 starts

Terrell Davis Drafted: 1995 NFL Draft - sixth round, 196th overall. Hall of Fame induction: 2017. Ring of Fame induction: 2007. All-Pros: 1996-98. Pro Bowls: 1996-98. Other accolades: 1996 AP Offensive Player of the Year, Super Bowl XXXII MVP, 1998 NFL MVP, 1998 AP Offensive Player of the Year. Years with Broncos: 1995-2001. Broncos career stats: 78 games, 1,655 rushing attempts, 7,607 rushing yards, 60 rushing touchdowns, 169 receptions, 1,280 receiving yards, five touchdown receptions.

John Mobley Drafted: 1996 NFL Draft - first round, 15th overall. All-Pros: 1997. Years with Broncos: 1996-2003. Broncos career stats: 105 games, 485 total tackles, 10.5 sacks, five interceptions, one interception for a touchdown, five forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries.

Trevor Pryce Drafted: 1997 NFL Draft - first round, 28th overall. All-Pros: 1999. Pro Bowls: 1999-2002. Years with Broncos: 1997-2005. Broncos career stats: 121 games, 249 total tackles, 64.0 sacks, nine force fumbles, four fumble recoveries, one fumble recovery for a touchdown, one safety, two interceptions.

Al Wilson Drafted: 1999 NFL Draft - first round, 31st overall. All-Pros: 2005. Pro Bowls: 2001-03, 2005-06. Years with Broncos: 1999-2006. Broncos career stats: 125 games, 555 total tackles, 21.5 sacks, eight forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries, five interceptions, one interception returned for a touchdown.

Brandon Marshall Drafted: 2006 NFL Draft - fourth round, 119th overall. All-Pros: (2012 with Chicago). Pro Bowls: 2008-09 (2011 with Miami, 2012-13 with Bears, 2015 with New York Jets). Years with Broncos: 2006-09. Broncos career stats: 61 games, 327 receptions, 4,019 receiving yards, 25 touchdown receptions.

Elvis Dumervil Drafted: 2006 NFL Draft - fourth round, 126th overall. All-Pros: 2009 (and 2014 with Baltimore). Pro Bowls: 2009-12 (and 2014-15 with Baltimore). Years with Broncos: 2006-12. Broncos career stats: 91 games, 63.5 sacks, 352 total tackles, one interception, 16 forced fumbles, nine fumble recoveries.

Ryan Clady Drafted: 2008 NFL Draft - first round, 12th overall. All-Pros: 2009, 2012. Pro Bowls: 2009, 2011-12, 2014. Years with Broncos: 2008-2015. Broncos career stats: 98 games, 98 starts.

Demaryius Thomas Drafted: 2010 NFL Draft - first round, 22nd overall. Pro Bowls: 2012-16. Years with Broncos: 2010-18. Broncos career stats: 125 games, 665 receptions, 9,055 receiving yards, 60 touchdown receptions.

Von Miller Drafted: 2011 NFL Draft - first round, second overall. All-Pros: 2012, 2015-16. Pro Bowls: 2011-12, 2014-19. Years with Broncos: 1990-99, 2002-03. Broncos career stats: 88 games, 73.5 sacks, 338 total tackles, 20 forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, one fumble recovered for a touchdown, one interception, one interception returned for a touchdown, Super Bowl 50 MVP

Julius Thomas Drafted: 2011 NFL Draft - fourth round, 129th overall. Pro Bowls: 2013-14. Years with Broncos: 2011-14. Broncos career stats: 36 games, 109 receptions, 1,282 receiving yards, 24 touchdown receptions.