Earlier this week, the NFL announced 19 former Denver Broncos players have been nominated for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class as modern-era candidates.
Those 19 players join a previous list of 11 senior candidate nominees who were announced earlier this month, giving the Broncos 30 total players who have been nominated for next year’s Hall of Fame class. Here are the full lists.
Broncos modern-era HOF candidates
- WR Rod Smith
- C Tom Nalen
- K Jason Elam
- G Mark Schlereth
- LB Bill Romanowski
- DL Neil Smith
- WR Demaryius Thomas
- CB Aqib Talib
- WR Wes Welker
- RB Clinton Portis
- WR Brandon Marshall
- RB Glyn Milburn
- CB Dré Bly
- TE Vernon Davis
- DL Jamal Williams
- LB Keith Brooking
- RB Jamaal Charles
- DL Ted Washington
- DL Simeon Rice
Broncos senior HOF candidates
- LB/DL Karl Mecklenburg
- LB Tom Jackson
- DB Dennis Smith
- WR Lionel Taylor
- WR/R Rick Upchurch
- CB Louis Wright
- WR Bob Scarpitto
- DL Michael Dean Perry
- RB Sammy Winder
- DL Lyle Alzado
- DE Rich Jackson
Former Denver coach Mike Shanahan is also expected to be nominated for the 2025 Hall of Fame class in the coach category.
The Hall of Fame’s selection committee will trim the list of nominees in mid-October before announcing semifinalists and finalists later in the fall. The 2025 class will be announced before Super Bowl LVIX next year.
