Following the Denver Broncos‘ 31-7 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the NFL playoffs, Pro Football Focus has released grades for each player’s performance.
PFF grades players on a 0 (worst) to 100 (best) scale. Check out the best and worst from the Wild Card game below.
Best Offensive Players
- QB Bo Nix: 85.2
- OT Garett Bolles: 79.6
- WR Courtland Sutton: 77.1
- P Riley Dixon: 73.1
- C Luke Wattenberg: 69.3
Nix did his part, but it’s clear that Denver needs to add playmakers around him. Dixon’s fake punt landed him among the top offensive players. G Ben Powers (68.7) receiving the sixth-best grade on offense.
Best Defensive Players
- DL D.J. Jones: 79.4
- DL Zach Allen: 77.2
- OLB Nik Bonitto: 76.4
- CB Ja’Quan McMillian: 67.0
- DB Devon Key: 60.0
Jones is scheduled to become a free agent, so interior defensive line could quietly emerge as a key position of need for the Broncos in 2025.
Worst Offensive Players
- WR Devaughn Vele: 34.9
- OT Mike McGlinchey: 47.8
- WR Marvin Mims: 50.8
- TE Lucas Krull: 51.6
- WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey: 52.3
Denver’s front office needs to add a dynamic receiver and a pass-catching tight end this spring. Nix needs help.
Worst Defensive Players
- LB Drew Sanders: 27.1
- LB Justin Strnad: 28.1
- DB P.J. Locke: 28.4
- DL John Franklin-Myers: 32.7
- DL Malcolm Roach: 37.4
On defense, the Broncos will need at least one starting inside linebacker and a starting-caliber safety to push or replace Locke across from Brandon Jones.
Special Teams
- ST Adam Trautman: 74.4
- LS Mitchell Fraboni: 63.6
- R Marvin Mims: 59.5
- K Wil Lutz: 48.9 (FG) 60.0 (KO)
- P Riley Dixon: 64.5
You can view grades for every player on the paid version of PFF’s website.
