Following the Denver Broncos‘ 34-27 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday Night Football, Pro Football Focus has released grades for each player’s Week 16 performance.
PFF grades players on a 0 (worst) to 100 (best) scale. Check out the best and worst of Week 16 below.
Best Offensive Players
- TE/FB Nate Adkins: 79.7
- FB Michael Burton: 75.3
- RB Audric Estime: 74.1
- G Quinn Meinerz: 73. 6
- RB Blake Watson: 70.6
Adkins and Burton did a good job opening up running lanes and Estime impressed, averaging 5.3 yards per carry. RB Javonte Williams (67.3) received the sixth-best grade on offense after averaging 6.0 yards per tote. Denver should have been more committed to the run.
Best Defensive Players
- DL Malcolm Roach 84.9
- CB Kris Abrams-Draine: 75.6
- DL Eyioma Uwazurike: 75.5
- DL D.J. Jones: 74.6
- LB Drew Sanders: 73.4
One defensive snap, one sack for Sanders. Perhaps we’ll see more of him in the final two games of the regular season. Abrams-Draine, meanwhile, continues to look like a fifth-round gem.
Worst Offensive Players
- G Ben Powers: 42.3
- OT Mike McGlinchey: 47.2
- OL Matt Peart: 50.3
- TE Adam Trautman: 52.2
- WR Troy Franklin: 56.1
Franklin continues to struggle to make an impact. QB Bo Nix (62.6) ranked 11th among Denver’s 19 graded players on offense.
Worst Defensive Players
- LB Justin Strnad: 28.7
- LB Cody Barton: 34.6
- DB P.J. Locke: 43.7
- DL John Franklin-Myers: 45.4
- OLB Jonathan Cooper: 47.5
Strnad had a night to forget. In addition to his foul against a sliding Justin Herbert, the linebacker also allowed seven catches for 103 yards on eight coverage targets. The Broncos will need to make upgrading the inside linebacker position a priority in 2025.
Special Teams
- ST JL Skinner: 71.9
- LS Mitchell Fraboni: 64.8
- R Marvin Mims: 61.2
- K Wil Lutz: 73.5 (FG) 60.0 (KO)
- P Riley Dixon: 67.5
You can view grades for every player on the paid version of PFF’s website.
