Here goes . . .
- In their 54-year draft history, the Orange and Blue have selected seven Hall of Famers, but only two of them -- RB Floyd Little (first round, 1967) and TE Shannon Sharpe (seventh, '92) -- ever suited up for the Broncos. Four of the remaining five -- DT Merlin Olsen (first, '62), S Paul Krause (12th, '64), WR Bob Hayes (14th, '64) and LB Dick Butkus (second, '65) -- spurned the then-AFL upstarts to sign with the more established NFL, while the other (DT Curley Culp; second, '68) was traded away in training camp before ever playing a down for Denver.
- Thirteen players have played 170 or more games for the Broncos, but S Dennis Smith (184 games) is the only Denver first-round pick among the group.
- Speaking of lone first-round Broncos picks, LB John Mobley ('96) is the only one to hail from a non-Division I program in the Common Draft Era ('67- present) after starring for DII Kutztown (Pa.) State.
- Since '67, Florida, Houston and USC are the most common alma maters (12 apiece) for Denver draft picks.
- As for most popular positions, the Broncos have most frequently drafted running backs and linebackers (six apiece) in the Common Draft Era.
- Of the 64 wide receivers the Broncos have drafted in their history, only Vance Johnson (second, '85) and Brandon Marshall (fourth, '06) have recorded 300 or more catches while playing in the Mile High City. Johnson had 415 grabs in 11 seasons, while Marshall had 302 in his four years in Denver.
- We wrap things up by dropping some QB knowledge. The Broncos have drafted 35 quarterbacks in their history, but only Brian Griese (third, '98) and Jay Cutler (first, '06) have more career Bronco passing yards than Peyton Manning had in 2013 alone, when he threw for an NFL single-season record 5,477 yards. Griese had 11,763 yards in 53 games for the Broncos, while Cutler had 9,024 in 37 contests.
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