Madden 19: Denver Broncos Player Ratings, Roster, Depth Chart & Playbooks

By Toby DurantHead of Content

The Denver Broncos have been in the NFL since the 1970 merger, but it took them until 1997 to lift their first Lombardi Trophy under the guidance of John Elway and Terrell Davis. They successfully defended their crown in 1998 at which point Elway retired. The best quarterback in Broncos history wasn't away for long though, and took over as general manager in 2011. He was instrumental in bringing Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning to Denver in 2012, and with Manning at the helm of the offense and a young, hungry defense supporting him they made it to Super Bowl XLVIII and then won Super Bowl 50 in February 2016 before Manning retired. Since then a lot has changed. Elway remains in charge but the Broncos have not sniffed a division title, let alone a Super Bowl. Coming into 2018 they have a new quarterback and an embattled head coach. Can you lift them to glory in Madden 19?

*All stats correct at time of writing

Team Rating

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The Denver Broncos have a 78 overall rating on Madden 19. That is not great, with only 8 teams rated worse. However, their individual units are not awful. The defense receives a nice 83 rating, put it firmly in the middle of the pack. The offense is less well considered, with a 79 rating that is among the worst in the game, but they have a lot of youthful potential on offense thanks to their 2018 draft. In franchise mode that score should quickly improve.

Von Miller, Outside Linebacker (OVR 98)

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Age: 29

Development Trait: Superstar

Contract: 4 years/$53.6 million

2018 Cap Hit: $12.6 million

Best Stats: Play Recognition (99), Awareness (99), Blcok Shedding (94), Tackle (94), Power Moves (92), Finesse Moves (90), Acceleration (90)

Von Miller has been nothing short of brilliant for the Broncos ever since he was drafted second-overall in 2011. He won Defensive Rookie of the Year that season after racking up 11.5 sacks, and the next season he announced himself as one of the best pass rushers around with an 18.5 sack season. Miller was instrumental in the Broncos run to the Super Bowl in 2015, picking off Tom Brady during the AFC championship game and winning MVP honors in the Super Bowl itself. He comes into Madden 19 with 83.5 career sacks to his name and over 100 tackles for loss.

Chris Harris Jr, Cornerback (OVR 89)

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Age: 29

Development Trait: Quick

Contract: 2 years/$21.07 million

2018 Cap Hit: $8.47 million

Best Stats: Agility (96), Man Coverage (91), Play Recognition (90), Speed (90), Acceleration (89), Zone Coverage (89)

Chris Harris Jr also came to the Broncos in 2011, but as an undrafted free agent. As an unheralded rookie he started just 4 games and was picked on by opposing quarterbacks, but soon the Broncos found the perfect spot for him, slot corner. Harris became unrivaled when it came to inside coverage by 2014 and was a key part of the league-best secondary that helped push Denver to their Super Bowl 50 triumph. He comes into Madden 19 with 16 career interceptions and three touchdowns to his name.

Emmanuel Sanders, Wide Receiver (OVR 89)

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Age: 31

Development Trait: Quick

Contract: 2 years/$14.19 million

2018 Cap Hit: $6.39 million

Best Stats: Agility (93), Acceleration (92), Catching (92), Jumping (92), Short Route (91), Spectacular Catch (90), Speed (90)

Emmanuel Sanders was a third-round pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2010. It took him some time to find his feet in the NFL, making just 50 catches in his first two years, That improved to 67 catches and 740 yards by his fourth season, when he hit free agency. Sanders was courted by a lot of teams, but eventually signed with Denver and became part of a deadly passing attack with Peyton Manning and Demaryius Thomas. He racked up 1,404 yards and 9 scores in his first year with the Broncos and has made over 300 catches for them since joining up.

Case Keenum, Quarterback (OVR 77)

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Age: 30

Development Trait: Quick

Contract: 2 years/$30 million

2018 Cap Hit: $14.7 million

Best Stats: Play Action (89), Throw Power (88), Short Accuracy (86), Throw On Run (84), Awareness (82)

Case Keenum came to Denver in 2018 as a free agent after an unlikely yet brilliant 2017 season in Minnesota. His story is a long one. Keenum was a record-setting passer in College with Houston, but their lowly status meant he went undrafted in 2012. He joined the Texans and started 8 games without a win during their awful 2013 campaign. From there he spent time with the Rams before landing in Minnesota as a backup in 2017. Not much was expected from him when he stepped in for the injured Sam Bradford, but he ended up with 3,547 yards and 22 touchdowns to just 7 interceptions, finishing with an 11-3 record as a starter and helping the Vikings reach the NFC championship game.

Full Roster & Depth Chart

QB
OVR
Speed
Throw Power
Short Accuracy
Medium Accuracy
Deep Accuracy
Throw Under Pressure
Play Action
Case Keenum
77
80
88
86
81
79
80
89
Kevin Hogan
67
80
86
81
74
71
72
76
HB
OVR
Speed
Agility
Elusiveness
Carrying
Juke Move
Catching
Phillip Lindsay
84
93
90
84
92
86
64
Royce Freeman
76
88
82
73
86
82
66
Devontae Booker
74
88
89
82
82
83
71
FB
OVR
Speed
Strength
Carrying
Pass Block
Run Block
Lead Block
Impact Block
Andy Janovich
70
79
80
78
54
66
86
61
WR
OVR
Speed
Agility
Catching
Short Route
Medium Route
Deep Route
Catch In Traffic
Spectacular Catch
Release
Jumping
Emmanuel Sanders
89
90
93
92
91
90
89
88
90
84
92
Courtland Sutton
76
89
92
79
78
76
71
86
89
78
89
Andre Holmes
74
87
84
82
75
77
73
83
87
81
87
DaeSean Hamilton
73
88
87
81
78
79
75
82
83
75
83
Jordan Taylor
70
88
86
82
73
74
75
78
84
70
87
Tim Patrick
67
90
85
79
67
64
61
78
76
73
89
River Cracraft
67
86
90
78
77
71
65
77
84
60
85
TE
OVR
Speed
Agility
Catching
Short Route
Medium Route
Deep Route
Run Block
Jake Butt
76
81
73
83
67
64
58
68
Jeff Heuerman
75
79
74
78
64
59
54
70
Matt LaCosse
71
82
71
79
64
60
54
56
Troy Fumagalli
70
78
75
77
72
69
62
56
Brian Parker
66
81
73
66
54
49
44
66
Temarrick Hemingway
64
82
81
72
58
54
49
59
Casey Kreiter
42
71
63
61
48
43
38
47
OL
OVR
Speed
Strength
Pass Block
Run Block
Lead Block
Impact Block
Matt Paradis
87
60
90
85
82
85
87
Ron Leary
82
63
87
79
84
89
88
Garett Bolles
79
74
90
78
84
89
88
Jared Veldheer
75
67
95
75
74
80
82
Connor McGovern
73
69
87
72
78
79
79
Gino Gradkowski
70
61
85
71
75
81
81
Billy Turner
70
66
85
73
76
73
74
Max Garcia
69
64
89
72
74
48
73
Elijah Wilkinson
65
60
86
72
73
73
75
Sam Jones
63
62
81
74
72
77
78
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DE
OVR
Speed
Agility
Power Moves
Finesse Moves
Block Shedding
Derek Wolfe
83
74
69
79
61
83
Zach Kerr
81
70
57
65
80
79
Adam Gotsis
77
76
67
76
70
81
DeMarcus Walker
73
76
73
65
78
75
DT
OVR
Speed
Strength
Power Moves
Finesse Moves
Block Shedding
Impact Block
Domata Peko Sr
79
57
90
75
57
81
86
Shelby Harris
78
75
84
81
63
80
85
OLB
OVR
Speed
Agility
Tackle
Hit Power
Play Recognition
Power Moves
Finesse Moves
Block Shedding
Von Miller
98
87
90
94
89
99
92
90
94
Bradley Chubb
81
83
77
82
87
77
78
83
85
Shaquil Barrett
79
82
74
81
80
84
63
80
81
Shane Ray
75
83
82
76
83
75
70
80
67
Jerrol Garcia-Williams
68
78
84
79
80
57
57
64
73
Deiontrez Mount
67
84
81
79
77
53
75
63
74
Jeff Holland
62
79
74
79
84
52
63
71
70
MLB
OVR
Speed
Agility
Tackle
Hit Power
Play Recognition
Pursuit
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Todd Davis
77
77
75
85
78
84
86
54
62
Brandon Marshall
76
84
81
85
81
84
83
58
69
Josey Jewell
73
78
84
84
85
75
81
65
72
Joseph Jones
65
87
89
76
75
60
80
59
68
Keishawn Bierria
61
79
75
78
80
59
79
51
58
CB
OVR
Speed
Acceleration
Agility
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Press
Chris Harris Jr
89
90
89
96
91
89
86
Bradley Roby
80
92
91
91
80
77
81
Tramaine Brock Sr
76
87
91
87
78
73
78
Craig Mager
73
91
92
90
78
75
79
Jamar Taylor
72
91
94
89
70
73
79
Isaac Yiadom
71
90
92
85
73
77
80
Brendan Langley
70
91
90
86
74
71
77
FS
OVR
Speed
Acceleration
Agility
Play Recognition
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Justin Simmons
80
88
91
96
77
72
71
Dymonte Thomas
67
89
90
88
65
66
72
SS
OVR
Speed
Acceleration
Tackle
Play Recognition
Man Coverage
Zone Coverage
Darian Stewart
78
85
87
67
81
71
75
Su'a Cravens
76
85
89
80
71
68
72
Will Parks
75
85
87
74
77
63
71
Trey Marshall
66
88
91
71
55
67
70
Jamal Carter
64
85
89
72
54
61
70
ST
OVR
Kick Power
Kick Accuracy
Brandon McManus (K)
80
97
86
Colby Wadman (P)
71
90
78

The Broncos are not exceptional on offense, but there is talent around. Case Keenum (88 throw power, 86 short accuracy) is a good quarterback and he has nice weapons to throw to with Emmanuel Sanders (92 catching, 92 jumping) and rookie WR Courtland Sutton (89 spectacular catch, 89 jumping) on the outside. The backfield is home to the strong tandem of rookie Philip Lindsay (93 speed, 92 carrying) and Royce Freeman (88 speed, 86 carrying), while the offensive line is pretty strong thanks to center Matt Paradis (90 strength, 87 impact block), guard Ron Leary (89 lead block, 88 impact block), and  young left tackle Garett Bolles (90 strength, 82 impact block).

Defensively the Broncos are very good. The front is led by a pair of deadly edge rushers in Von Miller (92 power moves, 90 finesse moves) and rookie Bradley Chubb (83 finesse moves, 78 power moves). Between them is Derek Wolfe (83 block shedding, 79 power moves) and Domata Peko (90 strength, 86 impact block). At linebacker they have Brandon Marshall (85 tackle, 84 play recognition) and Todd Davis (85 tackle, 84 play recognition), while the secondary is led by Chris Harris (96 agility, 91 man coverage) and Bradley Roby (92 speed, 80 man coverage) at cornerback while Justin Simmons (96 agility, 71 zone coverage) patrols the middle of the field at safety. Even their special teams are pretty good with Brandon McManus (97 kick power, 86 kick accuracy) kicking.

Denver Broncos Playbook - Offense

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I Form Close

I Form Pro

I Form Slot

I Form Twin TE

Strong I Pro

Strong I Wing

Weak I Pro

Weak I Slot

Weak I Wing

Singleback Ace

Singleback Ace Pair

Singleback Bunch

Singleback Deuce Close

Singleback Dice Slot

Singleback Wing Pair

Singleback Wing Slot

Singleback Wing Tight

Singleback Y Deep Trips

Shotgun Bunch

Shotgun Doubles

Shotgun Doubles HB Wk

Shotgun Doubles Y-Flex

Shotgun Empty Base Flex

Shotgun Empty Bronco

Shotgun Empty Trips TE

Shotgun Split Slot

Shotgun Tight

Shotgun Trey Open Offset

Shotgun Trips TE

Shotgun Trips TE Flex

Shotgun Y Off Trips Wk

Shotgun Y Trips Wk

The Denver Broncos offensive playbook is nice if a bit limited. There isn't a pistol set for example. However there are some good things about the Broncos playbook too. You get three Shotgun Empty sets that have an array of passing options for when you need to score quickly, and Doubles Y-Flex is a really nice look too. In Singleback you have Deuce Close as well as Y Deep Trips, and there are enough I Form sets to give yourself options if you want to pound the rock.

Denver Broncos Playbook - Defense

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3-4 Even

3-4 Odd

3-4 Over

3-4 Solid

3-4 Under

Nickel Normal

Nickel 2-4-5

Nickel 2-4-5 Double A Gap

Nickel 3-3-5 Wide

Big Nickel Over G

Dime 1-4-6

Dime 2-3-6

Dime 2-3-6 Will

Quarter Normal

Quarter 1-3-7

Quarter 3 Deep

Goal Line Defense 5-3-3

Goal Line Defense 5-4-2

Defensively, the Broncos have a very solid 3-4 playbook. You don't get any exotic 3-4 formations like in some others, or even a change-up front like a 46 Bear, but there are a lot of nickel and dime packages within this playbook that can end up being more useful. The three dime packages are particularly good for disguising coverage and mixing in blitzes.