# 2025 Denver Broncos season

The 2025 season will be the Denver Broncos' 56th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 66th overall. It is also their fifth under the leadership of general manager George Paton, their fourth under the ownership of the Walton-Penner family group and their third under head coach Sean Payton.

## Coaching changes

2025 Denver Broncos coaching staff changes :
| Position | Previous coach | Replacement(s) |
| Assistant special teams coach | Chris Banjo, 2023–2024 | Marwan Maalouf |
| Tight ends coach | Declan Doyle, 2023–2024 | Austin King |
| Assistant offensive line coach | Austin King, 2023–2024 | Chris Morgan |
| Special teams coordinator | Ben Kotwica, 2023–2024 | Darren Rizzi |
| Defensive quality control coach | Addison Lynch, 2023–2024 Isaac Shewmaker, 2023–2024 | Todd Davis Brian Niedermeyer |
| Inside linebackers coach | Greg Manusky, 2023–2024 | Isaac Shewmaker |
| Offensive pass game coordinator | John Morton, 2023–2024 | Davis Webb |
| Assistant strength and conditioning coach | Shaun Snee, 2023–2024 | Taylor Porter |
| Outside linebackers coach | Michael Wilhoite, 2023–2024 | Isaac Shewmaker |
| Special teams quality control coach | None | Zach Line |
| Cornerbacks coach | None | Addison Lynch |
| Director of game management | None | Evan Rothstein |
| Director of strength and conditioning | None | Shaun Snee |
| Offensive run game coordinator | None | Zach Strief |
Notes:
* Darren Rizzi and Zach Strief will also hold the title of assistant head coach, alongside Jim Leonhard.
* Isaac Shewmaker will succeed Greg Manusky and Michael Wilhoite as the sole linebackers coach, with the two roles being merged.
* Austin King, Addison Lynch, Isaac Shewmaker, Shaun Snee, Zach Strief and Davis Webb were all promoted from within the organization, and were not new hires.

## Front office changes

2025 Denver Broncos front office staff changes :
| Position | Previous executive | Replacement |
| Assistant general manager | Darren Mougey, 2022–2024 | TBD |
| Senior personnel executive | David Shaw, 2024 | TBD |
| Vice president of football operations | Mark Thewes, 2020–2024 | TBD |
| Scout | Rob Paton, 2017–2024 | TBD |

## Roster changes
### Future contracts

All players listed below were signed to reserve/future contracts on January 13, unless otherwise noted. Each player was officially added to the active roster on March 12—the first day of the 2025 league year.
| Position | Player |
| WR | Michael Bandy |
| LB | K. J. Cloyd |
| LB | Andrew Farmer |
| G | Nick Gargiulo |
| DE | Matt Henningsen |
| S | Tanner McCalister |
| NT | Jordan Miller |
| CB | Quinton Newsome |
| WR | A. T. Perry |
| T | Will Sherman |
| S | Keidron Smith |
| CB | Reese Taylor |
| G | Calvin Throckmorton |
| TE | Thomas Yassmin |
Notes:
* Michael Bandy was signed on January 15.

### Free agents

| Position | Player | Tag | 2025 team | Date signed | Notes |
| T | Quinn Bailey | UFA | TBD | | |
| LB | Cody Barton | UFA | Tennessee Titans | March 13 | 3 years, $21 million |
| FB | Michael Burton | UFA | TBD | | |
| LB | Zach Cunningham | UFA | TBD | | |
| P | Riley Dixon | UFA | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | March 13 | 2 years, $6 million |
| LS | Mitchell Fraboni | RFA | Denver Broncos | March 11 | 3 years, $4.175 million |
| WR | Lil'Jordan Humphrey | UFA | TBD | | |
| DE | Jordan Jackson | ERFA | Denver Broncos | March 4 | 1 year, $0.96 million |
| DT | D. J. Jones | UFA | Denver Broncos | March 11 | 3 years, $39 million |
| S | Devon Key | ERFA | Denver Broncos | March 4 | 1 year, $0.96 million |
| TE | Lucas Krull | ERFA | Denver Broncos | March 4 | 1 year, $1.03 million |
| CB | Ja'Quan McMillian | ERFA | Denver Broncos | March 4 | 1 year, $1.03 million |
| T | Matt Peart | UFA | Denver Broncos | March 12 | 2 years, $7 million |
| CB | Tremon Smith | UFA | Houston Texans | March 14 | 2 years, $6.5 million |
| QB | Jarrett Stidham | UFA | Denver Broncos | March 10 | 2 years, $12 million |
| LB | Justin Strnad | UFA | Denver Broncos | March 13 | 1 year, $2.788 million |
| LB | Dondrea Tillman | ERFA | Denver Broncos | March 4 | 1 year, $0.96 million |
| RB | Javonte Williams | UFA | Dallas Cowboys | March 14 | 1 year, $3 million |
| QB | Zach Wilson | UFA | Miami Dolphins | March 17 | 1 year, $6 million |
| Unrestricted Free Agent (UFA): Players with four or more accrued seasons whose contracts expired at the end of the previous season Restricted Free Agent (RFA): Players with three accrued seasons whose contracts expired at the end of the previous season Exclusive-Rights Free Agent (ERFA): Players with two or fewer accrued seasons whose contracts expired at the end of the previous season |||||||
Source for this section: USA Today.

### Signings

| Position | Player | 2024 team(s) | Date signed | Notes |
| TE | Evan Engram | Jacksonville Jaguars | March 13 | 2 years, $23 million |
| LB | Dre Greenlaw | San Francisco 49ers | March 13 | 3 years, $35 million |
| S | Talanoa Hufanga | San Francisco 49ers | March 13 | 3 years, $45 million |
| WR | Trent Sherfield | Minnesota Vikings | March 13 | 2 years, $6 million |

### Draft

2025 Denver Broncos draft selections :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 20 | | | | |
| 2 | 51 | | | | |
| 3 | 85 | | | | |
| 4 | 122 | | | | |
| 5 | 155 | Traded to the Miami Dolphins | Traded to the Miami Dolphins | Traded to the Miami Dolphins | |
| 6 | 191 | | | | From Cardinals |
| 6 | 197 | | | | |
| 6 | 208 | | | | From Eagles |
| 7 | 236 | Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles | Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles | Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles | |
Draft trades
* ↑ The Broncos traded a fifth-round selection and LB Bradley Chubb to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 2023 first-round selection, a 2024 fourth-round selection and RB Chase Edmonds.
* ↑ The Broncos traded LB Baron Browning to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for a sixth-round selection.
* 1 2 The Broncos traded a seventh-round selection and TE Albert Okwuegbunam to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a sixth-round selection.

## Preseason

The Broncos' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

## Regular season
### 2025 opponents

Listed below are the Broncos' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May.
| Category | Home | Away |
| Division opponents (AFC West) | Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers | Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers |
| Conference opponents (AFC South) | Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans | Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts |
| Conference opponents (based on 2024 division placement) | Cincinnati Bengals | New York Jets |
| Interconference opponents (NFC East) | Dallas Cowboys New York Giants | Philadelphia Eagles Washington Commanders |
| Interconference opponent (based on 2024 division placement) | Green Bay Packers | — |