According to Dane Brugler, unofficial draft guru for The Athletic, the Broncos actually got quite a bit worse after their seven draft picks and 14 UDFA selections — sliding to No. 31 on the power rankings chart.
The interesting aspect of this ranking is to watch its evolution following the end of the 2023 season, where Denver almost eeked out a winning record but instead landed at 8-9 and No. 23 on the power rankings.
At the time, Russell Wilson hadn’t been let go but the assumptions were there. The Athletic’s Josh Kendall wrote this:
23.