{"id":771238,"date":"2026-02-23T14:51:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/771238\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T14:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:51:14","slug":"broncos-offseason-needs-for-free-agency-and-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/771238\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos&#8217; offseason needs for free agency and 2026 NFL draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, even after going 14-3 and securing the AFC&#8217;s No. 1 playoff seed last season, the <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Denver Broncos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Denver Broncos<\/a> still have some big needs going into the 2026 NFL offseason.<\/p>\n<p>The club arguably has four pressing needs, including three on offense. Denver could also use more long-term options and current depth at five other positions. Here&#8217;s a quick recap, starting with what we consider the top needs.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/denver-broncos\/332\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Broncos;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Broncos<\/a>&#8216; big needs: Running back, wide receiver, tight end and inside linebacker. J.K. Dobbins is set to become a free agent in March. Meanwhile, the Broncos do not have an elite difference-maker at WR or TE, and the club desperately needs a cover linebacker. Justin Strnad and Alex Singleton are also about to hit free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Broncos&#8217; long-term\/depth needs: defensive line, safety, guard\/OL, cornerback and third-string quarterback. DL John Franklin-Myers and DB P.J. Locke are about to hit free agency, Ben Powers might not be the long-term solution at G, CB Ja&#8217;Quan McMillian will be a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/broncos-decision-pending-rfa-cornerback-150046808.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:restricted free agent;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">restricted free agent<\/a> in March, and QB3 Sam Ehlinger is about to hit the open market.<\/p>\n<p>Broncos&#8217; offseason needs<\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with our list of needs for Denver? Let us know on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BroncosWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thebroncoswire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twitter\/X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Twitter\/X<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Did you know:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2019\/08\/03\/denver-broncos-famous-fans-celebrities-include-paul-george-amy-adams\/79446413007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2026\/02\/23\/denver-broncos-2026-offseason-needs\/88814398007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Denver Broncos: 2026 offseason needs for free agency and draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Denver Broncos: 2026 offseason needs for free agency and draft<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yes, even after going 14-3 and securing the AFC&#8217;s No. 1 playoff seed last season, the Denver Broncos&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":771239,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2062],"tags":[3882,28570,232,231,258,2426,7,194,601,2318,3907,6,3913,3875],"class_list":{"0":"post-771238","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-broncos","8":"tag-alex-singleton","9":"tag-ben-powers","10":"tag-broncos","11":"tag-denver","12":"tag-denver-broncos","13":"tag-denverbroncos","14":"tag-football","15":"tag-free-agent","16":"tag-j-k-dobbins","17":"tag-john-franklin-myers","18":"tag-justin-strnad","19":"tag-nfl","20":"tag-p-j-locke","21":"tag-sam-ehlinger"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116120511314998538","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=771238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/771239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}