Photos: The Broncos' best fourth-round draft picks
Look back through some of the best draft picks in Broncos history from the fourth round, where the franchise has found two Ring of Famers.
College: Yankton College (South Dakota) Drafted: 1971 fourth round - 79th overall Years with Broncos: 1971-78
Broncos career stats (unofficial — based on press box stats or coaches' film review): 99 games, 98 starts, 593 tackles, 64.5 sacks, 12 fumble recoveries
Career accolades: Broncos Top 100 Team selection, three Pro Bowl selections (1977-78, '80), two first-team All-Pro selections (1977, 1980), one second-team All-Pro selection (1978), 1975 defensive Earl Hartman Award Winner (Broncos' team MVP awards), 1977 AFC Defensive Player of the Year by the Kansas City 101 Club, 1977 NFLPA Alan Page Community Award winner, 1982 Pro Football Weekly Comeback Player of the Year
College: Louisville Draft: 1973 fourth round - 88th overall Years with Broncos: 1973-86
Career stats: 191 games, 177 starts, 44 sacks, 20 interceptions, three defensive touchdowns, two forced fumbles, eight fumble recoveries
Career accolades: Ring of Fame inductee (1992), Broncos 50th Anniversary Team first-team selection, Broncos Top 100 Team selection, two AFC championships, three Pro Bowls, one AP first-team All-Pro selection (1977), two second-team All-Pro selections (AP, 1978; Newspaper Enterprise Association, 1979), three team defensive MVP selections (1974, '76, '77)
College: Minnesota Draft: 1975 fourth round - 95th overall Years with Broncos: 1975-83
Career stats: 119 games, 248 punt returns, 3,008 punt return yards, eight punt return touchdowns, 95 kick returns, 2,355 kick return yards, 267 receptions, 4,369 receiving yards, 24 receiving touchdowns, 49 rushing attempts, 349 rushing yards, three rushing touchdowns
Career accolades: First-team NFL 1970s All-Decade Team selection, second-team NFL 1980s All-Decade Team selection, Denver Broncos Ring of Fame inductee (2014), Broncos Top 100 Team member, first-team Broncos 50th Anniversary Team selection, three first-team All-Pro selections, four Pro Bowls, tied for fourth in punt return touchdowns in NFL history, fifth in punt return average in NFL history, 11th in career punt return yards in NFL history, most career punt return yards in franchise history, most career punt return yards in a single season in franchise history, most all-purpose yards in a single season by a rookie in franchise history, most all-purpose yards in a single game by a rookie in franchise history, third in career all-purpose yards in franchise history, second in receiving yards in a single game by a rookie in franchise history
College: Duke Draft: 1977 fourth round - 101st overall Years with Broncos: 1977-88
Career stats: 153 games, 151 starts
Career accolades: Broncos Top 100 Team selection, Broncos 50th Anniversary Team second-team selection, Super Bowl XXI starter, 1985 second-team All-Pro selection by the Newspaper Enterprise Association
College: Florida Draft: 2000 fourth round - 112th overall Years with Broncos: 2000-06
Career stats: 190 games, 133 starts (95 games, 38 starts with Broncos)
College: Minnesota Draft: 2001 fourth round - 113th overall Years with Broncos: 2001-09
Career stats: 118 games, 110 starts (111 games, 104 starts with Broncos)
Career accolades: Broncos 50th Anniversary Team second-team selection
College: Louisville Draft: 2006 fourth round - 126th overall Years with Broncos: 2006-12
Career stats: 162 games, 99 starts, 105.5 sacks, 366 total tackles, 84 tackles for loss, 190 quarterback hits, 23 forced fumbles, 13 fumble recoveries, 14 passes defensed, one interception, one safety
Broncos stats: 91 games, 75 starts with Broncos, 63.5 sacks, 225 total tackles, 44 tackles for loss, 100 quarterback hits, 16 forced fumbles, nine fumble recoveries, 10 passes defensed, one interception, one safety
Career accolades: Broncos Top 100 Team selection, five Pro Bowl selections, two first-team All Pro selections by the Associated Press, two NFL Top 100 selections (No. 68 in 2012, No. 46 in 2015), two AFC Defensive Player of the Week selections (2007 Week 14, 2014 Week 14), 2009 season sack leader, eighth in Broncos history in career sacks, tied for franchise record for most sacks in a single game
College: Central Florida Draft: 2006 fourth round, 119th overall Years with Broncos: 2006-09
Career stats: 179 games, 158 starts, 970 receptions, 12,351 receiving yards, 83 receiving touchdowns
Career accolades: Broncos Top 100 Team selection, six Pro Bowls, one first-team All-Pro, one second-team All-Pro, 2012 Pro Bowl MVP, three-time AFC Offensive Player of the Week, 2015 NFL receiving touchdowns co-leader, eight 1,000-yard receiving seasons, NFL record-holder for most receptions in a single game, No. 1 and No. 2 Broncos franchise marks for receptions in a single game, No. 8 in receiving yards in a single season in Broncos franchise history
College: Notre Dame Draft: 2009 fourth round - 114th overall Years with Broncos: 2009-15
Broncos stats: 104 games, eight starts, three interceptions, 16 passes defensed, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, one sack, 163 total tackles, six tackles for loss, four quarterback hits, two rushes for 48 yards
Career stats: 108 games, 12 starts, three interceptions, 18 passes defensed, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, two sacks, 191 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, five quarterback hits, two rushes for 48 yards
Career accolades: Super Bowl 50 champion, multi-year special teams captain
College: Portland State Draft: 2011 fourth round - 129th overall Years with Broncos: 2011-14
Broncos stats: 36 games, 25 starts, 109 receptions, 1282 yards, 24 touchdowns
Career stats: 71 games, 53 starts, 226 receptions, 2406 yards, 36 touchdowns
Career accolades: Broncos Top 100 Team selection, two Pro Bowl selections, 2015 NFL Top 100 selection (No. 45), 2014 Week 1 AFC Offensive Player of the Week
College: Iowa Draft: 2018 fourth round - 106th overall Years with Broncos: 2018 to present
Career stats: 62 games, 43 starts, 345 total tackles, two interceptions, 12 passes defensed, three forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, six sacks, 19 tackles for loss, 11 quarterback hits
