Through the Years
The Broncos' top draft picks of the 1960s
Though college football's top players often opted to play for NFL teams rather than the AFL teams that also selected them prior to the common draft, like the Broncos, Denver still found plenty of starters and even a Hall of Famer in their first decade.
Career stats: 117 games, 93 starts, 1,641 rushes for 6,323 yards, 43 rushing touchdowns, 215 receptions for 2,418 yards, nine receiving touchdowns, 104 kick returns for 2,523 yards Inducted into the Ring of Fame in 1984 Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010
Years with the Broncos: 13 179 games, 178 starts, 40 interceptions, three interceptions returned for touchdowns, 21 fumble recoveries, four fumbles returned for touchdowns, four sacks Inducted into the Ring of Fame in 1987
Years with the Broncos: 11 133 games, 86 starts, 55.5 sacks, two interceptions Inducted into the Ring of Fame in 1986
Career stats with Denver: 108 games, 107 starts
Career stats with Denver: 88 games, 84 games played, 17 interceptions, six forced fumbles, 11 fumble recoveries, 426 punt-return yards, one punt-return touchdown
74 career games, 26 starts
Career stats with Denver: 91 games, 48 starts, 250 receptions, 4,150 receiving yards, 32 receiving touchdowns
1968 stats with Denver: 11 games, five starts, 1,589 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, 13 interceptions *Note: Briscoe became a Pro Bowl and All-Pro receiver with two Super Bowl rings to his name after joining the Bills and then the Dolphins as a wide receiver.
Career stats: nine seasons, 99 games, 304 rushes for 1,258 yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, 35 receptions for 357 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns
Career stats with Denver: 66 games, 60 starts
1964 stats: 1,245 kick-return yards, 149 punt-return yards, one punt-return touchdown 1965 stats: 611 kick-return yards, 210 punt-return yards
1963 stats: 549 rushing yards (Broncos' season leader), 90 receiving yards, five total touchdowns
1964: 415 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns
1963 AFL Rookie of the Year, second-team All-AFL (New York Daily News)
Broncos starter for four seasons (1968, 1970-72), five career interceptions, two fumble recoveries, one defensive touchdown in Denver
Four-year starter for the Broncos (1967-70), four career interceptions, two career fumble recoveries in Denver
Three seasons with the Broncos (two as a starter), 82 receptions for 1,355 yards and 10 touchdowns with Denver
