Following a hugely successful 2025 season, the Denver Broncos are the No. 1 seed in the AFC, allowing them to enjoy a first-round bye in the playoffs. The team has a chance to go on a special run in the postseason.
But looking back at the regular season, it's time to hand out some awards. We've already counted down the top five plays the Broncos had this past season, and now we will look back at the best players from this season.
The league has its annual NFL Honors show each February, right before the Super Bowl. Here, we will give out some of those same awards for Broncos players.
Denver Broncos 2025 Awards
Offensive Rookie of the Year: RJ Harvey, RB
RJ Harvey is easily the winner of this award after having a terrific rookie season for the team. He was thrust into a larger role when J.K. Dobbins was lost for the regular season with a foot injury in Week 10. He handled the extra work well and finished the season with 896 total yards of offense (540 rushing, 356 receiving) and 12 touchdowns.
This year's second-round pick looks like a future star for the team.
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Jahdae Barron, CB
Most Broncos fans would agree that first-round pick Jahdae Barron had some immense struggles as a rookie, but he wins this award almost by default.
Barron played in all 17 regular-season games and had 35 total tackles, five pass deflections and one interception.
Que Robinson had half a sack for the team and undrafted free agent Karene Reid had five tackles on special teams. Third-round pick Sai'vion Jones played in only three games but did record a fumble recovery.
The Broncos didn't overload Barron in his rookie season but they will look for him to take a big jump in 2026.
Comeback Player of the Year: Alex Singleton, LB
This is an easy call.
Alex Singleton played in just three games for the Broncos last year before tearing his ACL and missing the rest of the season. He came back this season and then had to deal with a cancer scare, which he also overcame.
All he did after that was lead the team in tackles, again, with 135. He added one sack and one forced fumble as well.
Coach of the Year: Vance Joseph, DC
The Broncos' defense was active and stingy for the second year in a row. After setting a new franchise record with 68 sacks on the season, the defense has lifted up coordinator Vance Joseph to have a great chance to be a head coach again next season.
Offensive Player of the Year: Courtland Sutton, WR
Courtland Sutton continues to provide the biggest spark on offense for the Broncos, even if most teams around the league don't see him as a No.1 wide receiver. He posted 74 catches for 1,017 yards and seven touchdowns, which helped him earn his second selection to the Pro Bowl.
Defensive Player of the Year: Nik Bonitto, LB
Nik Bonitto has cemented himself as one of the best pass-rushers in the NFL and he will join Sutton in the Pro Bowl. His 14 sacks this season were the fifth-most in the league and his deflection of this Marcus Mariota pass in Week 13 was selected as our Broncos play of the year.
Protector of the Year: Garett Bolles, LT
For the first time ever, an offensive lineman will be awarded as the Protector of the Year. Garett Bolles isn't just the winner of the award for the Broncos; he has a legitimate chance to win it at the NFL Honors show.
Bolles was recently named a First-team All-Pro in addition to being voted onto the Pro Bowl roster and the fact that he did not give up a single sack in nearly 700 pass-blocking snaps this season should go a long way towards being the first ever winner of that award.
Team Most Valuable Player: Bo Nix, QB
Bonitto should get some consideration for this award this year, but it almost always goes to a quarterback unless that quarterback is just kind of there. That is not the case with Bo Nix, who is still the leader of this team.
Statistically, he had a better season as a rookie than he did this year, but he still played good football for the Broncos, particularly when it mattered the most. He was as good as any quarterback in the fourth quarter this season and was the biggest reason the Broncos prevailed 12 times in one-score games.
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