Not only does the list of former Boise State football players in the NFL continue to grow, the trend also has meant an increase in top-level talents who are former Broncos — and two guys coming off their rookie deals are due to cash in.
Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence is rated as the NFL’s No. 1 free agent by Pro Football Talk, and center Matt Paradis ranked 16th on the site’s top 100 list. Former Boise State safety George Iloka is 82nd. Free agency begins March 13.
Lawrence and Paradis were drafted in 2014, each spending their entire careers thus far with the teams that drafted them — the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos, respectively.