Terrell Davis, Rod Smith, Tom Nalen, Karl Mecklenburg, Steve Atwater, John Lynch, Dennis Smith and Brian Dawkins represent the Broncos as players. Former head coach Dan Reeves and three short-time Broncos, Seth Joyner (1998), Simeon Rice (2007) and Ty Law (2009), also got the nod among the list of 94 nominees.
The 2017 class marks the first time Dawkins, who played 13 years for the Philadelphia Eagles before joining the Broncos, is eligible for the Hall of Fame.
Several members of the Broncos delegation have previously been finalists, including Terrell Davis, Steve Atwater and John Lynch. Both Davis and Atwater are already in the Broncos' Ring of Fame, and Lynch is scheduled to be inducted this fall alongside Jason Elam and Simon Fletcher.