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Denver Broncos

Who gets the ball in Broncos games: the passes, the runs and the chances near the end zone.

2026 season · Weeks 1–9 · Report built Nov 9, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC

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Every week so far

Switches the target, backfield and red-zone tables below.

Target distribution

Out of every 10 passes the team throws, how many go to each player. More passes mean more chances to score.

Player	Position	Target share	Games	Targets	Air-yards share	WOPR	End-zone targets
Jaylen Waddle	WR	20%	9	52	33%	0.53	2
Courtland Sutton	WR	18%	9	46	32%	0.49	6
RJ Harvey	RB	17%	6	28	−8%	0.20	0
Jonah Coleman	RB	12%	4	14	−3%	0.16	0
Evan Engram	TE	12%	9	30	9%	0.24	2
Pat Bryant	WR	11%	5	17	13%	0.25	2
Marvin Mims Jr.	WR	9%	6	16	7%	0.19	0
Nate Adkins	TE	8%	3	7	6%	0.16	2
Troy Franklin	WR	7%	8	15	15%	0.21	1
Adam Trautman	TE	7%	5	10	4%	0.13	1
Tyler Badie	RB	5%	5	7	0%	0.07	0
Lil'Jordan Humphrey	WR	5%	4	5	4%	0.10	0
J.K. Dobbins	RB	4%	9	10	0%	0.05	0
Adam Prentice	RB	3%	3	2	0%	0.04	0

Backfield split

Out of every 10 runs, how many each player gets. It shows who the main running back is.

Player	Position	Carry share	Games	Carries	Goal-line runs	Red-zone share
Jonah Coleman	RB	45%	4	47	6	31%
J.K. Dobbins	RB	44%	9	98	8	20%
Bo Nix	QB	17%	9	37	4	12%
RJ Harvey	RB	17%	6	24	1	14%
Tyler Badie	RB	5%	5	6	0	5%
Adam Prentice	RB	1%	3	1	0	0%

Red-zone share

Passes and runs that start within 20 yards of the end zone: the closest chances to score.

Player	Position	Red-zone share	Games	Red-zone chances	Goal-line runs	End-zone targets
Jonah Coleman	RB	31%	4	13	6	0
J.K. Dobbins	RB	20%	9	15	8	0
RJ Harvey	RB	14%	6	5	1	0
Bo Nix	QB	12%	9	9	4	0
Courtland Sutton	WR	12%	9	9	0	6
Nate Adkins	TE	10%	3	4	0	2
Jaylen Waddle	WR	7%	9	5	0	2
Adam Trautman	TE	6%	5	2	0	1
Evan Engram	TE	5%	9	4	0	2
Marvin Mims Jr.	WR	5%	6	2	0	0
Tyler Badie	RB	5%	5	2	0	0
Pat Bryant	WR	4%	5	2	0	2
Troy Franklin	WR	4%	8	3	0	1

Quarterback

Whoever played most recently is listed first.

Player	Last game	Games	Dropbacks	EPA per dropback	CPOE (accuracy)	Carries	Expected points per game Est.
Bo Nix	Week 9	9	298	+0.01	−1.1	37	15.5

Target share by week

Out of every 10 passes each week, how many went to each player. A dash means no passes, runs or pass plays for him that week (a bye week, or he didn't play or get a chance).

Player	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Season
Jaylen Waddle WR	11%	34%	23%	16%	23%	29%	28%	21%	3%	20%
Courtland Sutton WR	19%	14%	23%	16%	14%	13%	20%	14%	26%	18%
RJ Harvey RB	15%	—	23%	26%	5%	17%	8%	—	—	17%
Jonah Coleman RB	—	10%	—	—	—	—	8%	17%	12%	12%
Evan Engram TE	19%	3%	6%	13%	18%	8%	12%	10%	15%	12%
Pat Bryant WR	22%	3%	6%	8%	—	—	—	—	15%	11%
Marvin Mims Jr. WR	—	—	—	8%	9%	17%	8%	10%	6%	9%
Nate Adkins TE	—	10%	6%	—	—	—	—	7%	—	8%

Broncos talking points

Jonah Coleman

RBDENRole up

Jonah Coleman's share of DEN carries rose to 63% in week 9 (17 carries), from 39% in weeks 2-8.

Carry share, week 9: 63%
Carries, week 9: 17
Carry share, weeks 2 and 7–8: 39%

Observed: Weeks 2 and 7–9 · 4 games

Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

Jonah Coleman

RBDENRookie role

Rookie Jonah Coleman has 45% of DEN's carries through 4 games.

Target share: 12%
Carry share: 45%
Targets: 14
Carries: 47

Observed: Weeks 2 and 7–9 · 4 games

Courtland Sutton

WRDENTouchdowns below usage

Courtland Sutton has scored 2 touchdowns on modeled targets and carries that usually produce 3.5, per FFO's expected-points model.

Touchdowns: 2
Expected touchdownsEst.: 3.5
Expected PPR per gameEst.: 9.5
PPR vs expected, per gameEst.: −2.5

Observed: Weeks 1–9 · 9 games

Model estimate, not a forecast: v1 predicts about as well as raw points.

Courtland Sutton

WRDENRole up

Courtland Sutton's target share rose to 26% in week 9 (9 targets), from 16% in weeks 1-8.

Target share, week 9: 26%
Targets, week 9: 9
Target share, weeks 1–8: 16%
Targets, weeks 1–8: 37

Observed: Weeks 1–9 · 9 games

Share of team targets/carries in games he played. Snap counts aren't in FFO's licensed data, so a low earlier share can mean limited playing time.

What the Broncos defense allows

Per game, what opposing quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends have done against the Broncos in weeks 1–9. Ranks compare every defense.

QBvs Quarterbacks
16.9
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 13th fewest of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 38.2pass attempts
- 249.9passing yards
- 4.3carries
- 1.3red-zone chances
Every defense vs quarterbacks →
RBvs Running backs
24.1
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 11th most of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 22.3carries
- 6.9targets
- 5.1catches
- 4.0red-zone chances
Every defense vs running backs →
WRvs Wide receivers
27.6
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 6th fewest of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 18.6targets
- 10.7catches
- 216.8air yards
- 2.1red-zone chances
Every defense vs wide receivers →
TEvs Tight ends
19.2
fantasy points a game (PPR)
The 2nd most of the 32 defenses
Per game
- 9.8targets
- 7.2catches
- 66.2air yards
- 1.7red-zone chances
Every defense vs tight ends →

Game by game

Fantasy points (PPR) that opposing players scored against the Broncos in each game.

Fantasy points allowed by the Denver Broncos defense, by week and position
Week	Opponent	Quarterbacks	Running backs	Wide receivers	Tight ends
1	KC	21.7	42.9	14.7	13.5
2	JAX	6.2	17.8	27.6	5.4
3	LA	20.9	25.3	40.0	26.0
4	SF	19.6	22.1	30.8	17.0
5	LAC	10.2	23.4	10.4	12.4
6	SEA	11.0	16.1	49.5	4.6
7	ARI	16.5	17.2	19.0	31.8
8	KC	25.4	37.7	28.0	22.8
9	CAR	20.3	14.3	28.2	39.4

All teams Defense matchups Target share leaders Carry share leaders