2008 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Mike Shanahan (8-8)
Location: Denver, Colorado
2008 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Mike Shanahan (8-8)
Location: Denver, Colorado
2008 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 2008 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.
Denver scored 370 points, while the leaky defense conceded 448. Jay Cutler led the charge, passing for 4,526 yards. Brandon Marshall paced the receiving corps, hauling in 104 passes for 1,265 yards. Eddie Royal was targeted regularly, too.
Peyton Hillis ran for a team-best 343 yards for the Broncos, while Selvin Young and Michael Pittman also contributed to the rushing attack.
Dre' Bly seized 2 opponent throws. Ebenezer Ekuban and Elvis Dumervil each topped the defensive unit with 5 sacks.
Mike Shanahan coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Hamza Abdullah | DB | August 20, 1983 | 6'2" | 213 | Washington St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 97 | Boss Bailey | LLB | October 14, 1979 | 6'3" | 233 | Georgia | Folkston, GA USA | 6 | 6 |
| 24 | Champ Bailey | LCB | June 22, 1978 | 6'0" | 192 | Georgia | Folkston, GA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 36 | Josh Barrett | DB | November 22, 1984 | 6'2" | 226 | Arizona St. | Reno, NV USA | 6 | 3 |
| 34 | Josh Bell | LCB | January 8, 1985 | 5'11" | 177 | Baylor | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 5 |
| 21 | Tatum Bell | RB | March 2, 1981 | 5'11" | 190 | Oklahoma St. | Dallas, TX USA | 7 | 3 |
| 32 | Dre' Bly | RCB | May 22, 1977 | 5'9" | 185 | North Carolina | Chesapeake, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Cory Boyd | RB | August 6, 1985 | 6'1" | 212 | South Carolina | Orange, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Ryan Clady | LT | September 6, 1986 | 6'6" | 316 | Boise St. | Long Beach, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 93 | Nic Clemons | DE | February 3, 1980 | 6'6" | 298 | Georgia | Griffin, GA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 85 | Keary Colbert | WR | May 21, 1982 | 6'1" | 200 | USC | Oxnard, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 96 | Tim Crowder | DE | June 30, 1985 | 6'4" | 272 | Texas | Tyler, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Jay Cutler | QB | April 29, 1983 | 6'3" | 225 | Vanderbilt | Santa Claus, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Elvis Dumervil | RDE | January 19, 1984 | 6'0" | 255 | Louisville | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 91 | Ebenezer Ekuban | LDE | May 29, 1976 | 6'3" | 265 | North Carolina | , Ghana | 15 | 10 |
| 60 | John Engelberger | LDE | October 18, 1976 | 6'4" | 268 | Virginia Tech | Heidelberg, Germany | 15 | 6 |
| 39 | Vernon Fox | DB | October 9, 1979 | 5'9" | 200 | Fresno St. | Las Vegas, NV USA | 10 | 3 |
| 89 | Daniel Graham | TE | November 16, 1978 | 6'3" | 257 | Colorado | Torrance, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Louis Green | LB | September 23, 1979 | 6'3" | 228 | Alcorn St. | Vicksburg, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 57 | Mario Haggan | LB | March 3, 1980 | 6'3" | 248 | Mississippi St. | Clarksdale, MS USA | 8 | 0 |
| 23 | Andre Hall | RB | August 20, 1982 | 5'9" | 205 | South Florida | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 50 | Ben Hamilton | LG | August 18, 1977 | 6'4" | 283 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Ryan Harris | RT | March 11, 1985 | 6'5" | 299 | Notre Dame | Minneapolis, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Peyton Hillis | RB | January 21, 1986 | 6'1" | 240 | Arkansas | Conway, AR USA | 12 | 6 |
| 16 | Chad Jackson | WR | March 6, 1985 | 6'1" | 205 | Florida | Birmingham, AL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 82 | Darrell Jackson | WR | December 6, 1978 | 6'0" | 201 | Florida | Dayton, OH USA | 12 | 2 |
| 81 | Nate Jackson | WR | June 4, 1979 | 6'3" | 223 | Menlo | San Jose, CA USA | 10 | 3 |
| 43 | Herana-Daze Jones | DB | April 15, 1982 | 5'11" | 205 | Indiana | Louisville, KY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Brett Kern | P | February 17, 1986 | 6'3" | 201 | Toledo | Grand Island, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 53 | Niko Koutouvides | LB | March 25, 1981 | 6'2" | 238 | Purdue | Plainville, CT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Chris Kuper | RG | December 19, 1982 | 6'4" | 302 | North Dakota | Anchorage, AK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 46 | Spencer Larsen | LB | March 4, 1984 | 6'2" | 235 | Arizona | Mesa, AZ USA | 14 | 3 |
| 83 | Mike Leach | TE | October 18, 1976 | 6'2" | 245 | Boston Univ. | Jefferson Township, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | Kory Lichtensteiger | C | March 22, 1985 | 6'3" | 296 | Bowling Green | Van Wert, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Calvin Lowry | DB | February 13, 1983 | 5'11" | 199 | Penn St. | Fort Hood, TX USA | 11 | 3 |
| 33 | Marquand Manuel | SS | July 11, 1979 | 6'0" | 209 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 15 | Brandon Marshall | WR | March 23, 1984 | 6'4" | 229 | Central Florida | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 17 | Glenn Martinez | WR | November 30, 1981 | 6'1" | 183 | Saginaw Valley St. | Auburndale, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Marlon McCree | FS | March 17, 1977 | 5'11" | 202 | Kentucky | Orlando, FL USA | 8 | 7 |
| 94 | Jarvis Moss | DE | August 3, 1984 | 6'7" | 250 | Florida | Denton, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 85 | Chad Mustard | TE | October 8, 1977 | 6'6" | 288 | North Dakota | Central City, NE USA | 8 | 0 |
| 41 | Karl Paymah | DB | November 29, 1982 | 6'0" | 204 | Washington St. | Boston, MA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 90 | Kenny Peterson | DT | November 21, 1978 | 6'3" | 295 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 16 | 1 |
| 28 | Michael Pittman | RB | August 14, 1975 | 6'0" | 218 | Fresno St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 8 | 3 |
| 76 | Tyler Polumbus | G | April 10, 1985 | 6'7" | 302 | Colorado | Denver, CO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | P.J. Pope | RB | February 26, 1984 | 5'9" | 212 | Bowling Green | Fairfield, OH USA | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Matt Prater | K | August 10, 1984 | 5'10" | 180 | Central Florida | Mayfield Heights, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Jeb Putzier | TE | January 20, 1979 | 6'4" | 256 | Boise St. | Eagle, ID USA | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Patrick Ramsey | QB | February 14, 1979 | 6'2" | 225 | Tulane | Ruston, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Dewayne Robertson | LDT | October 16, 1981 | 6'1" | 317 | Kentucky | Memphis, TN USA | 15 | 15 |
| 43 | Roderick Rogers | S | September 7, 1984 | 6'2" | 187 | Wisconsin | Stone Mountain, GA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | Eddie Royal | KR | May 21, 1986 | 5'10" | 182 | Virginia Tech | Alexandria, VA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 10 | Cliff Russell | WR | February 8, 1979 | 5'11" | 193 | Utah | Fayetteville, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 88 | Tony Scheffler | TE | February 15, 1983 | 6'5" | 255 | West. Michigan | Morenci, MI USA | 13 | 7 |
| 95 | Josh Shaw | DT | September 17, 1979 | 6'2" | 290 | Michigan St. | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Brandon Stokley | WR | June 23, 1976 | 5'11" | 197 | La-Lafayette | Blacksburg, VA USA | 15 | 2 |
| 79 | Marcus Thomas | RDT | September 23, 1985 | 6'3" | 314 | Florida | Yokosuka, Japan | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Ryan Torain | RB | August 10, 1986 | 6'0" | 213 | Arizona St. | Topeka, KS USA | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | Nate Webster | MLB | November 29, 1977 | 6'0" | 230 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 62 | Casey Wiegmann | C | July 20, 1973 | 6'2" | 285 | Iowa | Parkerburg, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | D.J. Williams | RLB | July 20, 1982 | 6'2" | 247 | Miami (FL) | Pittsburg, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 26 | Jack Williams | DB | March 27, 1985 | 5'8" | 181 | Kent St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 51 | Jamie Winborn | LLB | May 14, 1979 | 5'11" | 242 | Vanderbilt | Wetumpka, AL USA | 16 | 11 |
| 59 | Wesley Woodyard | RLB | July 21, 1986 | 6'1" | 219 | Kentucky | LaGrange, CA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 35 | Selvin Young | RB | October 1, 1983 | 5'11" | 215 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 8 | 5 |
