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Denver Broncos: Top Safeties In The AFC West Heading Into 2018

By Cody Roark

Denver Broncos strong safety Justin Simmons (31) returns an interception for a touchdown in the third quarter against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Jim Rassol/Sun Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images)
Denver Broncos strong safety Justin Simmons (31) returns an interception for a touchdown in the third quarter against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Jim Rassol/Sun Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images) /
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Denver Broncos strong safety Justin Simmons (31) returns an interception for a touchdown in the third quarter against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Jim Rassol/Sun Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images)
Denver Broncos strong safety Justin Simmons (31) returns an interception for a touchdown in the third quarter against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Jim Rassol/Sun Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images) /

The AFC West is home to many talented players at a multitude of positions. Here we look at the top safeties for the Denver Broncos and their rivals…

The AFC West is home to many talented players across the spectrum of offense, defense, and special teams. The Denver Broncos employ the ‘No Fly Zone’, one of the best secondaries in the NFL.

The defensive back position consists of cornerbacks and safeties which happen to be some of the toughest positions to play in the game of football.

In this piece, we will be analyzing the best safeties in the AFC West heading into 2018. The classifications of these rankings are based on last season’s performances at the position.

We will also analyze some wild-card players at the position.

Full disclosure: all rankings are predicated off of last season. For example, Eric Berry when healthy is the best safety in the AFC West. His ranking dropped due to injury, but he is still important heading into 2018…

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