Jason Elam, kicker: 15 seasons (1993-2007)
It’s not often that a kicker is drafted as high as the third round, but that is exactly what happened when the Broncos selected Jason Elam out of Hawaii in 1993. That pick paid off.
Elam would go on to become the greatest kicker in team history and was part of the team that won back-to-back Super Bowls. He was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and in 1998, he kicked a 63-yard field goal to tie the longest field goal made in NFL history, a record that, to that point, had stood for nearly 30 years.
His career did span two more seasons after he left Denver as he kicked for the Atlanta Falcons for two seasons. He is the only player on this list that played for a team other than the Broncos.
Elam is the team’s all-time leading scorer and he has more than twice as many career points as the player who sits No. 2 on that list, Brandon McManus. He also played in more games (236) than any player in team history.
Tom Nalen, center: 15 seasons (1994-2008)
Tom Nalen was selected with a seventh-round pick in 1994 and there were no high expectations for him as a result. He turned into the greatest center in team history.
Nalen was a five-time Pro Bowl choice and he played in 194 games with the team, the only offensive lineman with more games logged than Paul Howard.
Nalen, like every other player on this list, was elected to the team’s Ring of Fame.