Broncos’ have one of the best safety duos in the NFL… when healthy
NFL S production through 8 weeks Zakee Wheatley has been the best rookie safety so far this season.
Key points
- (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) There were a couple of tweets on safety play in the NFL dropped and despite a rough few weeks with missed tackles, the Denver Broncos have arguably the best or second best duo in the whole league in Talanoa Hufanga and Brandon Jones.
- Safety Separation Prevented & On Ball Grade pic.twitter.com/vWRtwW8j02 — Jrfortgang (@throwthedamball) November 11, 2026 The caveat to all of these stats, of course, is neither guy has been able to stay on the field.
- Police say the pedestrians were crossing Broadway with a walk signal when Ryan turned right, running over both… pic.twitter.com/iITgmNsXKR — uSTADIUM (@uSTADIUM) November 11, 2026 The Feed Post your own thoughts on MHR’s Feed.
So when it comes to those kinds of Havoc plays, both Broncos’ starting safeties are balling out in 2026.
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 7: Talanoa Hufanga (9) of the Denver Broncos celebrates a tackle with teamamtes Brandon Jones (22) and John Franklin-Myers (98) during the frist quarter against the Tennessee Titans at Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday, September 7, 2025.
Additional details
- Broncos daily recap 11 true Super Bowl contenders, and their biggest question Looking at Denver through an EPA lens, you see a team that is more “league average” than Super Bowl contender.
- Denver’s talented defense is actually a below-average unit against the pass (when examining EPA/dropback) and the offense is right in the middle of the pack.
- No quarterback in NFL history has done what Bo Nix is doing Another week – another fourth quarter comeback and game-winning drive for Bo Nix.
- The Broncos have restructured Talanoa Hufanga’s contract The move creates nearly $4 million in cap space for the 2026 season.
- pic.twitter.com/7yKZM4xZod — Gridiron Grading (@GridironGrading) November 7, 2026 Hufanga is off up there in the stratosphere, but Brandon Jones is also in there among the elite to in that upper left box area.
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