Last season, the Denver Broncos finished third in the AFC West behind the Kansas City Chiefs at No. 1 and the Los Angeles Chargers at No. 2. The Las Vegas Raiders brought up the rear in fourth place.
The top-3 AFC West teams made the playoffs last year, and all indications point to it being the toughest division in the NFL in 2025. With free agency and the NFL draft in the books, we can begin to take further stock of the AFC West.
Which teams did the most to rise in 2025? According to Pro Football Focus’ Dalton Wasserman, the Chiefs still rank No. 1 in the AFC West, but the Broncos have leap-frogged the Chargers for the No. 2 spot in the division.
Of course, this is all on paper. At this stage of the offseason, we can only project how each team’s additions will impact the big picture when the regular season rolls around this coming fall.
But there’s no question the Broncos improved an already deep and talented roster, filling multiple roster holes since the new year began. The Broncos added two key defensive pieces in free agency, in safety Talanoa Hufanga and linebacker Dre Greenlaw.
Greenlaw recently suffered a quad injury, but it isn’t expected to affect his regular-season availability. Time will tell on that front, as Greenlaw does have a considerable injury jacket, but the Broncos still have Alex Singleton, Drew Sanders, and Levelle Bailey, and re-signed Justin Strnad back in March.
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