Four Denver Broncos players have been named to the Pro Football Writers of America’s (PFWA) All-NFL and All-AFC teams, the organization announced. This is the highest number of selections for any team in the league, with no other NFL team having more than two players chosen for the All-NFL team.
The Broncos’ honorees include guard Quinn Meinerz, tackle Garett Bolles, outside linebacker Nik Bonitto, and special teamer Devon Key. Additionally, cornerback Pat Surtain II was selected to the All-AFC team. The team’s five total All-AFC selections were also the most in their conference.
This marks the second consecutive season that four Broncos have received PFWA All-NFL honors. Bonitto and Meinerz are among seven players across the league to be recognized as All-NFL in back-to-back seasons. Bolles and Key each earned their first selection to the PFWA’s top list.
For Denver, this is also notable as it is their first time since 2012 that multiple offensive players made the PFWA All-Pro team. That year, Peyton Manning and Ryan Clady both received recognition.
Bonitto’s achievement follows a postseason performance where he recorded two forced fumbles and a sack during a Divisional Round victory. He is now the first Broncos pass rusher since Von Miller (2014-18) to earn consecutive PFWA All-NFL honors.
Meinerz adds this award to his recent first-team AP All-Pro and Pro Bowl recognitions. He becomes the first Denver offensive lineman since Clady to receive multiple PFWA All-NFL nods.
Bolles is noted as Denver’s first tackle since Clady in 2012 to make an appearance on a PFWA All-NFL roster. Together with Meinerz, they are also the franchise’s first pair of offensive linemen named to a PFWA All-NFL team in one season.
Key became Denver’s inaugural player selected at special teams for an All-NFL slot—a position included by PFWA starting in 1992—after making significant contributions including recovering a crucial fumble against Buffalo and tallying three special teams tackles.
Surtain was named second-team AP All-Pro this season and has now been picked for an All-AFC spot for four straight years; he previously earned an All-NFL selection in both 2022 and 2024.
