Elvis Dumervil
Doom had an alright season. He battled injuries in the beginning, but he finally came up to speed during the middle of the year. His sack numbers would be higher if it was not for Von Miller. He did finish with 11.5. He is still a top pass rusher, but his run defense leaves a lot to be desired.
Grade: B
Justin Bannan
Bannan had a couple of good moments during the season, but for no reason should he be the starting defensive tackle on an NFL team. He has a hard time creating any type of push to stop the run or the pass.
Grade: C
Kevin Vickerson
Big Vick is a decent rotation player, but he was the best defensive tackle on this team. He played well against the run, but as the story goes for these Broncos defensive tackles he created little to no pass rush. He could be a decent #2 option at DT, but when he is your best option you will run into some problems.
Grade: C+
Derrick Wolfe
I was hoping Wolfe would step in a be a starter and he did, but I was expecting him to be a defensive tackle not an end. He played the run well, but when he was moved inside on passing downs he struggled. He had 5 sacks on the year, but a lot of those were coverage sacks or the QB simply ran into him. He needs to improve to become a starter at DT and Ayers proved he was hungry to play end this year.
Grade: B-
Von Miller
What can you say about this dude? He is simply amazing. He had 18 sacks on the season and just dominated his opponents. What really impressed me was how much is rush defense improved. He was all over the place making tackles and he even did well in coverage (1 int). He will only get better and better over the years and that is very scary for any team in the league
Grade: A
Keith Brooking
Brooking was a nice veteran fill in. He was the Peyton Manning of the defense, calling the shots and lining up players correctly. However, he was just so old that he could not keep up with most players and was a liability once the play started.
Grade: C+
Wesley Woodyard
Woodyard had a great year and was not even considered for the Pro Bowl. He finished with 117 total tackles, 5.5 sacks 3 interceptions 1 forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He solidified himself as the starting WLB on this team.
Grade: A
Chris Harris
Harris was great this year, he had 3 interceptions, 2 of which he returned for TD's, and 12 pass defensed. Harris is always around the ball and it seemed that QB's feared to throw to him. He shut down Anquan Boldin twice and held his own opposite of Champ where most corners fail.
Grade: A-
Mike Adams
Adams was ok. He was a liability in pass coverage, but he was a decent run stopper. I have been used to Brian Dawkins the past couple of years so maybe I was expecting more from Adams than I should have. I think the Broncos may take a safety to push him or they might think Carter is a good option once he recovers from his injuries.
Grade: C+
Rahim Moore
The play against the Ravens aside, Moore made great strides from his rookie season. For one he actually tackled players. He needs to work on his coverage more, but he is a natural ball hawk so once he gets a feel for the speed of the game he will be up there in the top safety talk.
Grade: B
Champ Bailey
Although he was abused by Torrey Smith in the playoffs, he is still one of the best corners in the league. He has not lost that much of a step and can still lock down a lot of receivers in this league.
Grade: B+
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