3. Ken Lanier
Years with Broncos: 1981-92, 1994 (13 seasons)
Accolades: 3 Super Bowl appearances
Ken Lanier … Matt Lepsis before Matt Lepsis.
Like Lepsis, Lanier, who played 13 seasons in Denver, never earned a Pro Bowl trip or an All Pro nod, but he was a staple of the Broncos franchise.
Now, you could make the argument that the Broncos haven’t had many great tackles in their history (only two have ever been named to an All-Pro team). You could also make the argument that the Broncos have had several of the most underrated tackles in their history.
Lanier never earned national attention, but he was a very, very good right tackle for the Denver Broncos, and he helped lead them to three Super Bowl appearances.
