1. Terrell Davis
Years with Broncos: 1995-01 (7 seasons)
Career Stats: 7,607 rushing yards; 169 receptions; 1,280 receiving yards; 65 total touchdowns
Career Accolades: 3-time Pro Bowler; 3-time First-Team All-Pro; 2-time AP Offensive Player of the Year; 1-time NFL MVP; 1-time Super Bowl MVP
While making this compilation of greats, the only player who was named across the board by football freaks and newbies alike is Davis. Next to John Elway, Davis’ name is the most well-known Bronco of all time — and for good reason.
In Davis’ 1995 rookie season, he rushed for 1,117 yards and only managed to improve in his next three seasons. In 1998, he reached the pinnacle of his career, with 2,008 yards and 21 touchdowns.
You will also remember 1997 as the year of Super Bowl XXXII, where Davis earned himself MVP honors, playing through a migraine to 157 yards and three scores. Migraines impair your vision and reduce most people to moaning lumps of agony in a dark room.
In Super Bowl XXXIII, Davis was responsible for 152 all-purpose yards and an integral role in a consecutive Lombardi trophy displayed in Denver.
Davis’ 1,140 rushing yards for an average and 142.5 yards per game in his playoff career is a team-record and he is known for performing highest while under the pressure cooker.
“I took pride in being at my best when the moment was big,” he said. “That’s one thing that I can live with. I don’t know how to compare stuff to players and whether I was the best in the game when I played. I just knew that for whatever my team needed me to do or whatever the coaches asked me to do, I think I delivered.”
His absence in Canton remains a mystery.
