One of the better position groups on the entire Denver Broncos’ team is at the safety spot. That’s nothing new for the Broncos, who have benefitted from some great safety play over the years from the likes of Dennis Smith, Steve Atwater, John Lynch, Brian Dawkins and T.J. Ward.

But that group will be threatened in 2020 as two of the team’s safeties will hit the free agent market unless re-signed by the team before then. Whether or not the Broncos are able to keep the entire group together remains to be seen.

Before any more talk of that, let’s look back at how these players fared in 2019.

Justin Simmons

Stats

Tackles: 93

Interceptions: 4

Pass deflections: 15

Quickly emerging as one of the best safeties in all of the NFL, Simmons is a player the Broncos simply must find a way to keep in Denver.

Simmons broke through in 2019 and played as well as any safety in the league. He was tied for second on the team in tackles and led the Broncos with four interceptions, one of which was an incredible snag against Patrick Mahomes.

Simmons will be a free agent this offseason and could be a candidate to receive the franchise tag.

Simmons is well on his way to being the team’s next great safety, much like the guys mentioned above.

Grade: A