The five most important players to another Denver Broncos championship

4. Matt Paradis

Who’s the highest graded Denver Bronco according to Pro Football Focus? Von Miller? Chris Harris? C.J. Anderson?

Nope. Nope. And Nope.

The highest graded Denver Bronco according to Pro Football Focus’ grading system is center Matt Paradis (90.7), who leads all centers by over six points. In fact, Paradis is the fifth highest graded player in the entire NFL, only trailing Carson Wentz (90.8), Stefon Diggs (91.2), Josh Norman (91.6) and Aaron Donald (94.8).

That’s pretty darn good.

While everyone loves to point to the tackles as the most important position on an offensive line, Paradis is this unit’s leader, and there’s a reason why they look so improved this season; he’s gone from good to great.

While the Broncos will need the whole group to continue to play at a high level, Paradis is the key. Behind him, the Broncos can build a running game, and behind a running game, they can build a passing game. That’s their recipe to success.