Ben Powers

Denver Broncos

Pos LG

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

85.8 MODEL

2021

80.2

2022

90.7

2023

80.8

2024

87.7

2025

79.0

2026

85.8

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Tier 1 (#2) peak in 2022 to tier 5-6 across the Broncos years is the textbook pattern of a guard who cashed in on a one-year breakout. The Oklahoma technical foundation plus the $52M contract carry the runway, but the post-Baltimore STTM range (tier 5-7) suggests the 2022 finish was system-driven. The 2026 question is whether Powers holds tier 5 or better as Bo Nix's protection priority compresses, or whether the rank drifts back toward tier 7.

Powers came out of Oklahoma as the Baltimore Ravens' 4th-round pick (123rd overall) in 2019 and started for four seasons in Baltimore including a tier 1 (#2) breakout in 2022. He signed a four-year, $52M deal with the Denver Broncos in 2023 free agency. His STTM career runs tier 8 (#64) in 2021, tier 1 (#2) peak in 2022, tier 7 (#52) in 2023, tier 5 (#34) in 2024, and tier 6 (#41) in 2025.

Strengths

2022 tier 1 (#2) peak as a 4th-round pick confirms a top-3 ceiling exists in the right scheme fit, even if hard to replicate.
Seven years of NFL starter reps across two systems gives him real veteran value the Broncos captured with the $52M contract.

Concerns

Three straight Broncos seasons in the tier 5-7 band after the 2022 tier 1 peak confirms the elite ceiling was Baltimore scheme-driven.
$52M contract creates a value gap relative to current STTM tier 6 (#41) production that puts cap pressure on Denver.

What to watch: Whether Powers returns to tier 4 or better in 2026 with Bo Nix's continued development, or whether the rank drifts back toward the tier 7 post-Baltimore floor.