Ja'Quan McMillian
Denver BroncosUNDERPAIDModel Score
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 →
Season Stats · 17 games
Draft & College
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Comps
STM Take
Tier 8 (#65) in 2024 to tier 4 (#27) breakout in 2025 is a 38-spot one-year jump for a 2022 UDFA. The East Carolina AAC UDFA origin plus the Vance Joseph defensive scheme appears to be the catalyst. The 2026 question is whether McMillian holds tier 4 or better across a full second starter season or whether the 2025 finish was a one-year context spike.
McMillian came out of East Carolina as a 2022 undrafted free agent signed by the Denver Broncos. He has spent four years anchoring the Broncos' nickel CB role under defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. His STTM career runs tier 6 (#45) in 2023, tier 8 (#65) in 2024, and tier 4 (#27) breakout in 2025.
Strengths
- Tier 4 (#27) breakout in year four as a 2022 UDFA puts him in the rare outlier-positive class for Day 3 CB late-bloomer prospects.
- East Carolina AAC UDFA origin plus four years of Broncos system experience plus the Vance Joseph defensive scheme gives him real developmental foundation.
Concerns
- Single tier 4 finish in an otherwise tier 6-8 STTM history puts the 2025 production on a small sample with downside risk.
- Denver's broader defensive identity around Vance Joseph's continued tenure puts continued McMillian ceiling partly scheme-dependent.
What to watch: Whether McMillian holds tier 4 or better across the full 2026 Broncos season, the threshold for confirming the 2025 breakout was structural.