Quinn Meinerz

Denver Broncos

Pos RG

Updated August 24, 2026

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Model Score

91.7 MODEL

2021

72.2

2022

76.4

2023

81.9

2024

93.0

2025

91.7

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

241st

Sacks Allowed

2571st

Pressures Allowed

585th

QB Hits Allowed

333rd

Penalties

98.031st

Pass Block Eff

Draft & College

Round 3, pick 98 · Denver Broncos · 2021

Wisconsin–Whitewater

Taken

#98

where he actually went

Consensus board

84th

average of the public big boards that spring

He went about where consensus had him.

Comps

Built like

measurables only

Keylan Rutledge87%Chukky Okobi83%Jason Brown83%

STM Take

Tier 1 (#8) peak in 2024 plus 1st-team All-Pro recognition to tier 7 (#55) in 2025 is a 47-spot regression that flags injury, scheme shift, or structural collapse needing explanation. The Wisconsin-Whitewater Division III pedigree plus the 2023 Pro Bowl plus the 2024 All-Pro proves an elite ceiling exists. The 2026 question is whether Meinerz returns to tier 2-3 territory or whether the 2025 finish is the structural new baseline.

Meinerz came out of Wisconsin-Whitewater (Division III) as the Denver Broncos' 3rd-round pick (98th overall) in 2021 after his 2021 Senior Bowl performance made him a Day 2 riser despite the small-school origin. He made the 2023 Pro Bowl and earned 2024 1st-team All-Pro honors. His STTM career runs tier 7 (#50) rookie season 2021, tier 7 (#50) in 2022, tier 3 (#23) breakout in 2023, tier 1 (#8) peak in 2024, then tier 7 (#55) collapse in 2025.

Strengths

2024 1st-team All-Pro plus 2023 Pro Bowl plus the 2024 tier 1 (#8) peak as a Division III prospect establishes one of the most outlier-positive trajectories at the guard position.
Wisconsin-Whitewater origin plus the 2021 Senior Bowl breakout gives him the rarest small-school path to All-Pro recognition in recent memory.

Concerns

47-spot regression from tier 1 (#8) in 2024 to tier 7 (#55) in 2025 for an All-Pro guard flags injury, scheme shift, or structural collapse needing root-cause analysis.
Denver's broader offensive line transition (multiple veteran additions, scheme adjustment around Bo Nix) compresses the structural support around Meinerz's All-Pro ceiling.

What to watch: Whether Meinerz returns to tier 3 or better in 2026, the threshold for confirming the 2024 All-Pro peak was structural rather than a one-year context spike.