The 1981 roster for the Broncos included Craig Morton at quarterback, Rick Parros at running back, Steve Watson at wide receiver, Riley Odoms at tight end and Tom Glassic at offensive lineman.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 |  | G. Boyd | DL | 6'6" | 274 | 9/15/1952 | 29 | San Diego State |
| 2 | 64 | | B. Bryan | OL | 6'2" | 251 | 6/21/1955 | 26 | Duke |
| 3 | 58 | | S. Busick | LB | 6'4" | 227 | 12/10/1958 | 23 | Southern California |
| 4 | 35 | | L. Canada | RB | 6'2" | 233 | 12/16/1954 | 27 | Wisconsin |
| 5 | 68 | | R. Carter | DL | 6'0" | 256 | 12/12/1952 | 29 | Miami (FL) |
| 6 | 79 | | B. Chavous | DL | 6'3" | 252 | 3/22/1951 | 30 | South Carolina State |
| 7 | 73 | | K. Clark | OL | 6'3" | 260 | 1/30/1956 | 25 | Nebraska |
| 8 | 17 | | S. DeBerg | QB | 6'3" | 230 | 1/19/1954 | 27 | San Jose State |
| 9 | 85 | | R. Egloff | TE | 6'5" | 230 | 10/3/1955 | 26 | Wisconsin |
| 10 | 56 | | L. Evans | LB | 6'2" | 216 | 7/11/1953 | 28 | Mississippi College |
| 11 | 43 | | S. Foley | DB | 6'2" | 189 | 11/11/1953 | 28 | Tulane |
| 12 | 62 | | T. Glassic | OL | 6'3" | 254 | 4/17/1954 | 27 | Virginia |
| 13 | 53 | | R. Gradishar | LB | 6'3" | 233 | 3/3/1952 | 29 | Ohio State |
| 14 | 31 | | M. Harden | DB | 6'1" | 192 | 2/16/1958 | 23 | Michigan |
| 15 | 60 | | P. Howard | OL | 6'3" | 260 | 9/12/1950 | 31 | Brigham Young |
| 16 | 65 | | G. Hyde | OL | 6'3" | 253 | 3/14/1951 | 30 | Pittsburgh |
| 17 | 57 | | T. Jackson | LB | 5'11" | 220 | 4/4/1951 | 30 | Louisville |
| 18 | 75 | | R. Jones | DL | 6'6" | 260 | 3/25/1958 | 23 | Utah State |
| 19 | 22 | | A. Kyle | DB | 5'11" | 185 | 4/6/1954 | 27 | Wyoming |
| 20 | 76 | | K. Lanier | OL | 6'3" | 290 | 7/8/1959 | 22 | Florida State |
| 21 | 72 | | D. Latimer | DL | 6'3" | 259 | 3/1/1955 | 26 | Miami (FL) |
| 22 | 41 | | R. Lytle | RB | 6'1" | 198 | 11/12/1954 | 27 | Michigan |
| 23 | 83 | | W. Manning | WR | 5'11" | 190 | 7/25/1955 | 26 | Ohio State |
| 24 | 66 | | B. Manor | DL | 6'4" | 247 | 8/10/1952 | 29 | Arkansas |
| 25 | 59 | | M. Merrill | LB | 6'4" | 237 | 5/5/1955 | 26 | Minnesota |
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21.3
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RUSH YDS/G
129.0
8th
PASS YDS/G
178.3
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