With the NFL draft quickly approaching, it’s always fun to look back on previous drafts to relive both the great picks and the terrible ones. Here, we’re going to jump into the way-back machine and either remind fans or let them know for the first time about some legendary players that were drafted by the Broncos but made their names elsewhere.

Every player on this list is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

It’s ironic considering that the best player in Broncos history, John Elway, was a player the team did not draft but rather obtained via trade. Here is a list of names you’re most likely familiar with that were drafted by the Broncos.

All of these picks came during the time when the Broncos were a member of the American Football League. Players chosen in both the AFL and NFL draft had the choice of which league to go to. Many of them chose the NFL.

1. Merlin Olsen, 1962

With the second overall pick of the 1962 AFL draft, the Broncos chose Olsen. Unfortunately, he never played for the team as he was also chosen by the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL draft.

Olsen was one of the best overall defensive players that ever stepped on a football field and that is no exaggeration. He was a key cog on the Rams’ “Fearsome Foursome,” one of the best front fours in league history.

He was also selected to the Pro Bowl 14 times, a feat a handful of players have matched, but no player in history has ever surpassed.

The NFL Rookie of the Year in 1962, Olsen was part of the league’s All-Decade Team for the 1960s and 1970s. Had he played for the Broncos and had the kind of career he did with the Rams, to this day he would still be one of the top five players in team history.