The NFL draft is quickly approaching and the Denver Broncos will be selecting players for the 59th consecutive year.

Here, I am going to look back at the previous 58 draft classes and come up with a top 10 best. John Elway will be selecting players as the team’s president for the eighth year in a row. How many times will one of his classes show up on the list?

Many draft classes feature one excellent pick, such as when the team got Shannon Sharpe in the seventh round in 1990 or when Terrell Davis was selected with pick No. 196 in 1995.

But for a class to make this list, it will need to have multiple players who made great contributions to the franchise.

10. 1980

The Broncos didn’t have a first-round choice in the 1980 draft, but they were able to get Rulon Jones in the second round. Jones was a force on the defensive line for years and still ranks sixth on the team’s all-time sacks list with 52.5.

Mike Harden and Keith Bishop were solid contributors for many years as well and helped the team reach multiple Super Bowls.