starters in the 28/29 range:
- Matt Paradis
- Derek Wolfe
- Von MIller
- Chris Harris
- Brandon Marshall
Offensively, the Broncos core skill players to close out the season were all rookies: Sutton, Hamilton, Patrick, Lindsey, Freeman. Add in Booker (26) Janovich (25) and your pick of TE's age 26 and under and offensively, the core is very young.
Defensively, I'd define the core as Miller and CHJ. Maybe Wolfe, Roby and Marshall....so I guess these guys fit that category. But there have been some guys in their early to mid 20's playing a lot: Chubb (22), Simmons (25), Parks(24), Jewell (24).
This really isn't a very old team. Peko is the only guy on the roster (excluding Pacman Jones, who didn't finish the season) over 31.
Per
this article, average age of HC vacancy teams at the start of 2018:
- CIN - 25.2
- CLE - 25.3
- GB - 25.7
- DEN - 26
- NYJ - 26
- TB - 26.1
- MIA - 26.5
- ARZ - 26.5
so GB, CIN, and CLE are younger than Denver but that's it. It's also worth noting that Denver got rid of 2 of their 3 oldest players since that was compliled in Demaryius Thomas and Pacman Jones, so take that for what it's worth.