Welcome to the Mile High City, Daiyan Henley!
Henley was the Denver Broncos' lone trade on deadline day on Tuesday afternoon, arriving from the 0-8 Los Angeles Chargers. Denver acquired Henley in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round draft pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick. Henley is a young, talented out of Nevada and Washington State, who has made his name as a sure tackler and coverage linebacker.
A third-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft, Henley has played in 56 games with the Chargers, with 41 career starts. Henley has 15 career pass deflections, four career interceptions, including one last week against the Houston Texans, and the past two seasons at over 100 total tackles (103 in 2025, and 147 in 2024).
Henley provides a quality backup for both
Alex Singleton and Justin Strnad in the Broncos' defense, and he'll undoubtedly rotate in right away. With some difficult pass-catchers coming up in a few weeks, including Las Vegas Raiders star Brock Bowers and Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid, Henley may be able to stem the tide of 100-yard tight end performances.
Henley has provided some exciting moments as a Charger, and hopefully a few moments that will help solidify his spot in the secondary. Check out some of his career highlights below.
The #Broncos acquiring LB Daiyan Henley is HUGE.
— Andy (@AndyyNFL) November 10, 2026
Adds a ton of sideline-to-sideline range to the Broncos who've needed a linebacker in that mold for a long time. pic.twitter.com/QIhs5U25XC
Daiyan Henley turning from blitzer to coverage defender in an instant and preventing a broncos TD. Insanely athletic play. pic.twitter.com/f8LuxtKzwh
— Steven Haglund (@StevenIHaglund) October 13, 2026
NFL analyst Brian Baldinger also did a short breakdown of Henley's body of work in 2024, when he had a career-high 147 tackles. You can heck out his breakdown below.
Henley has a week to get acclimated as the Broncos have a bye in Week 10 before preparing to host new Raiders starting quarterback Fernando Mendoza in Week 11.
Welcome to Denver, Henley!
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