"With this rookie award by Von Miller, the Broncos have final confirmation.

They didn't blow their No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft.

Miller was named the NFL's defensive rookie of the year Saturday, an honor the former Texas A&M star received during the league's awards ceremony at the Murat Theatre.

"First of all, the award is all for him," said John Elway, the Broncos' executive vice president of football operations. "He's the guy who went out and did it. Considering he didn't have an offseason for us, learning the defense — with the year he had, there's just so much more upside for him that he's just going to get better and better.""