Denver broncos roster breakdown

Mike Boone. Ronald Darby. Nate Hairston. Damarea Crockett. Kendall Hinton. Tyrie Cleveland. Netane Muti. Justin Strnad. McTelvin Agim. Lloyd Cushenberry III. Sam Martin. Melvin Gordon III. Graham Glasgow. Jacob Bobenmoyer. Calvin Anderson. Diontae Spencer. Andrew Beck. Malik Reed. Brett Rypien. Dre'Mont Jones. Drew Lock. Dalton Risner. Noah Fant. Mike Purcell. Bryce Callahan. Kareem Jackson. DeShawn Williams. Courtland Sutton. Garett Bolles. Tim Patrick. Their down-the-road plan took more than a little hit when their gamble to try to keep Tavarres King , a fifth-round draft pick in the draft, on the practice squad failed.

The Broncos briefly promoted King to the roster to keep the Green Bay Packers from signing him off of their practice squad in October. The Broncos then tried to get King through waivers a little more than a week later when Von Miller was set to return from his suspension, but the Carolina Panthers claimed King. King was at least expected to be part of the plan at the position moving forward.

The Broncos just felt as if he had gotten a little too entitled as training camp drew to a close and a roster spot looked like a possibility, so they wanted him to work on the practice squad to settle him in a little more. They also kept 11 defensive backs at that time, as well as three quarterbacks, limiting their ability to keep another receiver out of camp.

So, they likely will have to dive in at the draft. A team that runs three wide quite a bit more than 70 percent of the time has just two receivers under contract who have started an NFL game. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Choose Blog Broncos roster breakdown: Wide receivers.

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The Broncos didn't see him as a potential starter when he signed and won't see him as one in free agency. The Broncos would certainly consider to have him back, but at their price. That's because, like many defenses in this pass-first era, the Broncos "base" defense isn't their base defense at all. They had just two games in the regular-season -- wins over Washington and Tennessee -- in which they were in their base defense for more snaps than they were in their specialty looks five, six or seven defensive backs.

And they had four games in the regular season in which they were in their base defense for 12 or fewer snaps in a game, three games in which they were in the base for 9 or fewer snaps in the game.

That means right now the premium is on movement and the ability to drop into coverage. Which makes a player like Trevathan, who can do that and play with a physical edge on the line of scrimmage as well, all the more valuable. Miller is coming back from an ACL surgery and most guys not named Adrian Peterson need more than a season to return to the level of play they could reach before the injury.

And with Woodyard and Lenon both free agents, the Broncos need a middle linebacker. It means the Broncos will need pass rush help at the position as well as a potential starter in the base defense. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Choose Blog Broncos roster breakdown: Linebackers. Broncos acquire LB Young in trade with Rams. Denver Broncos. Week 7 takeaways and big questions: Chiefs get blown out, Patriots score 54 and Cardinals remain undefeated.

Short-handed Broncos add depth in LB Weatherly.