Thank the football gods for Jonas Griffith being well ahead of schedule on rehabbing the dislocated elbow he suffered on the second play of the first preseason game. Out: Malik Reed, Jonathan Kongbo INSIDE LINEBACKER (3): Josey Jewell, Jonas Griffith and Alex Singleton Given the injury histories of the two starters, it is probably a really good thing they have such great depth here. Rookie Nik Bonitto also flashed in the preseason. Baron Browning looks like a starter in his own right, so it’ll be interesting to see how Defensive Coordinator Ejeiro Evero works him into the rotation.
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With the caveat of staying healthy, given neither Bradley Chubb nor Randy Gregory has played a full season since 2018, this group looks dangerous. I’ll be raving about the safety position group's depth here in a minute, but that pales in comparison to what Denver has going on from their edge rushers. Out: Jonathan Harris, McTelvin Agim EDGE RUSHER (6): Bradley Chubb, Randy Gregory, Baron Browning, Nik Bonitto, Aaron Patrick and Jonathan Cooper I’m hoping it’ll be on the Broncos practice squad. I do think we’ll see him catch on somewhere. Agim was bullying people all game long, but of all the cuts this one likely points towards too little, too late. Jones, Eyioma Uwazurike, Matt Henningsen and Mike Purcellĭespite an impressive preseason finale for McTelvin Agim, we should take into account that many of the roster decisions are long since made once that final preseason game occurs. Out: Zack Johnson, Michael Niese, Quinn Bailey, Cameron Fleming, Sebastian GutierrezĭEFENSE (25) DEFENSIVE LINE (6): Dre’Mont Jones, DeShawn Williams, D.J. This could be the best offensive line Russell Wilson has had in years. The depth is solid and the starters all look like they will be quality starters. This group will likely change once Tom Compton is activated off the PUP list, but for now, the group as a whole is looking good on paper. Out: Dylan Parham OFFENSIVE LINE (9): Garett Bolles, Billy Turner, Dalton Risner, Quinn Meinerz, Lloyd Cushenberry, Calvin Anderson, Netane Muti, Graham Glasgow and Luke Wattenberg However, given how things went it is probably good for the team to begin the season with all of these guys on the active roster. I think if rookie tight end Greg Dulcich had been a healthy participant all through training camp, we might have seen a guy like Eric Tomlinson be swapped out for an extra offensive lineman or wide receiver. Out: Kendall Hinton, Jalen Virgil, Darrius Shepherd, Tyrie Cleveland TIGHT END / FULLBACK (5): Albert Okwuegbunam, Greg Dulcich, Eric Saubert, Eric Tomlinson and Andrew Beck We could see Cleveland sign to PS and ultimate sent to the IR with a chance to return when he has fully healed from the throat injury. Unfortunately, both Kendall Hinton and Jalen Virgil will head to the waivers. I think ultimately we’ll see Tyrie Cleveland get cut and the last two roster spots secured by Brandon Johnson and Seth Williams. The competition for the final roster spots was fierce and we have been pleasantly surprised by the results. The season-ending injury to Tim Patrick threw the back end of this position group into absolute chaos in training camp. Out: JaQuan Hardy, Devine Ozigbo WIDE RECEIVER (6): Courtland Sutton, Jerry Jeudy, KJ Hamler, Montrell Washington, Brandon Johnson and Seth Williams It will also be interesting to see how they use Mike Boone now that he is fully healthy. I would expect a fairly even split of carries between Javonte Williams and Melvin Gordon, but with Williams getting a slightly larger share this season. While I liked two of the younger guys playing this weekend, it is clear who the big three in Denver will be if they stay healthy. This position is pretty straight-forward. Out: Josh Johnson RUNNING BACK (3): Javonte Williams, Melvin Gordon II and Mike Boone I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if either were cut, but I’m going to pencil in Brett Rypien here just based on that final game performance. If you had asked me just over a week ago who had this spot locked down it was the wily veteran Josh Johnson, but head coach Nathaniel Hackett made a call for consistency heading into the final preseason game and it sure looked like Brett Rypien was the more consistent of the two in the game. The team is Russell Wilson’s moving forward, but behind him developed quite an interesting competition to back Wilson up this season. OFFENSE (25) QUARTERBACK (2): Russell Wilson and Brett Rypien Here is my best guess of what that final 53-man roster will look like on Tuesday.
The final 53 won’t even be the final 53, but we do like to see if we can predict where head coach Nathaniel Hackett will go with each position group before that deadline. The Denver Broncos’ preseason has concluded and the deadline for the team to trim their roster down to the final 53-man limit is at 2:00 PM Mile High time on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.
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