With preseason in full swing, here’s our third installment of weekly Broncos buzz notes heading into the regular season.
Brandon Johnson’s summer rise: After an excellent training camp and a strong performance in the team’s first preseason game, Johnson was given borderline-starter treatment in Week 2 of preseason. Fellow WRs Seth Williams, Jalen Virgil, Darrius Shepherd and Trey Quinn all played much later in Saturday’s game against the Bills than Johnson, presumably a sign that he’s above them on the depth chart. Johnson caught one pass before later taking a seat on the sideline with Denver’s regular starters in Buffalo. There’s still one more preseason game to go, but Johnson appears to be an early favorite to make the 53-man roster as an undrafted rookie, continuing the team’s history of finding UDFA gems.
