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Revisiting the Broncos’ 53-man roster after the dust settles

After setting an initial 53-man roster on Tuesday, the Denver Broncos were not awarded any players off the waiver wire on Wednesday (but they did lose one player). So after sorting through waivers and nearly finalizing their practice squad, the Broncos’ current active roster is unchanged from Tuesday’s initial squad. Here’s a quick recap.

Quarterback (3)

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Bo Nix QB 10
Jarrett Stidham QB 8
Zach Wilson QB 4

Perhaps the Broncos could field calls from QB-needy teams during the season. Denver will be able to have three QBs available on game days this fall, but coach Sean Payton will hope there’s never an emergency that calls for more than just one to play.

Running back (4)

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Javonte Williams RB 33
Jaleel McLaughlin RB 38
Audric Estime RB 23
Blake Watson RB 28

The Broncos also signed Tyler Badie to the practice squad, so the backfield depth looks good going into the regular season.

Tight end/fullback (4)

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Nate Adkins FB/TE 45
Greg Dulcich TE 80
Adam Trautman TE 82
Lucas Krull TE 85

Denver will improve its tight end depth when Donald Parham is officially signed to the practice squad.

Wide receiver (5)

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Courtland Sutton WR 14
Marvin Mims WR 19
Josh Reynolds WR 11
Troy Franklin WR 16
Devaughn Vele WR 81

Tim Patrick went to the Detroit Lions and the Broncos were unable to re-sign Brandon Johnson and Jalen Virgil to the practice squad. Denver did bring back Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Michael Bandy and David Sills on the practice squad.

Offensive line (9)

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Mike McGlinchey OT 69
Garett Bolles OT 72
Frank Crum OT 73
Alex Palczewski OT 63
Matt Peart T/G 79
Quinn Meinerz G 77
Ben Powers G 74
Luke Wattenberg C/G 60
Alex Forsyth C/G 54

Denver lost offensive tackle Demontrey Jacobs on the waiver wire on Wednesday. The Broncos did re-sign Will Sherman, Calvin Throckmorton and seventh-round pick Nick Gargiulo to the practice squad.

Defensive line (6)

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Zach Allen DE 99
John Franklin-Myers DE 98
D.J. Jones DL 93
Malcolm Roach DL 97
Eyioma Uwazurike DL 96
Jordan Jackson DL 94

Denver’s defensive line depth got even deeper when Jordan Miller and Matt Henningsen re-signed on the practice squad.

Outside linebacker (4)

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Baron Browning OLB 5
Jonathon Cooper OLB 0
Nik Bonitto OLB 42
Jonah Elliss OLB 52

Dondrea Tillman dominated in the UFL this spring and looked good in preseason this summer, and he was a quality addition to the practice squad on Wednesday.

Inside linebacker (4)

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Alex Singleton ILB 49
Cody Barton ILB 55
Justin Strnad ILB 40
Levelle Bailey ILB 56

At the time this post is being written, Jonas Griffith is still deciding which team to join. It’s possible he returns on Denver’s practice squad.

Cornerback (6)

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Pat Surtain CB 2
Ja’Quan McMillian CB 29
Riley Moss CB 21
Levi Wallace CB 39
Kris Abrams-Draine CB 31
Tremon Smith CB 1

The Broncos made Reese Taylor one of their first practice squad signings on Wednesday, adding even more depth at the position.

Safety (5)

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Devon Key DB 26
Keidron Smith DB 43
Brandon Jones S 22
P.J. Locke S 6
JL Skinner S 34

Tanner McCalister is also back on the practice squad.

Special teams (3)

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Wil Lutz K 3
Riley Dixon P 9
Mitchell Fraboni LS 48

No surprises on special teams.

Not on the active roster (3)

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Broncos safety Delarrin Turner-Yell (ACL) and linebacker Drew Sanders (Achilles) are on the reserve/physically unable to perform list, and cornerback Damarri Mathis (ankle) is on the short-term injured reserve list. Those three players will not count against the 53-man roster and will be eligible to return after four games.

Bring on the Seattle Seahawks.

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