These Broncos players have been put on notice following 2026 NFL Draft

Following the fourth-round selection of Boise State offensive tackle Kage Casey, Peart will have a difficult time making the roster this year if you look at the numbers. The Broncos will likely keep eight or nine offensive linemen on the 53-man roster.

Let's say they go with nine. Garett Bolles, Mike McGlinchey, Luke Wattenberg, Powers and Quinn Meinerz are the starters. Frank Crum, Palczewski and Casey will all make the team. That would leave one spot for Peart to have to win from the likes of Alex Forsyth and Nick Gargiulo.

Lucas Krull and Caleb Lohner, Tight Ends

With the selections of Justin Joly and Dallen Bentley, the Broncos could go from a weak tight end group to a really good one.

Evan Engram is going to be the starting tight end and Adam Trautman, a favorite of Sean Payton. will likely be around at least one more season. Nate Adkins is a better football player than Lucas Krull as he is the best blocking tight end on the roster.

Krull could easily be the odd man out despite being re-signed this offseason and last year's draft project, Caleb Lohner, will likely be cut or placed on the practice squad for another season unless he's grown by leaps and bounds by the time the season begins.

Tyler Badie and Jaleel McLaughlin, Running Backs

The Broncos used their fourth-round pick to select Washington running back Jonah Coleman.

Coleman has been described as a bowling ball and has been compared to Maurice Jones-Drew. That was the element that was missing from the team's rushing attack last year after J.K. Dobbins went down with a foot injury. Now, the trio of Dobbins, RJ Harvey and Coleman gives Payton exactly what he wants in a three-headed backfield.

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It also leaves Tyler Badie and Jaleel McLuaghlin on the outside looking in. Both players signed new contracts this offseason, but one of them will almost certainly be gone when the team forms its final 53-man roster. Cody Schrader and Deuce Vaughn are also on the team, so it's a crowded backfield. However, the top three options are clear and obvious.

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