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RJ Harvey RJ Harvey Impressing in camp
Wed, Jul 30, 2025, 6:57 AM
Harvey has drawn praise early in camp, impressing Denver's coaching staff with his explosiveness and speed, according to Nick Kosmider of The Athletic.
Analysis: With padded practices underway, Harvey has turned heads with his ability to maintain speed while making quick cuts to avoid defenders. After Tuesday's practice, head coach Sean Payton highlighted a play the rookie running back made during the session, saying Harvey "had a run today that was something, and we kind of turned and looked at each other." The UCF product demonstrated great decision-making on his way to multiple big gains. Harvey has even showed a willingness to step up into oncoming pressure in protection, though Payton noted that this will be an area of his game that needs growth. "For him, specifically, the protections, the speed of the game...there's that learning curve for all young players. Some of it happens a little quicker than others, but he's doing exceptional," Payton said. According to Kosmider, the 24-year-old Harvey and veteran J.K. Dobbins have routinely taken the bulk of snaps with the Broncos' first-team offense. Though the presence of Dobbins likely caps Harvey's potential as a true workhorse back, his continued development could lead to a bigger share of the backfield workload based on Denver's need for explosiveness in the ground game. |
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J.K. Dobbins J.K. Dobbins Comfortable in Payton's offense
Mon, Jul 28, 2025, 2:58 PM
Broncos coach Sean Payton said Monday that Dobbins has made a swift transition into Denver's offense, Nick Kosmider of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: Payton noted the importance of Dobbins signing in June, rather than right on the eve of training camp. He had six weeks to get up to speed before camp and reportedly took most of the first-team reps during the first few practices (per Jon Heath of Broncos Wire). Dobbins and second-round pick RJ Harvey now figure to compete for the lead role, possibly battling into the season, while the likes of Audric Estime, Jaleel McLaughlin, Tyler Badie and Blake Watson are fighting to hang on to roster spots. Dobbins' experience and passing-down skills could keep him in a significant role even if Harvey impresses early on. |
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Courtland Sutton Courtland Sutton Signing four-year extension
Mon, Jul 28, 2025, 1:52 PM
Sutton and the Broncos agreed Monday to a four-year extension, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: Sutton was abstaining from full-speed reps in the early days of training camp while his agents and the team hammered out a deal. He now figures to be a full participant, gearing up for Year 2 with Bo Nix after finishing 2024 with career highs for catches, targets and fantasy points. |
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Courtland Sutton Courtland Sutton Limiting reps during contract talks
Mon, Jul 28, 2025, 1:26 PM
Sutton and the Broncos are on the same page about the wideout being a limited practice participant while extension negotiations are ongoing, Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post reports.
Analysis: Gabriel notes that contract talks are amicable, with Sutton seemingly refraining from full-speed drills due to financial caution, not as a negotiating tactic or show of displeasure. He has one season remaining on a four-year, $60.8 million contract, after topping 1,000 yards last season for the first time since 2019. Sutton got off to a slow start last year but quickly improved along with Bo Nix, averaging 6.0 catches for 80.4 yards and 0.6 TDs on 8.8 targets over the final 10 games of the regular season. Continuing with those numbers over a full season in 2025 would make Sutton one of the top picks relative to ADP, but it'll be tougher to repeat that kind of volume after the Broncos upgraded their backfield and complementary pass-catching targets in the offseason. |
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A.T. Perry A.T. Perry Placed on PUP list
Sun, Jul 20, 2025, 6:02 PM
Perry (undisclosed) was placed on the active/PUP list by the Broncos on Sunday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Analysis: Perry will open Denver's training camp on the sidelines with an undisclosed injury after signing a reserve/future contract with the team in January. The wide receiver is eligible to return to practice and play at any point during the preseason. |
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RJ Harvey RJ Harvey Inks rookie deal with Broncos
Fri, Jul 18, 2025, 12:57 PM
Harvey signed his four-year rookie contract with the Broncos on Friday, Aric DiLalla of the team's official site reports.
Analysis: Harvey, the 60th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, is thus poised to claim a key role in the Broncos' offense as a rookie. Also in the mix for the team's carries this coming season are J.K. Dobbins, Audric Estime and Jaleel McLaughlin, but among the four, Harvey is arguably the higher-upside play in fantasy, which is reflected by his ADP as training camp approaches. |
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Marvin Mims Marvin Mims WR2 candidate for Broncos
Tue, Jul 8, 2025, 4:38 PM
As training camp approaches, Mims is a candidate to emerge as the Broncos' No. 2 wide receiver option behind Courtland Sutton, Parker Gabriel of the Denver Post reports.
Analysis: Mims, who Denver selected in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft, is coming off a 2024 regular season in which he totaled 39 catches for 503 yards (on 52 targets) and six TDs in 17 games, but it's worth noting that the 23-year-old speedster logged a 32/447/6 receiving line over his last eight contests. Also competing for wideout targets ahead of Week 1 will be Devaughn Vele, Troy Franklin and Pat Bryant, but Mims' encouraging finish last year could foreshadow an uptick in production in his third season as a pro, while working with second-year franchise QB Bo Nix. |
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Troy Franklin Troy Franklin Looking good this spring
Thu, Jun 12, 2025, 12:47 PM
Broncos coach Sean Payton said Thursday that Franklin had a good spring, looking "extremely explosive" and "about five pounds heavier," Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports.
Analysis: Franklin had 2,274 receiving yards and 23 TDs over his final two seasons at Oregon, but he fell to the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft after checking in at just 172 pounds at the combine -- an unheard of weight for a 6-foot-2 wide receiver in the NFL. He's still among the thinnest players at his position, and coming off a low-impact rookie year with 263 yards on 53 targets, but Franklin may nonetheless be part of the competition this summer for Denver's Nos. 2 and 3 WR spots behind top target Courtland Sutton. The competition includes Marvin Mims, Devaughn Vele and rookie third-round pick Pat Bryant. |
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RJ Harvey RJ Harvey Joined by Dobbins
Tue, Jun 10, 2025, 3:21 PM
Harvey has new backfield competition with the Broncos having agreed to terms with J.K. Dobbins on a one-year, $5.25 million contract Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Analysis: Harvey is now joined by a far more proven backfield mate than incumbents Audric Estime and Jaleel McLaughlin, with Dobbins having racked up 1,058 scrimmage yards and nine total touchdowns across 13 regular-season appearances with the Chargers in 2024, a tremendous rebound after three consecutive injury-riddled years in Baltimore. While Dobbins' impressive comeback year shouldn't be discounted, he did miss four games due to an MCL sprain and fade somewhat down the stretch. Dobbins' average of 4.6 YPC on the season was heavily buoyed by a strong start, as from Week 3 on he hovered at just 3.8 YPC. Harvey's impressive athleticism, 4.40 speed and second-round draft capital still provide him a path to the significant role early in his career, and coach Sean Payton's offenses have a history of supporting two high-end fantasy running backs at a time, but the arrival of Dobbins increases the difficulty of projecting the rookie to immediately emerge as a workhorse. |
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J.K. Dobbins J.K. Dobbins Signing one-year deal with Broncos
Tue, Jun 10, 2025, 2:48 PM
Dobbins agreed to terms Tuesday on a one-year, $5.25 million contract with Denver, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Analysis: Dobbins racked up a career-high 1,058 scrimmage yards and nine total touchdowns across 13 regular-season appearances with the Chargers in 2024, and he now joins rookie RJ Harvey atop the depth chart of the Broncos' revamped backfield. An MCL sprain forced Dobbins to miss four games during his one-year stint with Los Angeles, but after missing 2021 due to a multi-ligament knee injury, having the same issue linger into 2022 and require surgery, and then suffering a torn Achilles' tendon Week 1 of 2023, for Dobbins to average 4.6 YPC and play 13 games represents one of the most remarkable comeback seasons in recent memory. Both Dobbins and Harvey project as valuable fantasy contributors in coach Sean Payton's offense, which averaged the 10th most points per game (25.0) in the NFL last season and could make a sizeable leap with Bo Nix entering Year 2. |
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Evan Engram Evan Engram Building momentum with new team
Fri, Jun 6, 2025, 9:48 AM
Broncos head coach Sean Payton said Thursday that Engram (shoulder), who has been an active participant at OTAs, has shown "real good instincts" at practice, Aric DiLalla of the team's official site reports.
Analysis: Engram said Thursday he feels "the potential is through the roof" for second-year quarterback Bo Nix, per DiLalla, and the veteran tight end projects to be a significant part of the young signal-caller's Year 2 development. Now fully recovered from the hamstring and labrum injuries that limited him to nine regular-season appearances with Jacksonville in 2024, Engram is entrenched as Denver's top tight end above Adam Trautman, and he's staring down a seemingly straightforward path to emerging as the No. 2 option in the passing game behind top wideout Courtland Sutton. Marvin Mims, Devaughn Vele and Troy Franklin project as complementary options and are joined by rookie third-rounder Pat Bryant, but Engram is clearly the Broncos' most proficient target outlet for short passes, even if his prime is in the past as he enters his age-31 season. Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports that Engram's usage at OTAs suggests a key role in the passing game. |
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Cole Fotheringham Cole Fotheringham Reverts to injured reserve
Wed, Jun 4, 2025, 9:42 PM
Fotheringham (undisclosed) reverted to the Broncos' injured reserve list Wednesday.
Analysis: Fotheringham was waived/injured by Denver on Tuesday and will spend the 2025 season on injured reserve unless he's cut with an injury settlement at a later date. |
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Audric Estime Audric Estime Workload could increase Year 2
Fri, May 30, 2025, 11:35 AM
Broncos head coach Sean Payton said Thursday that Estime is a "back that requires enough touches" and "just didn't have enough as a rookie," but is "going to get those opportunities" during the 2025 season, Mike Klis of 9News Denver reports.
Analysis: Estime and fellow incumbent Jaleel McLaughlin opened OTAs taking the majority of first-team running back reps, but courtesy of his second-round draft capital, it shouldn't take long for rookie RJ Harvey to climb the depth chart. A 2024 fifth-round pick, Estime racked up 76 carries for 310 yards and two touchdowns across 14 regular-season games as a rookie, while securing all five of his targets for 27 yards and fumbling twice (one lost). He was also a healthy scratch for the team's wild-card round playoff loss to the Bills. Harvey's addition to the backfield figures to more than account for the touches vacated by Javonte Williams' departure for Dallas in free agency, but Payton appears to still envision a clear role for Estime, even acknowledging that his bruising rushing style requires ample opportunities to wear down opposing defenses. At 5-foot-11, 227-pounds, Estime could operate as a 'thunder' complement to the 5-foot-8, 205-pound Harvey's 'lightning,' though the latter tailback demonstrated an ability to withstand a workhorse role during his time at UCF. |
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Cole Fotheringham Cole Fotheringham Heading to Denver
Mon, May 12, 2025, 7:37 PM
Fotheringham signed with the Broncos on Monday, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports.
Analysis: The tight end spent time on the Raiders' and Texans' practice squads in 2024, but he did not get elevated for any regular-season games. His only NFL experience to date came in 2023 with the Raiders, when he appeared in two games and caught one pass for six yards. Fotheringham faces a crowded field of players competing for roster spots in Denver's tight end group, including free-agent signing Evan Engram, 2024 contributors Adam Trautman, Lucas Krull and Nate Adkins, and 2025 seventh-round pick Caleb Lohner. |
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Jaleel McLaughlin Jaleel McLaughlin Facing competition from Harvey
Mon, Apr 28, 2025, 11:47 AM
McLaughlin has new competition for snaps after Denver used the 60th overall pick on RB RJ Harvey in the 2025 Draft.
Analysis: The addition of competition was a matter of when, not if, after the Broncos lost Javonte Williams (Cowboys) from a backfield that was among the league's worst in 2024. McLaughlin caught on with the team as an undrafted rookie in 2023 and has proven elusive while averaging 4.8 YPC on 189 career rush attempts, but there's no real precedent for mainstream fantasy value from a running back his size (5-foot-7, 187 pounds) who isn't an asset in the passing game. McLaughlin has scored four of his six TDs on receptions, but with a meager average of 4.3 yards on 55 catches. He'll hope to be part of a committee again in 2025, with some risk of falling out of the picture in the event Harvey (5-foot-8, 205 pounds with 4.4 speed) proves himself a capable workhorse. |
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Lucas Krull Lucas Krull Back with Denver
Mon, Apr 7, 2025, 4:16 PM
Krull re-signed with the Broncos on Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Analysis: Krull -- who entered the offseason as an exclusive-rights free agent -- was tendered a contract by the Broncos last month. Now that he's officially been re-signed, he'll reprise his depth role in a Denver tight end corps that now will be led by newcomer Evan Engram, with Adam Trautman and Nate Adkins also in the mix. In 13 regular-season contests with the Broncos in 2024, Krull posted a 19-152-0 line on 23 targets. |
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Sam Ehlinger Sam Ehlinger Gets one-year deal with Denver
Wed, Apr 2, 2025, 12:13 PM
The Broncos signed Ehlinger to a one-year contract Wednesday, Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post reports.
Analysis: Ehlinger, who spent the first four years of his NFL career in Indianapolis, didn't see action in a single game in 2024, though he did operate as the team's emergency third quarterback on multiple occasions. He'll now compete to carve out a reserve role behind Bo Nix and Jarrett Stidham in Denver. |
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Michael Burton Michael Burton Re-ups with Denver
Thu, Mar 27, 2025, 11:59 AM
The Broncos re-signed Burton on Wednesday, Aric DiLalla of the team's official site reports.
Analysis: Burton suited up for all 17 regular-season games with Denver in 2024, mostly working in a special-teams role while contributing occasionally as a blocker on offense. He totaled seven carries for eight yards and a touchdown on the year, while also securing all 10 of his targets for 65 yards and an additional score. He'll spend the offseason competing to again secure the team's top fullback spot. |
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Evan Engram Evan Engram Catches on with Denver
Wed, Mar 12, 2025, 3:18 PM
Engram (shoulder) agreed to a two-year contract with the Broncos on Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Analysis: The Jaguars released Engram in early March, about 11 weeks after he had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. He may not practice this spring but should be ready by Week 1, at which point he'll be 31 years old and taking over as the top pass-catching tight end in an offense that sent just 13.1 percent of its targets to the position in 2024, the second-lowest rate in the league. That number will rise considerably if Engram stays relatively healthy, although he's unlikely to match his per-game volume from the past two seasons in Jacksonville, when injuries to Christian Kirk and other wideouts forced extra targets in the tight end's direction. |
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Trent Sherfield Trent Sherfield Headed to Denver
Tue, Mar 11, 2025, 7:16 PM
Sherfield is slated to sign a two-year contract with the Broncos, per Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports.
Analysis: Sherfield is headed to Denver after having caught just eight passes for 83 yards and one touchdown with the Vikings during the 2024 campaign. He could have the chance to compete for one of the top receiver spots opposite Courtland Sutton and can add value on special teams as well. |
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