No. 7 – Michael Schofield
One week ago, Schofield was at risk of falling to ninth place on a list that, at the time, only consisted of eight guys. Then, Ty Sambrailo’s shoulder injury happened.
Schofield had some positive moments and one big negative in his first NFL action this past Sunday against Minnesota. He opened up a key hole in the game-winning fourth quarter drive that helped set up a field goal. But he also allowed a big sack on Peyton Manning.
The real issue with Schofield is the fact that Sunday marked his first NFL game action, despite being a third-round draft pick last year. Maybe Schofield just needed his chance, but it doesn’t bode well that he couldn’t even make the game day roster for most of his time in Denver so far.
Denver signed veteran Tyler Polumbus as an insurance policy on Schofield, so if Ty Sambrailo is healthy enough to play on Sunday Gary Kubiak could have an interesting choice on his hands for who will take on the swing tackle role.
