The Denver Broncos had a busy weekend, as Sean Payton, George Paton, the coaching staff, and the scouting department all collectively met to figure out what their initial 53-man roster would be, trimming it down from 90 players.
Going into this upcoming season, the Broncos have set their initial 53-man roster.
Denver Broncos set their initial 53-man roster
The cutdown from 90 players to 53 took two days, with the Broncos beginning their first wave of releases on Saturday. Now, they are at 53 total players.
The Broncos did, in fact, go with three quarterbacks on the active roster. Earlier on Sunday, outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper was placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt list, which created a free roster spot.
Quarterback: Bo Nix, Jarrett Stidham, Sam Ehlinger
Running Back: J.K. Dobbins, RJ Harvey, Jonah Coleman, Tyler Badie
Wide Receiver: Courtland Sutton, Jaylen Waddle, Pat Bryant, Marvin Mims, Troy Franklin, Lil’Jordan Humphrey
Tight End: Evan Engram, Adam Trautman, Nate Adkins, Dallen Bentley
Offensive Line: Garett Bolles, Ben Powers, Luke Wattenberg, Quinn Meinerz, Mike McGlinchey, Alex Palczewski, Alex Forsyth, Kage Casey, Matt Peart
Cornerback: Patrick Surtain II, Riley Moss, Ja’Quan McMillian, Jahdae Barron, Kris Abrams-Draine
Safety: Talanoa Hufanga, Brandon Jones, Devon Key, JL Skinner, Tycen Anderson
Outside Linebacker: Nik Bonitto, Jonah Elliss, Dondrea Tillman, Que Robinson
Inside Linebacker: Alex Singleton, Justin Strnad, Karene Reid, Jordan Turner
Defensive Line: Zach Allen, D.J. Jones, Malcolm Roach, Eyioma Uwazurike, Tyler Onyedim, Jordan Jackson, Sai’vion Jones
Specialists: Wil Lutz, Jeremy Crawshaw
Short-Term IR: Caleb Lohner, Frank Crum
Commissioner’s Exempt List: Jonathon Cooper
Vested moves to monitor – three practice squad to game-day elevations: Mitchell Fraboni, Adam Prentice.