Pre-preseason depth charts can only tell you so much, but that doesn’t mean they’re irrelevant. You just have to be looking for the right clues.

And with the release of the Denver Broncos first depth chart of the year, there are plenty of clues. Let’s see what we can make of them.

Here are five quick takeaways:

Co-QBs doesn’t mean much

Fact: An NFL franchise cannot start two players at quarterback.

With that in mind, what are we supposed to take away from the naming of Mark Sanchez and Trevor Siemian as co-starters? Well, not much.

Gary Kubiak and the rest of the organization has made it very clear that this is a quarterback battle, so why shift the table before the first snap of the preseason? All this really tells us is that, as Zac Stevens detailed earlier today, the idea of Paxton Lynch starting Week 1 is absurd.

It is fair to wonder, though, whether Siemian is actually a threat to start Week 1 or whether his inclusion is simply a sign from the Broncos that they’re doing their due diligence. If it’s the former, and Siemian actually earns the starting gig, don’t be surprised if the Broncos cut bait with Sanchez and initiate a full-blown youth movement at quarterback.

What’s the deal with Connor McGovern?

When Connor McGovern was selected out of Missouri in the fifth round of the NFL draft, there was a belief that he had an outside shot of winning a starting job at guard as a rookie; if not that, he’d be the next man up and the future option inside.

According to the depth chart, though, McGovern has been the most-dissapointing rookie of training camp.

Not only is McGovern not listed as a No. 1 (expected); he’s not listed as a No. 2 or 3, either. Right now, McGovern is listed as a fourth-string guard, behind undrafted rookies Aaron Neary and Sam Carlson.

That’s not encouraging.

Ronnie Hillman on the outside looking in

At this moment, Ronnie Hillman is listed co-backup to C.J. Anderson with rookie running back Devontae Booker, but that’s bound to change soon.

If Hillman, a fifth-year back who started 11 games for the Super Bowl champion Broncos just last year, can’t hold off a rookie for longer than a week, he’s not going to hold him off for longer than a preseason.

When all is said and done, Booker will be the No. 2 back behind Anderson, and with Hillman scheduled to make $2 million this year (with only $500,000 guaranteed), it makes a lot more sense to cut him than pay him $2 million to sit on the bench.

Jordan Taylor still has a long road in front of him

After earning Peyton Manning‘s praise and the adoration of Broncos Country, Jordan “Sunshine” Taylor is still a ways away from earning a role on this Denver Broncos offense.

Taylor was listed as a third-string wideout, behind the obvious two starters, Bennie Fowler, Cody Latimer and most likely Jordan Norwood, who should be spending a lot of his time in the slot. If things remain as they are, Taylor likely wouldn’t make the team, and after the attention he’s received, they’d be hard pressed to sneak him back onto the practice squad.

He still has a legitimate chance, but he’s going to need to continue to make his mark during the preseason.

Britton Colquitt is holding on

You don’t draft a punter unless you expect him to make your team, and so when Riley Dixon was select by the Denver Broncos, I’m sure the incumbent, Britton Colquitt, got a little nervous.

While Colquitt is a heck of a punter, he’s also a highly-paid punter — the third highest-paid punter in the NFL, in fact. That’s not normally an expense NFL franchise’s are ecstatic to make.

Dixon, though, gives the Broncos an opportunity to move on from Colquitt and cut down their special teams budget significantly. What the Broncos likely didn’t expect was that Colquitt would so thoroughly outperform Dixon through the first few weeks of camp.

Now, Colquitt could very likely be working his way back into a roster spot, even if it comes at the expense of a reconstructed contract.