Not every speed player is the same, some are 'get open quick' types and then threaten after the catch, some are down the sideline vertical burners who win with stride or foot-speed, some can do a bit of both, but if the Broncos miss out on a wide receiver with wheels in free agency, then their attention will likely turn to the NFL Draft. While he did indicate free agency being the most likely area that Elway will target, there are also speed options aplenty in the draft.Ĭapitalize on our 6-for-1 VIP sale in honor of the NFL Combine! Get exclusive access to inside Broncos info on the pre-draft trail by becoming a Mile High Huddle/247Sports VIP subscriber! Don't wait another second, pull the trigger now! Speed.īenjamin Allbright reported on Tuesday that the Broncos are looking to add a speed element to the offense at the wide receiver position this offseason. While the trio is promising the Broncos still need to add another element to the core. That would leave Denver with the young trio of Courtland Sutton, Tim Patrick, and DaeSean Hamilton. Sanders, in spite of the Broncos reportedly expected to pick up his option, is likely on the outs as well as many have rumored him to be traded come this offseason before the draft. Thomas was traded off in-season to the Houston Texans before suffering a torn Achilles and is unlikely to be back in Denver. 1 and 2 on the depth chart to start last season, the 2019 wide receiver room will look much different. While Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders were listed as wide receivers No. Don’t overlook the progress Keith Kirkwood and Tre’Quan Smith are expected to make in their second seasons, as well as potential contributions from players returning form injured reserve such as Dez Bryant and Travin Dural - if they re-sign.The wide receiver position in Denver is in flux once again. One way or another, the Saints will enter their 2019 training camp with a revamped wide receiver corps. ![]() He suggests Tampa Bay Buccaneers slot specialist Adam Humphries as a more realistic option, but that signing would likely necessitate the release of Cameron Meredith, freeing up $3.7 million against the 2019 salary cap. In the same post for the Athletic, Holder notes that the Saints are unlikely to seriously pursue embattled Pittsburgh Steelers superstar Antonio Brown. Whether the eventual order of picks compares closely to Trapasso’s ranking remains to be seen, but the lesson to be learned here is that the draft has plenty of prospects who can help the Saints. In total, a dozen wide receivers are listed in this post-combine top 100. Per the latest top 100 posted by Chris Trapasso at CBS Sports, five wide receivers are listed in the Saints’ range from 50 to 100 (they pick at 62 overall, but grades on players in the back half of the top 100 should be relatively comparable): A receiver could easily be in play with the team’s first pick, at No. ![]() Plus, the Saints are enamored with the depth of this year’s draft class. New Orleans still likes its younger receivers, particularly Keith Kirkwood. Though Saints head coach Sean Payton did not list wide receiver as a position of need in a brief huddle with New Orleans media at the NFL Scouting Combine, Holder reported that the Saints as an organization are high on the prospects in this year’s draft - as well as pleased with the progress their rookies made in 2018: An interesting note surrounding the New Orleans Saints’ draft plans came to light in a lengthy breakdown from Larry Holder of the Athletic.
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