The Denver Broncos have another clean final injury report and look ready to roll against the Oakland Raiders. Here are the inactive player predictions.
The Denver Broncos are set to host the Oakland Raiders with a full roster of players.
The Broncos are ‘lucky’ to be completely healthy in week two according to head coach Vance Joseph, and despite a couple of players popping up on the injury report this week, everyone practiced in full as of Friday and no one is expected to miss the game due to an injury.
This is incredible news.
All 53 players for the Broncos are available on Sunday, but the team is only able to carry 46 into the game. With everyone healthy, predicting which players will be inactive is a little bit more difficult, but it’s not likely to be all that different from a week ago.
Week one inactives:
QB Kevin Hogan, WR Isaiah McKenzie, OL Sam Jones, OL Elijah Wilkinson, DL DeMarcus Walker, LB Alexander Johnson, CB Isaac Yiadom
Week two inactive predictions:
Offense
The Broncos will very likely make third-string quarterback Kevin Hogan an inactive again this week. Both Case Keenum and Chad Kelly are healthy so there’s no reason for the Broncos to sacrifice an extra roster spot elsewhere on the roster just to carry a third quarterback into gameday.
If Keenum were battling through an injury, Hogan might dress.
Isaiah McKenzie is no longer on the active roster but has moved to the practice squad. Therefore, the Broncos will likely carry all five of their wide receivers onto the gameday roster.
Both Sam Jones and Elijah Wilkinson are highly likely to be inactive again this week. Because the Broncos have fewer offensive players on their 53-man roster, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Hogan, Jones, and Wilkinson were the only players on that side of the ball to be inactive on Sunday against the Raiders.
Defense
Rookie cornerback Isaac Yiadom will likely continue to stay on ice until the Broncos have injuries at cornerback or elsewhere on the roster where his presence on special teams might be necessary. The team probably does want to carry nine defensive backs into this week’s game against the Raiders, so expect recent addition Shamarko Thomas to be active in this game.
Unless the Broncos want to scheme to get DeMarcus Walker some snaps, it seems like a toss-up for either him or Zach Kerr to be inactive in this game.
With Thomas taking an active gameday spot, it seems likely that both Keishawn Bierria and Alexander Johnson will be inactive.
Final inactive picks: QB Kevin Hogan, OL Sam Jones, OL Elijah Wilkinson, CB Isaac Yiadom, LB Keishawn Bierria, LB Alexander Johnson, DL DeMarcus Walker