Denver Broncos: Players under contract for the 2019 season

DENVER, COLORADO - DECEMBER 15: Phillip Lindsay #30 of the Denver Broncos carries the ball against the Cleveland Browns at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on December 15, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
DENVER, COLORADO - DECEMBER 15: Phillip Lindsay #30 of the Denver Broncos carries the ball against the Cleveland Browns at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on December 15, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /
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DaeSean Hamilton
SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 09: DaeSean Hamilton #17 of the Denver Broncos crosses the goal line to score a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on December 9, 2018 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

Wide Receiver

Emmanuel Sanders, Courtland Sutton, DaeSean Hamilton, Andre Holmes, River Cracraft

This position group sure looks different now than it did a year ago, doesn’t it?

Demaryius Thomas is playing for a title in Houston, Isaiah McKenzie is balling in Buffalo, and Carlos Henderson is unemployed.

Tim Patrick has been a pleasant find for the Broncos this season, and is an exclusive rights free agent. There’s no reason to think the Broncos won’t bring him back over the offseason with that designation attached.

Jordan Taylor is a restricted free agent, but he has been out all of 2018. The team tested his hip injury earlier this year, but decided to shut him down. I’d say he has about a 50-50 shot of returning.

The Broncos have no other free agents at the wide receiver position, and they have two players — Chad Hansen and Shay Fields — who are likely to return from the practice squad as reserve/future signings.