Denver Broncos: Top 5 roster needs heading into 2019 offseason

DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 5: John Elway, Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Denver Broncos, watches his team warm up on the field prior to the game against the Baltimore Ravens at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on September 5, 2013 in Denver Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

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SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 09: Phillip Lindsay #30 of the Denver Broncos celebrates with Jared Veldheer #66 after scoring 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) /

3. Right Tackle

The Broncos’ right tackle position went from bad to miserable in 2017 when they replaced Donald Stephenson with Menelik Watson. Those are two of John Elway’s worst free agent investments as an executive.

In 2018, he traded a sixth-round draft pick for Jared Veldheer who actually ended up playing pretty well. The team also paid a modest $2 million for Billy Turner who was good at both right tackle and offensive guard this past season.

With both Turner and Veldheer set for unrestricted free agency, that position is again under the microscope for the Broncos.

The good news is, this year’s free agent tackle class is pretty good and the Broncos actually have a couple of guys who would be strong options to bring back.

Nevertheless, this is a huge area of need as keeping the quarterback upright — be it Case Keenum or someone else — is of the utmost importance.

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