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Denver Broncos players with the most to gain in the Hall of Fame game

By Sayre Bedinger

STILLWATER, OK - SEPTEMBER 15: Quarterback Brett Rypien #4 of the Boise State Broncos looks to throw against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Cowboys defeated the Broncos 44-21. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
STILLWATER, OK - SEPTEMBER 15: Quarterback Brett Rypien #4 of the Boise State Broncos looks to throw against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Cowboys defeated the Broncos 44-21. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /
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Demarcus Walker
DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 31: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs is sacked by defensive end DeMarcus Walker #57 of the Denver Broncos during the fourth quarter at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 31, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The Chiefs defeated the Broncos 27-24. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /

Defensive line: DeMarcus Walker

I don’t think there’s a single player on the defensive line under more pressure than DeMarcus Walker.

The former second-round pick — like many others on this roster — is getting a clean slate with a new coaching staff and finished OTAs as one of the standout players.

Walker was wrongfully a healthy scratch all throughout his rookie season after the coaching staff made a hilarious error in trying to make him an outside linebacker.

His second season with the team didn’t go much better, as he was in the doghouse of Vance Joseph yet again.

Walker has shined in training camp thus far, however.

Defensive coordinator Ed Donatell said Walker is ‘off to a good start’ and now we will get to see the type of progress he’s made in games.

If Walker can develop, he and rookie Dre’Mont Jones could be key pieces of Denver’s DL rebuild, which could be coming in 2020.

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