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Denver Broncos: Undrafted players with the best shot at making the team

By Sayre Bedinger

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 08: Terry Wright #9 of the Seattle Seahawks is stopped by Joe Dineen #53 of the Denver Broncos during the second half of the preseason game at CenturyLink Field on August 08, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 08: Terry Wright #9 of the Seattle Seahawks is stopped by Joe Dineen #53 of the Denver Broncos during the second half of the preseason game at CenturyLink Field on August 08, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) /
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FORT COLLINS, CO – OCTOBER 1: Linebacker Josh Watson #55 of the Colorado State Rams leads the team onto the field before taking on the Wyoming Cowboys at Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium on October 1, 2016 in Fort Collins, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /

Josh Watson, linebacker

The Broncos have had plenty of injuries to deal with this offseason, but perhaps no position has been hit harder than what is potentially the weakest position on the roster, inside linebacker.

Todd Davis was the first to go through an injury here, and has been out since the first day of training camp. Josey Jewell suffered a minor injury keeping him out of practices and Joe Jones hurt his tricep, keeping him out 6-8 weeks.

For those keeping score at home, those are the Broncos’ top three inside linebackers.

One player getting plenty of reps with the top defense in the absence of the others is undrafted rookie Josh Watson, a very talented athlete out of Colorado State who fell out of the draft for whatever combination of reasons.

Watson has impressed Fangio and the staff but obviously needs to show more consistency. He’s also stuck in a tough battle right now as the Broncos expect all of the aforementioned players except Joe Jones to be healthy by opening day against the Raiders.

Is Watson worth keeping a fifth linebacker? Will the recent move of Jamal Carter to ILB push Watson to the practice squad?

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