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Denver Broncos: Who can earn roster spots against the Cardinals?

By Sayre Bedinger

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 24: Darrell Henderson #27 of the Los Angeles Rams is stopped for a loss by Mike Purcell #98 of the Denver Broncos during the first half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 24: Darrell Henderson #27 of the Los Angeles Rams is stopped for a loss by Mike Purcell #98 of the Denver Broncos during the first half at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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River Cracraft
DENVER, COLORADO – DECEMBER 30: River Cracraft #11 of the Denver Broncos returns a punt against the Los Angeles Chargers at Broncos Stadium at Mile High on December 30, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) /

Wide Receiver/Punt Returner

River Cracraft

I don’t think anyone has any question right now about the Broncos’ top five receivers.

  • Emmanuel Sanders
  • Courtland Sutton
  • DaeSean Hamilton
  • Tim Patrick
  • Juwann Winfree

Those guys are all making the team without question. The question behind them is first of all whether or not the Broncos keep someone at all, and then which guy is it going to be?

River Cracraft, for my money, is the current leader in the clubhouse. He can return punts which we haven’t seen Fred Brown do yet. He was on the team last year, which doesn’t exactly matter but he does have a relationship with wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni.

The Broncos also haven’t seen any real emergence from guys like Kelvin McKnight (at least not in the punt return department) or Trinity Benson. They’ve also not gotten that burst of juice from Brendan Langley, who has not been on punt returns at all this preseason.

It’s going to be on one of these guys to go out and force the Broncos’ hand in this game. That guy could be River Cracraft.

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