De’Vante Bausby to make first Broncos start Sunday

With the injury to Bryce Callahan and Isaac Yiadom having subpar performances, the Denver Broncos are turning to De’Vante Bausby against the Jaguars.

I will tell you this. Ever since the preseason, I have been knocking at the door for the Denver Broncos to give De’Vante Bausby a chance to get extra playing time. It looks like my pleas for this move has finally come to fruition.

Vic Fangio announced that the team has decided to make the switch and put De’Vante Bausby in the starting lineup in time for the Broncos fourth game of the 2019 season against the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

I do have to say, I was wondering when this move was going to be made. Before the Green Bay Packers game, De’Vante Bausby had not played a single snap. Chris Harris Jr. and Issac Yiadom had received all the snaps.

While Strap Harris has played well, the opposite could be said about Yiadom, whom Derek Carr, Mitch Tribusky, and Aaron Rodgers picked on during their games. It took nine quarters of football for Vic Fangio to make the switch and pull Yiadom out and replace him with Bausby.

Now the question arises. Can De’Vante Bausby play a big part in the Denver Broncos defense? If you did not see him during the Green Bay contest and during preseason, you missed out.

He truly brought what he learned during his Alliance of American Football days and looked really solid. He came up with two pass break ups in the last game. Both of which came on third downs.

It is only a matter of time until he can record an interception and potentially take one back to the house like he did shortly after the NFL season had concluded. His big interception came on a two point attempt that he took back to give the San Antonio Commodores two points of their own.

Should be interesting to see how he does in a starting role come Sunday.