Denver Broncos: Three running backs vying for one roster spot

LeVante Bellamy

The Broncos made LeVante Bellamy one of their priorities in the 2020 undrafted free agent crop, giving him a $25,000 signing bonus and guaranteeing $35,000 of his 2020 salary.

Even if Bellamy doesn’t make the final roster, he’s a very strong practice squad candidate with $60,000 in his pocket.

Bellamy, like a number of backs on the Broncos’ roster, is a bit small for his position at 5-foot-9, 192 pounds. On tape, Bellamy looks like he’s a 4.3-something-speed guy and he showed out athletically with a 39.5-inch vertical jump and a 4.43 in the 40-yard dash with 16 bench press reps at 225 pounds.

When you combine those traits with this kind of play on tape…

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Western Michigan has timed him at 4.32 in the past:

Bellamy ran for over 1,200 yards in each of the last two seasons for Western Michigan and had an NCAA-leading 23 rushing touchdowns in 2019.

This guy’s speed and burst are outstanding, and his touchdown production from this past season is a really good sign of what he can be for you.

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He’s a threat to score at any level of the field, and if history is any indication, the Broncos like his odds of cracking the 53-man roster. He has experience returning kicks in the past and could give the Broncos a dangerous threat in that phase of the game initially.

Bellamy represents the latest ‘new thing’ for the Broncos at running back but he certainly has an intriguing combination of production and an elite trait (his speed).