Denver Broncos: Available bargain free agents who could help in 2020

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 03: Eric Reid #25 of the Carolina Panthers in the first half during their game against the Tennessee Titans at Bank of America Stadium on November 03, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 03: Eric Reid #25 of the Carolina Panthers in the first half during their game against the Tennessee Titans at Bank of America Stadium on November 03, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) /
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Denver Broncos, Darqueze Dennard
MIAMI, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 22: Darqueze Dennard #21 of the Cincinnati Bengals in action against the Miami Dolphins in the second quarter at Hard Rock Stadium on December 22, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

Darqueze Dennard, CB

At this particular point in time, it’s reasonable to assume that the Broncos are confident in the cornerback group they have in place, despite its youth.

The projected CB1 is trade acquisition AJ Bouye from the Jacksonville Jaguars, a longtime target of Vic Fangio’s.

The projected CB2 is 2019 free agent pickup Bryce Callahan, who is 100 percent healthy this offseason and ready for camp.

Beyond those two guys, this is not a veteran-laden group for the Broncos whatsoever. The Broncos used a third-round pick this year on Iowa’s Michael Ojemudia, and it would be surprising at this point if he wasn’t starting year one.

They also have young players like Isaac Yiadom, Duke Dawson, and Davontae Harris, and all of those guys have potential to be starters in the league as well.

Dennard is a nickel specialist and a former first-round pick whose free agent deal with the Jaguars earlier this offseason fell through.

The numbers game with the Broncos right now is hard to sift through and they need to figure out Justin Simmons’ contract before making any other major moves in the secondary, but Dennard is a player who could help the defense as a nickel cornerback and allow the team to bring along Ojemudia slowly.