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Denver Broncos: Expectations for every rookie in 2020

By Sayre Bedinger

AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 25: Jerry Jeudy #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates with teammates after catching a touchdown pass during the second quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan Hare Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
AUBURN, AL - NOVEMBER 25: Jerry Jeudy #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates with teammates after catching a touchdown pass during the second quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan Hare Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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Denver Broncos, Albert Okwuegbunam
FAYETTEVILLE, AR – NOVEMBER 24: Albert Okwuegbunam #81 of the Missouri Tigers celebrates after catching a pass for a touchdown during a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Razorback Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Albert Okwuegbunam, TE

2020 expectation: Package player on offense, possible TE2

I don’t want to sell Albert Okwuegbunam short. I think there’s a decent chance by the end of camp or early in the season he winds up as the clear TE2 on the Broncos’ roster.

Why?

Okwuegbunam along with Noah Fant presents a tremendous disadvantage to opposing defensive coordinators. How are you supposed to defend an offense that can line up with two tight ends running 4.50 or better?

Drew Lock’s top playmaker at Missouri, Okwuegbunam blew people away with his Combine performance and it was pretty shocking to me that he lasted to the fourth round.

In his time at Missouri, I think Okwuegbunam showed much better as a blocker than people realize, and he has tremendous hands, body control, and long speed.

It could be that Okwuegbunam spends his rookie season buried on the depth chart behind guys like Nick Vannett and Jeff Heuerman, or the Broncos can expedite his development, trust his chemistry with Lock, and put together packages of plays for him immediately as a rookie, especially in the red zone.

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