Denver Broncos: Have we seen enough of DaeSean Hamilton?

Denver Broncos wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton is ready to enter his fourth year with the team while fans and the organization are still waiting for him to show the potential that made him a fourth-round draft pick.

Will that happen in 2021, or have we seen enough?

The odds are not in the favor of the young receiver, who has actually had fewer receptions each year since coming into the league in 2018 when he posted 30 catches as a rookie.

The Broncos drafted wide receivers in each of the first two rounds last year and will be expecting big second years for both in 2021. No.1 wide receiver Courtland Sutton will be back from a tough injury and Tim Patrick has become a key piece for the team.

Where does that leave Hamilton?

It likely leaves him battling for a roster spot. In three seasons, Hamilton has just 81 catches for 833 yards and five touchdowns. That’s not even an average season for many of the league’s elite wide receivers.

Last season, Hamilton was on the field for less than half of the team’s offensive snaps. That number would not have even been that high if not for the fact that Sutton missed the entire season.

At best, Hamilton is the team’s No. 5 wide receiver and likely won’t see the field all that much in 2021 barring injury to one of the guys ahead of him. Throw in the fact that the team has Noah Fant,  Albert  Okweugbunam and running backs that can catch passes and Hamilton easily becomes an afterthought.

Even a guy like Tyrie Cleveland has the ability to leap Hamilton on the depth chart.

Hamilton came to Denver with plenty of promise after he was drafted in 2018, but almost all of that promise has faded away. Have we seen enough of him in orange and blue? Sadly, yes.