The Denver Broncos let running back Phillip Lindsay walk in free agency, as he signed with the Houston Texans. That created a hole at the running back position.
Melvin Gordon and Royce Freeman remain on the roster, and they signed Mike Boone, but you need extra guys at the running back position. Boone might not even make the team.
Enter Trey Sermon. Sermon is a big and tall running back who can play in multiple types of offensive schemes, including zone and gap.
There are concerns with Sermon, however. The biggest one being his injury history. He missed eleven games in four years at Ohio State, including four in 2020.
You won’t get a ton of carries from Sermon, so pairing him with a guy such as Gordon could be very beneficial in extending his career as much as possible.
You can also count on Sermon as being a solid pass-catcher out of the backfield, as he caught 48 passes for 486 yards and three touchdowns during his collegiate career.
Virginia Tech safety Divine Deablo projects as a dime linebacker in the NFL, and with the Denver Broncos running a zone defense, for the most part, Deablo could be a nice fit.
Deablo recorded 117 tackles and snatched six interceptions during his collegiate career, including four interceptions in 2020.
He also recorded three forced fumbles in four years.
With Deablo playing wide receiver and then transitioning to defensive back, you can imagine the struggles he went through in college. He even touched on how big of a difference it was to play the two positions. He wasn’t shy about it being a struggle.
Playing alongside and learning from the likes of Justin Simmons and Kareem Jackson (for at least one year) would do wonders to help Deablo play to the best of his abilities and learn the game in the eyes of a defensive back.