Denver Broncos training camp Day 8 standout: Some sleeper WRs
Okay this is cheating a little bit. It’s not just one player.
But there are a few names that need to be mentioned here. One of which isn’t exactly a “sleeper” anymore either.
Montrell Washington
Another day, another Montrell Washington touchdown grab at Denver Broncos training camp.
This time, though, the pads are on and he’s catching it from Russell Wilson. There’s no way you can diminish the rapid ascent for this young training camp breakout star.
Guess who?
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Montrell Washington with a 20-yard TD catch after Russ escaped the pocket.
MW caught it near the sideline and beat Jonas Griffith to the pylon.
The Broncos love this kid and they’re clearly giving him every opportunity. He might step into a massive role with Tim Patrick out for the season.
Trey Quinn
Interestingly enough, with a number of players out (Tim Patrick, Tyrie Cleveland, Kendall Hinton) other guys are bound to get more chances to make noise.
Trey Quinn has been doing that rather quietly.
At the end of practice, Quinn capped off a two-minute drill working with the first-team offense with an 18-yard touchdown catch.
In two-minute drill, Broncos’ first-team offense goes 80 yards for winning TD.
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Biggest play was 34-yard completion from Russell Wilson to Courtland Sutton on fourth-and-4.
Capped drive with 18-yard TD to Trey Quinn.
Quinn deserves some hype as a possible back-end receiver this team could keep. He’s already proven he can produce in regular season NFL action.
Darrius Shepherd (the new guy)
The Denver Broncos just signed Darrius Shepherd on Thursday morning, and what did he do with his first target at training camp?
No learning curve for Darrius Shepherd.
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Hauls in a bomb for a TD from Josh Johnson.
Nice play to start the day. One of Johnson’s best throws of camp, too.
The good news for Shepherd is, he’s very familiar with Nathaniel Hackett having spent two years with him as a member of the Green Bay Packers.
Shepherd is a rare player at this time of year that’s able to step in and know what the coach is looking for and be pretty familiar with the offense.
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He may lack flash, but Shepherd was praised by Hackett after practice for having played a lot for the Packers and showing them quite a few things in his time there.