Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton has made it clear over the course of the offseason that the primary goal of training camp is to arrive at the correct 53 players for the active roster. A lot of factors go into that, but for a young team like the Denver Broncos, picking the 53-man roster will involve a combination of considering the best way to beat Seattle in Week 1 and which players could end up being part of the team's foundation down the road.
Payton has mentioned on multiple occasions that the one thing he doesn't want is for a player to get cut by the Broncos and then leave and go have success elsewhere. In that event, you're simply left wondering where you went wrong in your overall evaluation of the roster while you had the guys staring you right in the face.
So who is going to be making this Denver Broncos roster in 2024?
Tracking Every Denver Broncos Roster Cut in 2024
Broncos roster is at 56 players as of the latest update
- CB Damarri Mathis to short-term IR (out 4 weeks, eligible to return Week 5)
- WR Tim Patrick (expected to be cut or traded)
- RB Samaje Perine (expected to be cut or traded)
- FB Michael Burton (released on August 27)
- WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey (released on August 27)
- LB Jonas Griffith (waived on August 27)
- DL Angelo Blackson (released on August 26)
- OL Calvin Throckmorton (released on August 27)
- OL Sam Mustipher (released on August 27)
- OT Demontrey Jacobs (waived on August 27)
- OL Will Sherman (waived on August 27)
- OL Nick Gargiulo (waived on August 27)
- DL Matt Henningsen (waived on August 27)
- DL Elijah Garcia (waived on August 27)
- DL Jordan Miller (waived on August 27)
- WR Brandon Johnson (waived on August 27)
- WR Jalen Virgil (waived on August 27)
- WR David Sills (waived on August 27)
- WR Michael Bandy (waived on August 27)
- RB Tyler Badie (waived on August 27)
- EDGE Dondrea Tillman (waived on August 27)
- EDGE Thomas Incoom (waived on August 27)
- EDGE Durell Nchami (Injured Reserve -- Possible short-term)
- TE Hunter Kampmoyer (waived on August 27)
- DB Tanner McCallister (waived on August 27)
- CB Quinton Newsome (waived on August 27)
- CB Reese Taylor (waived on August 27)
- CB Art Green (waived on August 26)
- P Trenton Gill (waived on August 26)
- WR Phillip Dorsett (released on August 26)
- DB Kaleb Hayes (waived on August 26)
- LB Alec Mock (waived on August 26)
- OL Oliver Jervis (waived on August 26)
- LB Andre Smith (released on August 26)
- DB Omar Brown (waived on August 26)
- LB Drew Sanders to PUP on August 27
- SAF Delarrin Turner-Yell to PUP on August 27
- TE Thomas Yassmin (waived on August 27)
This section will be updated as roster cuts are made
Will the Broncos make any trades before the season starts?
There are a number of key areas on the Broncos' roster right now where the team could conceivably pull from its depth and trade to another roster. Notably, I think we have to look at the quarterback, running back, and wide receiver positions. Maybe even cornerback.
The most likely trade candidates at this point would seem to include running back Samaje Perine, quarterback Jarrett Stidham, and wide receiver Brandon Johnson. The Broncos could also look to acquire players in trades before the season, but what positions would they be looking to add as of right now?
We could see the team interested in potentially adding at tight end, linebacker, or safety. Interestingly enough, those three positions may have been the top non-quarterback needs at the start of the offseason.