ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Through the first six practices of training camp, wide receivers Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy have been the talk of the offense.
The two players have made a series of highlight plays, and they both appear to be likely focal points in the Broncos' passing game.
Sutton and Jeudy, though, are hardly the only players fighting for targets in Denver's offense. The wide receiver position has featured stiff competition within a group of players that includes KJ Hamler, Tim Patrick, DaeSean Hamilton, Tyrie Cleveland, Juwann Winfree, Diontae Spencer, Trinity Benson, Fred Brown and Kendall Hinton.
With Sutton, Jeudy and Hamler likely guaranteed of roster spots, the remaining eight players could be competing for three total spots on the 53-man roster.
And while Winfree continues to work his way back from a groin injury, Patrick, Hamilton, Cleveland and Spencer each made a case Thursday for why they deserve a spot with the Broncos.
Patrick caught a deep pass from Lock late in practice, while Hamilton made a leaping grab during a 7-on-7 period, and he added two more catches later in the day. Cleveland made several snags, including one where he worked his way back to the ball while fellow rookie Michael Ojemudia was in tight coverage. Spencer made an athletic play to reach back and grab a pass that was thrown behind him.
Each of those four players brings something different to the roster. Patrick, a tall, physical receiver, has appeared in 24 games for the Broncos over the last two seasons as he's caught 39 passes for 533 yards. Hamilton, a former fourth-round pick, came on late in 2019 as he caught 11 passes for 130 yards in his final two games with Drew Lock. Spencer served largely as a return specialist, but he has the speed and agility to make defenders miss after the catch.
And Cleveland also has intriguing size and speed that led the Broncos to select him in the seventh round of this year's draft.
"I've liked him so far," Fangio said of Cleveland on Thursday. "And what I've liked is I think he's gotten a little bit better each day since he's been here, all the way back to the early group in training camp. I just think he's gotten a little bit better and better each day. I like his demeanor. I like his work ethic. I think he's a guy that would bring special teams value if he's a guy that suits up on game day, if he makes the team. I like where he's at right now. Hopefully he won't level off, and hopefully he'll continue to improve."
KNOWING THE SITUATION
During Thursday's practice, the Broncos spent lots of time working on situational football. In different periods, they worked on red-zone scenarios, plays in which the offense was backed up against its own goal line and an end-of-game scenario in which the offense was trailing.
The Broncos weren't always perfect — the offense had several false starts while backed up against their own goal line — but Fangio liked the work they were able to get in.
"I thought it was a good practice," Fangio said. "We got a lot done. [We] covered a lot of situations within the scope of practice, and it's going to be good tape to watch and learn from. We've got to squeeze all these situations in here in this short period of time. We do have to go faster in that area of it, so it was a good practice in that regard. Overall, I thought it was pretty good."
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