I am going to say this right off the bat. I am not a big fan of depth charts in August. If you ask any NFL coach, they will tell you the same thing. Only reason I say that is because they don't mean anything. The teams HAVE to release a depth chart during every game week, so this is simply an exercise to get Josh McDaniels used to the process.
In other words, don't put too much weight into anything you see.
It is good conversation fodder, however, and is better than talking about the train wreck tham many of you feel the off-season was.
Without further ado, the Inaugural 2009 Denver Broncos Depth Chart!
Broncos OffenseWR | 19 E. Royal | 84 B. Lloyd | 11 K. McKinley | 12 M. Willis |
LT | 78 R. Clady | 76 T. Polumbus | 68 S. Bryant | |
LG | 50 B. Hamilton | 70. S. Olsen | 60 M. McChesney | |
C | 62 C. Wiegmann | 67 K. Lichtensteiger | 63 B. Schlueter | |
RG | 73 C. Kuper | 61 M. Erickson | 72 P. Murray | |
RT | 74 R. Harris | 77 B. Gorin | 71 C. Oldenburg | |
TE | 89 D. Graham | 88 T. Scheffler | 81 R. Quinn | 87 J. Putzier |
85 M. Branson | ||||
WR | 14 B. Stokley | 83 N. Swift | 13 T. Shelton | |
WR | 19 J. Gaffney | 15 B. Marshall | 16 C. Jackson | 17 C.J. Jones |
QB | 8 K.Orton | 2 C. Simms | 3 T. Brandstater | |
RB | 28 C. Buckhalter | 32 L. Jordan | 22 P. Hillis | 27 K. Moreno |
42 R. Torain | ||||
34 D. Walker |
Broncos Defense |
DE | 98 R. McBean | 79 M. Thomas | ||
NT | 91 R. Fields | 75 C. Baker | 97 C. Powell | |
DE | 90 K. Peterson | 99 M. Askew | 64 E. Pedescleaux | 93 N. Clemons |
65 R. Davis | ||||
OLB | 57 M. Haggan | 95 D. Reid | 96 T. Crowder | |
ILB | 55 D.J. Williams | 59 W. Woodyard | 51 L. Robinson | |
ILB | 54 A. Davis | 46 S. Larsen | 48 B. Kelley | |
OLB | 92 E. Dumervil | 56 R. Ayers | 94 J. Moss | |
LCB | 24 C. Bailey | 33 A. Smith | 35 D.J. Johnson | 40 R. Moulton |
RCB | 21 A. Goodman | 26 J. Williams | 25 J. Bell | 37 T. Carter |
SS | 23 R. Hill | 30 D. Bruton | 36 J. Barrett | |
FS | 20 B. Dawkins | 31 D. McBath | 39 V. Fox |
Broncos Specialists |
P | 1 B. Kern | 4 B. Colquitt | |
K | 5 M. Prater | ||
KO | 5 M. Prater | 1 B. Kern | 4 B. Colquitt |
PR | 33 A. Smith | 12 M. Willis | 13 T. Shelton |
KR | 33 A. Smith | 12 M. Willis | 13 T. Shelton |
PC | 66 L. Paxton | 73 C. Kuper | 88 T. Scheffler |
KC | 66 L. Paxton | 73 C. Kuper | 88 T. Scheffler |
H | 1 B. Kern | 4 B. Colquitt | 8 K. Orton |
Rookie and First-Year players underlined