Broncos Stack Offense, Move Elliss to LB

0:00On April 2nd, the Denver Broncos just beefed up their Y receiver room by trading a first-round pick, a third and a fourth to snag Jalen Waddle. From the doffins. Now they've got Courtland Sutton, paired with Waddle, plus holdovers like Troy Franklin and Pat Bryan, and they re-signed Lil Jordan Humphrey too. GM George Patton says flat out, no plans to trade any of these guys, despite the sudden depth. This comes after losing Franklin and Bryan to injuries in the playoffs last year, and two years post-trading Jerry Judy. With Bo Nick's locked into his rookie deal through 2027, the Broncos want to stack the offense now that Russell Wilson's deadcap money is gone. Franklin's got two years left on his rookie contract. Bryan signed through 2028, and even Marvin Mim sticks around with one year, remaining. Fans and analysts are buzzing about the log jam, especially for Mim's, who shares a similar skill set with Waddle, but only saw 37% of. Snaps last season compared to Franklin's 59%.

1:03The team hasn't fully trusted Mim's as a full-time receiver yet, despite his flashes and his return game role might keep him valuable. Still, Patton prioritizes covering wide-out over flipping pieces for draft picks elsewhere. Shifting gears to defense. The Broncos are loaded at Edge R Usher with Nick Bonito and Jonathan Cooper locked in long-term, plus K Robinson and Don Drea Tillman. That means third-rounder Jonah Ellis, who had a solid five-sack work a year, but dipped to two-and-a-half in an injury hit 2025, moves inside to linebacker this all season. Sean Payton sees potential there, like how the Eagles flip Zach Bond into an all-pro at Inside Backer. Ellis, turning 23 soon and son of ex-Bronkel Luther Ellis, could fill in need behind aging vets, Alex Singleton and Justin Strohnad. Keep an eye on this hybrid experiment alongside Drew Sanders. Denver's roster tweaks are setting up for a wild 2026 run.