Broncos

• ESPN’s Jeff Legwold names third-round WR Pat Bryant as a potential surprise player to watch for the Broncos after HC Sean Payton compared him to former Saints WR Michael Thomas.
• Legwold notes that Bryant consistently made contested catches in Denver’s spring workouts, including an impressive catch over first-round CB Jahdae Barron in minicamp.

Chargers

• The Athletic’s Daniel Popper points out Chargers WR Quentin Johnston has more competition than ever for a role and a roster spot after the team’s moves this offseason, and whatever he gets this season, he will have to earn it.
• Popper thinks the Chargers also have a fascinating battle setting up at cornerback, with seven contenders for six roster spots. The bottom four are probably free agent addition Benjamin St-Juste, seventh-rounder Trikweze Bridges, and holdovers Ja’Sir Taylor and Deane Leonard.
• He mentions a quote from DC Jesse Minter that stood out to him this summer in terms of projecting the group: “Some weeks you play these giant receivers, some weeks you play different types. And so I think at corner nowadays sometimes you’re trying to create a little bit of a basketball team, where you can match up differently on different people.”
• Kris Rhim of ESPN names fifth-round TE Oronde Gadsden II as a potential surprise player to watch in 2025 after becoming Justin Herbert‘s “favorite target” in OTAs and minicamp.
• Herbert has WR Mike Williams back, who played for the Jets and Steelers last season after seven seasons with the team: “He’s one of those guys that changes the way he plays football when he’s on your team. 50-50 balls are not quite 50-50, as we’ve seen with Mike. You need a play — a big-time play — he’s going to go up and make it. I think we’ve made great strides this offseason. We’re far ahead of where we were last year.”
• Per Rhim, the Chargers have a lot to look forward to this coming season, with S Derwin James noting that the team knows where their floor is: “I feel like last year kind of set the floor for this group. I feel like last year no one expected us to go that far. I feel like we got everything we need to do what we need to do.”
• James believes that LB Daiyan Henley is going to have a breakout season and be one of the league’s top linebackers: “All-Pro. I push him every day. I tell him, ‘If a tight end catch the ball on you. It’s not good.’ I want him to do everything because I feel like he has a ceiling where he can be All-Pro, not just Pro Bowl, but an All-Pro player.”
• Henley has spent time this offseason working with James and returning 34-year-old renaissance man LB Khalil Mack: *“I think the biggest thing about expectations like that is that they have to start within. It’s not something that people should bestow upon you....