No Bull Roster Status Part 5: Receivers and Tight Ends

A No Bull look at the Denver Broncos receivers and tight end roster, its strengths, weaknesses, and what we can expect George Paton and Sean Payton to target this offseason

With the Denver Broncos offseason kicking off, it is a great time to step back, take a look at the roster, and play a little armchair GM leading up to all of the excitement of possible free-agent signings, trades, and of course the NFL Draft.

Let me give a tip of the hat to www.footballguys.com for their information on snap percentages and www.overthecap.com for their information on current contracts for all players.

All of this is my personal opinion based on my tried-and-true eye test of what I’ve seen from these players on the field this season. For the sake of brevity, I’ll be leaving out guys who didn’t see the field in any significant way in 2024 and most Unrestricted Free Agents.

Enjoy the discussion, join the subjective debate, and share your thoughts (good or bad) in the comments.

Next up, we’ll examine the receivers and determine what holes the Broncos should look to fill in the 2025 NFL offseason.

Player Rating Key

1. Project / developmental - lacking necessary skills to contribute as it stands today
2. Backup quality - Can play, but isn’t a guy you want out there every snap
3. Average starter - Doesn’t bring anything special to the table, but can do the job
4. Good starter - An above-average talent
5. Blue chip player - Top 10 talent in the NFL at what he does

Unit Rating Key

1. Critical Need - lack of talent at starter and depth
2. Lacking at least one starter
3. Mediocre need
4. Solid talent and depth
5. Elite talent level

Wide Receivers

Courtland Sutton - 4

Courtland Sutton on the offensive side of the ball was the most important factor outside of quarterback for our team to win enough games to make the playoffs. He’s the defacto #1 WR on the team and the most veteran skill player the Broncos have.

I value Sutton as a #2 WR. He’s still a very good player, but he lacks the ability to consistently get separation likely due to his injury history and age. He also has a significant problem with dropping the ball.

He’s still got a lot of value as a jump ball receiver and a guy who runs consistent routes that will at times get easy catches downfield. In the long term, I don’t see him as a good option for the Broncos. He’ll likely see free agency after this season or get traded assuming there’s a team out there who needs a veteran wide receiver in 2025.

Devaughn Vele - 3

Devaughn Vele was a 7th-round draft pick in 2024 for the Broncos and honestly looked like a superb pick that late in the draft. He contributed more as the season wore on overtaking Humphries for targets.

He’s a long...