Mile High Report
Crum will look to continue his development in year two with the Broncos.
After seven rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft, Wyoming offensive tackle Frank Crum did not hear his name called. Despite having an intriguing blend of size, length, and athleticism, he went undrafted. Quickly, the Denver Broncos got in contact with Crum’s reps and ended up signing him to an undrafted free agent contract.
Crum joined the Broncos as a bit of a project, but quickly showed the Broncos coaches enough that they decided to keep him around. Many viewed him as a likely practice squad candidate, but the Broncos did not risk him hitting waivers and kept him on their 53-man roster. He would appear in just six games for the Broncos, seeing a total of nine snaps on offense and 24 snaps on special teams. However, his rookie year was primarily about development, rather than his on-field performance.
Now, he enters year two with the Broncos and is looking to show some growth from his rookie year and continue his development throughout the offseason and into training camp. Hopefully, he continues to develop and can make the Broncos' 53-man roster once again and give them an athletic backup offensive tackle.
The Broncos will look to continue Crum’s development as a tackle, and he will be competing for a backup offensive tackle job. The fact that they kept him on the 53-man roster last season shows the level of commitment they have in him, but he will still have to earn it.
He has all the intangibles you look for in an offensive tackle. He’s 6’7”, 315 pounds with long arms, oven mitts for hands, and is extremely athletic for a man of his size. Head Coach Sean Payton was asked about Crum during the offseason workouts, and he told reporters that he is “extremely athletic” and playing faster now due to having multiple installs at that point and time.
“He’s extremely athletic. It’s always harder on the big guys because we’re not in pads. He can move his feet really well. Again, he’s a young player who when you go through these installations and for him, it’s his fourth or fifth time now. You’re able to play a little faster.”
As I said, he will be facing competition for his backup tackle job. The Broncos did re-sign veteran offensive tackle Matt Peart to a two-year, $7 million dollar contract in the offseason, so he is locked in as the swing tackle. On top of that, you have UDFA’s Xavier Truss and Marques Cox fighting for a roster spot, so Crum...
