The Broncos are heading toward training camp with a roster that already looks sturdy in a lot of places, but that doesn’t mean every useful piece is getting the attention it deserves. With camp about three weeks away, there are still a few names worth keeping on the radar - players who may not be front and center now, but could matter once the pads come on.
One of the quieter candidates is Nick Gargiulo. The offensive line is already crowded with established pieces, and that makes life tough for anyone trying to sneak onto the back end of the group.
Garett Bolles, Quinn Meinerz, Luke Wattenberg, Ben Powers and Mike McGlinchey are the starters, while Alex Palczewski, Frank Crum and fourth-round pick Kage Casey are expected to be in the mix for rotational work. Gargiulo, though, still has a path if the Broncos decide to keep nine linemen.
A seventh-round pick who played at Yale and South Carolina, he missed all of 2025 after suffering an ACL injury in August, which is a big reason he’s been easy to forget.
Tyler Badie is another player who can get lost in a crowded room. The Broncos are expected to lean on J.K.
Dobbins, RJ Harvey and rookie Jonah Coleman as their top three running backs in 2026 and beyond, but Badie brings traits that can keep him in the conversation. He’s described as an intelligent football player, he holds up in pass protection and he contributes on special teams.
That kind of versatility tends to matter when rosters get trimmed.
Matt Henningsen fits a similar mold on the defensive side. He also missed all of last season because of injury, but he’s back in the picture at a time when the Broncos have real questions along the defensive line.
Jeff Legwold of ESPN recently called him the most surprising player on the team this offseason, and that’s not hard to understand. Denver is trying to replace John Franklin-Myers after his departure in free agency, and it also needs depth behind whoever steps into that role.
Henningsen has a chance to be part of that answer.
Then there’s Jaden Robinson, a name that can easily get buried behind the more recent undrafted additions. The Broncos already have a strong secondary, led by Patrick Surtain, who was named the top cornerback in the league by ESPN.
Riley Moss, Ja’Quan McMillian and Jahdae Barron round out a group that gives Denver one of the league’s most consistent secondaries. Still, if the team develops a project player at corner, Robinson is a logical candidate.
He went undrafted in 2025, spent the year on the practice squad and now has a full season in the system behind him.
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