Sean Payton is heading into training camp with a problem most coaches would gladly take: the Broncos may have more offensive weapons than they can comfortably use.
That’s a sharp turn for a team that has spent the past few seasons trying to patch together production. Denver’s offense has been held back by drops and a run game that never quite took off.
According to Pro Football Reference, the Broncos’ pass-catchers had 32 drops in 2024 and 43 in 2025. At tight end, the production has been thin too, with Adam Trautman leading the group in 2024 with just 188 yards and Evan Engram topping it in 2025 with 461.
The backfield hasn’t offered much relief. Denver hasn’t had a running back go over 1,000 yards since Phillip Lindsay in 2019, and even then he finished with only 1,011.
But this offseason changed the look of the roster in a hurry. After a quiet start, the Jaylen Waddle trade and what appears to be a productive 2026 NFL Draft class opened things up. The Broncos also brought Dobbins back on a two-year deal, and the result is a much deeper offense with multiple options at just about every spot.
That’s where the “good problem” comes in.
Denver could open the 2026 season with one of the deepest, and maybe most talented, supporting casts in the league. For Payton and Davis Webb, that’s the kind of challenge that can make an offense dangerous. Defenses may not have enough bodies to account for everyone the Broncos can throw at them.
The flip side is just as real: there may not be enough touches to go around.
The running back group is the clearest example. Dobbins, Coleman, and RJ Harvey each bring something a little different, but the question is whether there are enough carries and reps to satisfy everyone, especially with the passing game now stocked with more answers.
For a team trying to move past 2025 and chase the biggest prize, that’s a much better issue to have than the alternative. And as camp gets closer, the Broncos’ biggest storyline might simply be how many capable weapons they’ve packed onto the roster.
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