Broncos Stock Report: Rookie OLB Jonathon Cooper among several players on the rise after win in Seattle

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QB Teddy Bridgewater

Bridgewater staked his assertion to beryllium the Week 1 starter by starring 2 touchdown marches successful his 2 drives of work. He was 9-of-11 passing for 105 yards, 1 touchdown and a 136.7 rating. Two throws stood out. On fourth-and-5, helium showed patience to ascent the pouch and deed receiver Jerry Jeudy for 35 yards. On the 2nd drive, helium delivered an close walk to choky extremity Eric Saubert for 21 yards connected a country route.

DL DeShawn Williams

Williams’ roster spot shouldn’t person been successful doubt, but helium made definite determination are nary questions with his interception and fumble betterment successful the 2nd quarter. He merits a relation due to the fact that helium tin play chemoreceptor tackle connected basal downs to sub for Mike Purcell and tin play antiaircraft extremity successful alleviation of Shelby Harris oregon Dre’Mont Jones.

RB Royce Freeman

The quad wounded to Mike Boone has moved Freeman up the extent illustration and helium has taken vantage of the further playing time. In Saturday’s archetypal half, Freeman caught 5 passes for 44 yards (long of 17). His 5 unreserved attempts gained lone 4 yards. With Boone iffy for Week 1 and Melvin Gordon nursing a groin injury, Freeman is simply a invaluable subordinate to keep.

TE Eric Saubert

Saubert did a small spot of everything — helium started the crippled astatine choky extremity and was covering kickoffs successful the 3rd quarter. The Broncos person emphasized two- and three-tight extremity unit successful the archetypal 2 preseason games and helium is mostly a portion of those packages due to the fact that of his blocking ability.

OLB Bradley Chubb

Look, we each cognize what Chubb is susceptible of, but seeing him successful his archetypal enactment since offseason ankle country and posting a sack successful his 2 bid of enactment should beryllium breathtaking for him and corroborate that helium volition beryllium acceptable for Week 1.

WR/KR Diontae Spencer

It was ever going to beryllium pugnacious to determination connected from Spencer due to the fact that of his instrumentality ability, but if helium tin springiness the Broncos conscionable a small spot astatine receiver (19-yard drawback from Drew Lock successful the 2nd quarter), helium is secure. He opened the 2nd fractional with a 29-yard footwear return.

OLB Jonathon Cooper

The rookie continued his beardown campy by posting a strip/sack/forced fumble that was recovered by the Broncos successful the archetypal fractional and past batting down a walk successful the 2nd half. He appears to beryllium successful enactment for the 4th borderline rusher spot aft Chubb, Von Miller and Malik Reed.

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DL McTelvin Agim

Agim was showing up good successful campy until his groin wounded successful aboriginal August. After missing the Minnesota game, helium played Saturday nighttime successful the 2nd half, but his playing clip could beryllium taken by DeShawn Williams. Agim volition marque the team, but whitethorn not beryllium initially active.