According to Mike Klis of 9News, the Denver Broncos have waived rookie tight end Caleb Lohner. Denver selected Lohner with the 241st overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft despite him having little college experience. However, it was the athleticism that intrigued the Broncos with him.
Lohner, at 6-7, 256 pounds, had the look of a potential dominant red zone target. While he has been waived, I would predict that we’ll see Lohner added to
the practice squad if he clears waivers. The former basketball star in college probably isn’t done working his way through the NFL.
Last month, he mentioned to reporters that Lohner’s experience is limited, but he says that you see the traits and movements that get you excited about his potential. When watching his tape, he said there were two or three clips that had him saying “Play it again, Play it again!” and they saw more of that during the practices this past weekend.
“It’s limited. So, this is a basketball player for most of his career. He plays a year of football, count the snaps, count the catches. I get it. Yet you see traits, you see movements. I’m not a big fan of the Big 12 Pro Day because a player like him gets six routes instead of 20 that he would get at his own Pro Day. So hopefully that’s going away, but there are two or three clips where I’m like, ‘Play it again. Play it again.’ Then, when you watch him, and you watch him move, and even in our first two days here.”
He’ll need a lot more development after just 57 snaps in his final year of college. Lohner is a guy we’ll want to keep an eye on once waivers clear.
