After hosting the Minnesota Vikings in their preseason finale on Friday evening, the Denver Broncos will have until Sunday evening to finalize an initial 53-man roster for the 2026 NFL season.
The Broncos currently have 91 players on their offseason roster, and by our estimation, 36 of them are locks to make the 53-man squad (and that's a conservative number). Barring extremely unexpected trades, all of these players should be safe when the roster is trimmed this weekend.
Broncos locks for 53-man roster
- QB Bo Nix
- RB J.K. Dobbins
- RB RJ Harvey
- RB Jonah Coleman (draft pick)
- WR Courtland Sutton
- WR Jaylen Waddle
- WR Pat Bryant
- TE Justin Joly (draft pick)
- OT Mike McGlinchey
- OT Garett Bolles
- G Quinn Meinerz
- G Ben Powers
- C Luke Wattenberg
- OL Alex Palczewski
- OL Kage Casey (draft pick)
- DE Zach Allen
- DT D.J. Jones
- DT Malcolm Roach
- DL Eyioma Uwazurike
- DL Tyler Onyedim (draft pick)
- OLB Nik Bonitto
- OLB Jonah Elliss
- OLB Que Robinson
- LB Alex Singleton
- LB Justin Strnad
- CB Pat Surtain
- CB Riley Moss
- CB Ja’Quan McMillian
- CB Jahdae Barron
- CB Kris Abrams-Draine
- S Brandon Jones
- S Talanoa Hufunga
- S Devon Key (special teams All-Pro)
- LS Mitchell Fraboni
- K Wil Lutz
- P Jeremy Crawshaw
After roster cuts on Sunday, teams will make waiver claims. Those claims will be processed on Monday, then clubs will be allowed to build 16- or 17-player practice squads for the 2026 season. We will track all of Denver's moves on Broncos Wire.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: 36 locks for Broncos' 53-man roster
