The Broncos have begun their spring camp and several position battles will be fought out and starters will start to emerge.
Let's take a look at my projected 2023 Depth Chart
OFFENSE
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POSITION
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1st String
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2nd String
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3rd String
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QB
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Taylen Green RS SO
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Maddux Madsen RS FR
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CJ Tiller FR
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RB
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George Holani RS SR
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Ashton Jeanty SO
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Tyler Crowe RS SR or Jambres Dubar FR
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WR-X
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Stefan Cobbs 6th YR
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Billy Bowens 6th YR
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Zamondre Merriweather RS FR
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WR-H
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Eric McAlister RS SO
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Chase Penry RS SO
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Prince Strachan FR
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WR-Z
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LaTrell Caples RS JR
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Austin Bolt RS JR
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Shea Whiting RS SR
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TE
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Riley Smith RS SR
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Jack Baresford RS SO
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Matt Lauter RS SO OR Austin Terry RS FR
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LT
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Joseph Amos RS SO
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Favor Komolafe SO |
Roger Carreon RS FR
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LG
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Mason Randolph RS SO
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Nathan Cardona RS JR
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Rick Moore RS SO
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C
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Garrett Curran 6th YR
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Nathan Cardona RS JR
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Cord Kringlen RS SO |
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RG
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Ben Dooley RS JR
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Cord Kringlen RS SO
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Hall Schmidt RS FR
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RT
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Cade Baresford RS SR
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Julian Simpson RS SR
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Kage Casey RS FR
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DEFENSE
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POSITION
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1st String
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2nd String
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3rd String
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DE
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Cortez Hogans 6th Yr
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Tyler Wegis RS JR
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James Wilborn RS SO |
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NT
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Herbert Gums RS SO JR
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Sheldon Newton SR
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Braxton Fely SO
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DT
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Ahmed Hassanein JR
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Michael Callahan RS SR
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JJ Talo RS FR
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EDGE
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Demitri Washington 6th YR
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Kivon Wright RS FR |
Gabe Hunter RS JR
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WLB
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DJ Schramm 6th YR
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Ty Tanner RS SO
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Marco Notarainni RS SO
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MLB
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Andrew Simpson RS SO
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Dishawn Misa RS FR
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Brett Tommasini RS SO
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N
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Seyi Oladipo JR
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Zion Washington RS SO
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Ty Benefield FR |
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CB
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Kaonohi Kaniho RS SO
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A'Marion McCoy JR
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Dionte Thornton RS FR
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CB
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Markel Reed RS SR
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Jaylen Clark RS JR
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Jalen Neal RS SO
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FS
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Rodney Robinson RS JR
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Alexander Teubner RS JR
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Keenan McCaddy RS FR
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SS
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Titus Toler RS SR
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Milo Lopez JR
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Bryce Cleave RS SO
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SPECIAL TEAMS
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POSITION
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1st String
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2nd String
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3rd String
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K
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Jonah Dalmas JR
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Will Ferrin RS FR
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James Ferguson FR
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P
|
James Ferguson SO
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Jonah Dalmas SR
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Kickoff
|
Jonah Dalmas SR
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Wyatt Redding RS FR |
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KR
|
Stefan Cobbs 6th YR
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Ashton Jeanty SO
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Taylor Marcum RS FR
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PR
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Stefan Cobbs 6th YR
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LaTrell Caples RS JR
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Kaden Dudley RS SO
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A few notes:
· Our QB room is very young and inexperienced. Green will obviously be the starter and I think we'll see small amounts of both Madsen and Tiller. Boise may still go to the transfer portal to get a more experienced backup.
- TE is pretty clear. Starter Riley Smith will lead the way but it will be some newer faces behind Smith with Jack Baresford the most likely backup
· The O-line is almost entirely new which is usually a scary thing but may be a good thing in this case. the concern here is depth.
- The Defensive line. see O-line. new faces and depth concerns
· LB is a spot of concern with so little experience. Zeke Noa is gone, DJ Schramm is the clear Starter at WLB. Julian Simpson showed flashes last season and could compete with highly touted Dishawn Misa for some playing time in the middle.
· The secondary has some big holes to replace with JL Skinner, Tyreque Jones, Caleb Biggers and Tyric LeBeauf all gone. Markel Reed and Kaonohi Kiniho are favorites at CB, Seyi Oladipo would be a good fit at Nickel, and Rodney Robinson and Titus Toler are both experienced safeties.
- Special teams looks great with Jonah Dalmas and James Ferguson-Reynolds back.
Overall The offense is likely one of the best in the conference this season and the Defense has a lot of peices to replace.
Top Players:
Offense - Taylen Green - Can he take the next step and become the QB we know he has the potential to be?
Honorable mentions - Ashton Jeanty, George Holani, Cade Baresford
Defense - DJ Schramm - He had somewhat of a breakout season last year, can he do it again in 23?
Honorable mentions - Seyi Oladipo, Ahmed Hassanein, Koanohi Kaniho
Special Teams - Jonah Dalmas - The best kicker in the country?
Honorable mentions - James Ferguson-Reynolds
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