OUTLOOK: Jaylen Waddle Joins LOADED Broncos Roster | Can Denver Go Further in 2026?

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🗓️ 8 June 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Denver Broncos surge into Super Bowl contention with the addition of Jaylen Waddle and a rock-solid offensive line. Can Bo Nix elevate this talented roster and secure another AFC West crown? Joe Marino and Kyle Crabbs break down Denver’s dynamic receiver room featuring Courtland Sutton, Marvin Mims, and rookie Troy Franklin, plus analyze the impact of Evan Engram at tight end and Quinn Meinerz’s dominance up front. On defense, Zach Allen and Patrick Surtain II headline a unit loaded with young talent and proven playmakers. The conversation spotlights the challenge of replacing John Franklin-Myers, evaluates the depth at linebacker and safety, and explores Vance Joseph's evolving scheme. With a daunting schedule ahead, can the Broncos repeat as the AFC’s top seed? Get the latest on Denver’s quality starters, key coaching shifts, and win total projections—this episode sets the stage for a pivotal Broncos season.

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0:00.0	The Broncos not only claim the AFC West, but the number one seed in 2025.
0:06.9	What is their upside for 2026?
0:09.3	We're exploring that right now.
0:16.0	You are locked on NFL scouting with the draft dudes, your daily podcast for NFL and college football scouting.
0:24.9	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:30.6	What's better than this?
0:32.3	It's guys being dudes.
0:34.5	I'm Joe Marino.
0:35.6	That's Kyle Crabs.
0:37.2	Today's episode is brought to you by Fandul. The biggest stage in world soccer is here.
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0:47.3	So happy Monday here for the Denver Broncos.
0:51.5	And this is the continuation of our roster assessment series. We do every summer.
0:57.0	We like to look for quality starters, cornerstone players, questions about depth. We look at the
1:04.8	projected wind total. And we just kind of take the deep dive on where every team is at in the
1:10.2	here and now after an off season of change.
1:13.4	And usually when we do one of these, we look at a roster and we say, hey, you know, there's not that much that's different from last year.
1:23.0	A lot of times that's considered to be not a good thing.
1:26.2	I don't know know especially with the circumstances
1:28.4	of how the bronco season ended last season how much of a bad thing it is that you generally look at
1:33.8	what denver has and you're like yeah they brought just about everybody of significance back they made
1:38.8	a splash trade with a big player coming in and jalen wattle and and they added some depth pieces in
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