The Denver Broncos certainly outplayed their expectations in 2024. Thanks partly to the solid play from 2024 first-round pick quarterback Bo Nix. After seeing Nix play and earning a playoff spot, the team must make the moves necessary to build on that success in 2025.

The Broncos have ranked near the bottom in tight end production for three seasons. The room of Adam Trautman, Lucas Krull and Nate Adkins produced 46 catches for 455 yards and five touchdowns. Twenty-five tight ends posted more by themselves, including Brock Bowers (1,194), Trey McBride (1,146) and Cole Kmet (474).

How will the Broncos stack a talented class of running backs? Can they find an elusive tight end asset for their young quarterback?

On Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Broncos coach Sean Payton watched Nuggets star Nikola “Joker” Jokic dish out a career-high 19 assists against the Pacers. The Broncos now are spending the rest of the week in Indianapolis trying to find their own “Joker.

Sean Payton was hired as the Denver Broncos head coach heading into the 2023 NFL season. He inherited a team in the middle of a seven-year playoff drought and a high-priced quarterback who wasn’t worth the contract.