If you want to go through John Elway’s tenure, the names Chris Harris Jr., Phillip Lindsay, C.J. Anderson, and Shaquil Barrett come to mind. If you want to travel back a little farther, you have to mention the best unfrafted receiver in NFL history, Rod Smith.
The reason it’s brought up so often is the success rate the Broncos have with these type of players. Every year when Elway and Denver signs their college free agents, the question is always, “Who could be the next hidden gem?”
On Friday’s Broncos Country Tonight, Ryan Edwards and Benjamin Allbright talked to former Western Michigan running back LeVante Bellamy.