Regardless of talent, regardless of pedigree, Sean Payton writes his rookies last in ink.
The Broncos dropped their first depth chart on Wednesday ahead of this week’s preseason game with San Francisco, and, predictably, every single rookie on the roster was slotted last at their position group. There are no takeaways to be made there. Bo Nix was labeled as the Broncos’ QB3 this time last year, after all, and current RB6 RJ Harvey isn’t actually the sixth-lowest on Payton’s backfield totem pole.
Still, there are a number of interesting takeaways from Wednesday’s groupings — namely at wide receiver.