Denver Broncos rookies are set to report for training camp on Wednesday, followed by the arrival of veterans on July 22 and the start of camp on July 25.

With training camp now less than two weeks away, it’s a good time to review the state of the roster. We’ll get to the projected starting offense next week, but this week, the focus is on Vance Joseph’s side of the ball.

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Denver’s defense made three big additions this offseason by signing linebacker Dre Greenlaw and safety Talanoa Hufanga during free agency before later using a first-round draft pick to select cornerback Jahdae Barron.

Following those additions, here’s our quick projection of the starting defense going into training camp. Note that this is just a projection, not an official depth chart from the team. The Broncos won’t won’t be required to release a depth chart until preseason begins in August.

Broncos starting defense (and backups)

DE: Zach Allen (Sai’vion Jones)

DT: D.J. Jones (Malcolm Roach)

DE: John Franklin-Myers (Eyioma Uwazurike)

OLB: Jonathon Cooper (Jonah Elliss)

OLB: Nik Bonitto (Dondrea Tillman)

ILB: Dre Greenlaw (Justin Strnad)

ILB: Alex Singleton (Drew Sanders)

CB: Pat Surtain (Damarri Mathis)

CB: Riley Moss (Kris Abrams-Draine)

CB: Jahdae Barron (Ja’Quan McMillian)

S: Brandon Jones (Sam Franklin)

S: Talanoa Hufanga (P.J. Locke)

You’ll notice that the projected “starting” lineup includes 12 players because the Broncos will spend plenty of time in a nickel package, so a third cornerback is included above. It remains to be seen if Barron will end up playing primarily in the slot or as an outside cornerback (it’s also possible he could get equal playing time at both spots).

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Denver’s defense ranked third in points allowed per game (18.3), seventh in takeaways (25) and first in sacks (63) last season. After making several key additions this spring, the Broncos figure to have an even better unit in 2025.

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