Lil’Jordan Humphrey will have a new number this season.<\/p>\n
Humphrey wore No. 17 with the Denver Broncos<\/a> last year, but the team gave that number to Jaylen Waddle<\/a> after the wide receiver was acquired in a trade with the Miami Dolphins<\/a> earlier this week.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n One day after the Waddle trade became official, Humphrey tweeted an emoji showing a hand holding up five fingers, which presumably means he’s switching to No. 5. Humphrey has previously worn Nos. 17, 83, 84, and 89 in the NFL.<\/p>\n Humphrey is one of eight players on the team’s online roster<\/a> without a listed number, and No. 5 is among the available numbers. The list of recent players who wore No. 5 with the Broncos includes quarterbacks Joe Flacco (2019) and Teddy Bridgewater (2021), and pass rushers Randy Gregory (2022-2023) and Baron Browning (2024).<\/p>\n Last year, wide receiver Trent Sherfield took No. 5 after signing with Denver in March. After minimal playing time, Sherfield was cut by the Broncos<\/a> ten games into the 2025 season. The team filled Sherfield’s old spot by signing Humphrey off the New York Giants’ practice squad, and LJH now appears poised to take Sherfield’s old number.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Denver players are set to report for the team’s offseason program in early May<\/a>, followed by on-field practice in June. We should get official confirmation on numbers around then.<\/p>\n Social: Follow\u00a0Broncos Wire<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter\/X<\/a>!\u00a0Did you know:\u00a0These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n