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Last Updated: August 1st at 6:16pm ET
Welcome to #TeamPreseason. You’ll find three components for each slate: A written tiers article outlining the players we project for the most playing time and efficiency, a version of the depth charts you see below, and a live show leading up to lock. Above our tiers article, you will find updates on news leading up to lock. Our goal is to give you a baseline of information you can use to make decisions.
FALCONS
| QB | NOTES |
| 1. Matt Ryan | Not expected to play. |
| 2. Matt Schaub | Projecting roughly one quarter. |
| 3. Kurt Benkert | Projecting roughly three quarters. |
| RB | |
| 1. Devonta Freeman | Not expected to play. |
| 2. Ito Smith | Not expected to play more than 1-2 series. |
| 3. Brian Hill | Only 32 snaps last preseason, but did catch six balls. |
| 4. Quadree Ollison | Big power back in college. Reports from camp indicate he’s fared well as a pass-catcher. |
| 5. Kenjon Barner | Competing for pass-down role. |
| 6. Tony Brooks-James | UDFA 6th-stringer. |
| WR | |
| 1. Julio Jones | Not expected to play. |
| 2. Calvin Ridley | Not expected to play, hamstring tweak. |
| 3. Mo Sanu | Not expected to play. |
| 4. Russell Gage | Second-year man battling Justin Hardy for No. 4 WR role. |
| 5. Justin Hardy | Only has two catches over the last two preseasons despite 70 snaps. |
| 6. Devin Gray | Was on ATL’s practice squad last season. |
| 7. Marcus Green | Sixth-round rookie Falcons hope will win return job and help in gadget role. |
| 8. Olamide Zaccheaus | Was one of the stars of ATL’s intra-squad scrimmage earlier this week. |
| 9. Shawn Bane | UDFA rookie out of NW Missouri State. Listed at 170 pounds. |
| 10. Kahlil Lewis | Reportedly in the hunt for one of the final two WR spots. |
| 11. Christian Blake | Reportedly having a strong camp so far. 181-pounder bounced around practice squad last season |
| 12. CJ Worton | UDFA out of FIU, went 37-627-6 as a senior. |
| TE | |
| 1. Austin Hooper | Not expected to play. Rest of TEs tough sells in positionless Showdown format. |
| K | |
| 1. Giorgio Tavecchio | Lone true PK on team with Matt Bryant gone. |
BRONCOS
| QB | NOTES |
| 1. Joe Flacco | Not expected to play. |
| 2. Kevin Hogan | Will start. Projecting roughly one quarter, but could play more. |
| 3. Drew Lock | Second-round rookie. In a best-case scenario, gets a little of 1st quarter plus all of 2nd and 3rd. |
| 4. Brett Rypien | UDFA, will finish out game. Projecting roughly one quarter. |
| RB | |
| 1. Phillip Lindsay | Not expected to play. Had a back issue earlier in the week. |
| 2. Royce Freeman | Not expected to play. |
| 3. Devontae Booker | Not expected to play. |
| 4. Khalfani Muhammad | Only 5’7/174 but trying to push Booker and now Theo Riddick for roster spot. |
| 5. Devontae Jackson | UDFA rookie out of West Georgia. Only 5’6/180. |
| 6. David Williams | 2018 7th-rounder showed well in preseason finale last year with 13 carries plus six catches. 6’1/229. |
| WR | |
| 1. Emmanuel Sanders | Will not play. |
| 2. Courtland Sutton | Will play 1-2 series at most. |
| 3. DaeSean Hamilton | Not expected to play. |
| 4. Tim Patrick | Not expected to play. |
| 5. Juwan Winfree | Has been the main target for Hogan during practice. Some reports have him already locking up the No. 5 WR spot. |
| 6. Fred Brown | Serious chance to make the team. 6-foot-1 with 4.48 speed. Went 7-99-1 in 2017 preseason, 13-90-0 last year. |
| 7. Kelvin McKnight | UDFA rookie out of Samford. He is 5’8 and caught 100 balls his senior season. Has been generating some buzz at camp. |
| 8. Trinity Benson | Faring well as a returner in camp, but has struggled as a wideout. |
| 9. River Cracraft | Been dealing with an oblique injury. Not expected to play. |
| 10. Brendan Langley | Was a CB on the practice squad last year, now playing WR. |
| 11. Steven Dunbar | 6-foot-3 second-year player. Appeared in one regular season game for SF last season. |
| 12. Jamarius Way | UDFA rookie out of South Alabama. 6’3/215 but only 4.63 speed. |
| 13. Nick Williams | Veteran slot receiver was just signed last week. |
| TE | |
| 1. Noah Fant | Broncos have three injuries at the TE position. Unclear how much they’ll let Fant play. |
| K | |
| Brandon McManus | Broncos waived Taylor Bertolet, leaving only McManus as true PK on roster. |
