The Athletic Football Show is previewing all 32 teams leading up to the start of the 2026 NFL season. Below are select quotes from the show’s preview of the Denver Broncos. The quotes are edited for clarity. You can watch the whole preview on YouTube and in the embedded video below, or listen to the full AFC West preview wherever you get your podcasts.Dave Helman on what about the Broncos most excites him: “The AFC runner-up just added a top-15 wide receiver, which I genuinely think Jaylen Waddle is. I don’t think a lot of people recognize that. Over the last four years, he’s fourth in EPA per target in the league. He’s seventh in explosive receptions. He’s 11th in first downs per route run. He’s 12th in yards per route run. He’s 13th in the league in YAC over expectation, which I think is interesting. The Denver Broncos, they have no problem generating YAC because they throw a million short balls. They do not generate a ton of YAC over expectation. And that is why Jaylen Waddle is so fun. He’s the type of guy who can catch a 12-yard in and be in the end zone and from 50, 60 yards out.”Derrik Klassen on what he’ll be watching the first month of the season: “What does the rotation at running back look like? They brought in R.J. Harvey last year and I think wanted him to be a huge part of the offense. He scored a bunch of touchdowns, but I think they probably want to get him a little bit more work in the passing game. But can he really hold up in pass protection? And then Jonah Coleman, who they drafted this year, has been pretty good for them. But they also still have J.K. Dobbins, who started and played fairly well last year. He’s a little bit banged up this camp, as he often is, unfortunately, but I think they still expect him to be a pretty big part of this rotation, too.