Broncos 2025 position preview: Denver in good spot for strong offensive line

Fifth in a series previewing the Broncos roster in the weeks leading up to the start of training camp in late July Previous Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends On the roster Alex Forsyth Joe Michalski Luke Wattenberg Nick Garguilo Ben Powers Calvin Throckmorton Clay Webb Quinn Meinerz Will Sherman Garett Bolles Marques Cox Frank Crum Mike McGlinchey Alex Palczewski Matt Peart Xavier Truss How a great number of on the Phew Somewhere between and the majority likely the Broncos opened with nine last year Last year s starters in Wattenberg Powers Meinerz Bolles and McGlinchey take up five spots right there and the Broncos have solid depth in offseason re-signee Peart and youngsters Crum and Garguilo Most of impactful offseason move Keeping everyone Blanket message because this means everyone Every single Bronco offensive lineman that played a snap in as printed in this space multiple times before is back for It s a tremendous ground-level foundation for a franchise that s trying to climb heights it hasn t seen in a decade and the Broncos effort to merely run it back is a major benefit for second-year quarterback Bo Nix The bulk faces in the room were already entrenched in long-term deals but the Broncos did work briskly in free agency to bring back reserve tackle Matt Peart on a two-year deal They didn t take anyone in this year s draft but signed a number of promising UDFA roster candidates Jacksonville State product Webb and Georgia alumnus Truss to name two Biggest question to answer in camp Can this group do it again There aren t a multitude of questions to answer when you return every piece of an offensive line that ranked first per ESPN in both pass-block win rate and run-block win rate in But whether they can repeat that will be the main question for this group this fall The Broncos went out and got the skill talent this offseason from Evan Engram to J K Dobbins from RJ Harvey to Pat Bryant to elevate an offense that put up a clunker in their wild-card round loss to the Buffalo Bills If their front is similarly dominant in it ll raise this franchise s ceiling exponentially But Bolles McGlinchey and Powers are all starting to collect specific tread on their tires and the Broncos line was largely privileged with good physical condition last year If they can only enter the season with their starting fivesome fresh Denver will be sitting pretty Battle to watch Garett Bolles-led waterbottle fights When we re in practice we re joking having a good time spraying each other with water well it s mostly me spraying with water Bolles cracked of the room last month Kidding There ll be a plenty engaging fight for two-deep spots with a lot of talented bodies in this room Peart and Crum seem entrenched as the Broncos backup tackles and Forsyth filled in for Wattenberg for a limited games at center last year with injury Backup guard spots then are likely the most of up for grabs returners like Garguilo Throckmorton and Sherman will have to jockey for reps Under-the-radar participant Crum He only got eight snaps offensively last year as a rookie but Crum making the roster last year after going undrafted was a pretty big surprise Payton called him extremely athletic in offseason workouts and Crum has the size -foot- and bend to be an impact tackle in the NFL If forbid Bolles or McGlinchey miss any time this year Crum could position himself in camp to be in line for particular reps