Report: Broncos Invite Former CSU QB to Rookie Minicamp

When it comes to undrafted rookies, the Denver Broncos have a rich history.

The Denver Broncos drafted five players over the weekend, plus acquired veteran tight end Adam Trautman via trade. As exciting as the NFL draft is for fans each year, for Broncos Country, the team's college free-agent signings are just as scrutinized. 

The Broncos have a storied history when it comes to undrafted rookies. In 18 of the past 19 years, a rookie who hasn't heard his name called on draft day has made the Broncos' 53-man roster out of training camp. 

In recent years, the Broncos have procured many future Pro Bowlers from the undrafted ranks, including RBs C.J. Anderson and Phillip Lindsay, CB Chris Harris, Jr., and OLB Shaq Barrett, the last of whom helped bring home Super Bowl 50 but earned all of his individual accolades in Tampa Bay. Still, the Broncos found and developed Barrett. 

Little more than a day removed from the 2023 NFL draft coming to a close, the list of college free agents the Broncos have signed is nearing completion. Here's what undrafted rookies the Broncos signed since Saturday. 

• Nate Adkins | TE | South Carolina
• Seth Benson | LB | Iowa
• Henry Byrd | OL | Princeton
• Dallas Daniels | WR | Jackson State
• Darrious Gaines | DB | Western Colorado
• Art Green | CB | Houston
• Taylor Grimes | WR | Incarnate Word
• Thomas Incoom | OLB/DE | Central Michigan
• Kris Leach | TE | Kent State
• Devon Matthews | S | Indiana
• Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | Youngstown State
• PJ Mustipher | DT | Penn State
• Alex Palczewski | OL | Illinois
• Emanuel Wilson | RB | Fort Valley State

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These 14 college free agents join drafted WR Marvin Mims Jr., LB Drew Sanders, B Riley Moss, S JL Skinner, and C Alex Forsyth as rookies hitting the roster. The Broncos also plan to host some try-outs during rookie minicamp, which is coming soon. 

According to Tom Pelissero, the Broncos will host San Diego QB Judd Erickson for a tryout when rookie minicamp arrives in May. Erickson started his college ball in Fort Collins at Colorado State. He's from Highlands Ranch, CO. 

Broncos head coach Sean Payton feels good about the influx of talent heading to Denver right now, but the proof will be in the pudding. The grades are already rolling out, but we won't be able to fully judge this crop of rookies until they get a few years under their collective belts. 

“The first thing I would say is tomorrow's the day that all the draft grades come out. I love tomorrow," Payton said on Saturday after the draft. "But truly, I hope three years from now when all of us will have a better idea of how this draft went, the reports will be good. We heard it a million times—we got our guy today. Half of them are lying, but I would say, and I don't want to speak for George, but man, I was excited... If you started really at the beginning of it all and you said here's free agency, here we are and the draft just ended—I'm really excited.”

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