Denver Broncos Depth Chart
- AFC West
- Stadium
- Empower Field at Mile High
- Head Coach
- Nathaniel Hackett
- Offensive Coordinator
- Justin Outten
- Defensive Coordinator
- Ejiro Evero
- Special Teams Coach
- Dwayne Stukes
- Defensive Scheme
- 3-4
Denver Broncos wide receivers Courtland Sutton (illness) and Jerry Jeudy (ankle) are both questionable to play in Week 13 against the Baltimore Ravens, while KJ Hamler (hamstring) has been ruled out. Sutton came down with an illness on Friday and is now up in the air to play Sunday. Jeudy returned to practice on Friday for the first time since Week 10, so he actually has a shot to suit up this weekend. Sutton has been Denver's unquestioned top target with Jeudy missing the last two games, but he now becomes a shaky low-upside WR3/flex due to his illness and the fact that Jeudy may return against Baltimore. If both receivers are out, Kendall Hinton would be the team's top receiver and would warrant consideration as a WR4/flex in deeper leagues. Rookies Montrell Washington and Brandon Johnson would also have expanded roles in the passing game.
The Denver Broncos defense has a tough task ahead of them on the road in Week 13 against the Baltimore Ravens and dual-threat quarterback Lamar Jackson on Sunday. The Ravens offense is putting up 25.0 points per game this year and have been one of the worst matchups for opposing fantasy defenses in 2022. Denver's D allows the fourth-fewest points per game (17.6), the third-fewest passing yards per game (184.7) and the third-fewest total yards per game (306.4), but they enter the week as the 25th-ranked fantasy defense in total fantasy points through 12 weeks. Baltimore has been pretty good at protecting the football on offense (only 12 giveaways), and the Broncos defense has just 11 takeaways all year. You should consider fading Denver's D in Week 13.
Denver Broncos kicker Brandon McManus shouldn't be in anyone's starting fantasy lineups for a Week 13 date with the Baltimore Ravens on the road. He kicks for the lowest-scoring offense in the league for a Denver unit that is averaging 14.3 points per game. McManus is tied for 20th at his position in overall fantasy points through 11 games despite attempting the third-most field goals (26) in the NFL. He's made 20 of them, but he's also made just 11 extra points, which ranks 33rd in the league. Last week against Carolina, the 31-year-old made one of two field-goal attempts and his only extra-point try. Denver's offense doesn't come remotely close to scoring enough or sustaining enough drives to make McManus worth a fantasy roster spot.
Denver Broncos rookie tight end Greg Dulcich is in a slump over his last three games, catching seven passes on 12 targets for 52 scoreless yards. It comes after he had 12 receptions for 182 yards and a touchdown in the first three games of his NFL career from Weeks 6 through 8. The good news is that Dulcich has played at least 83 percent of the offensive snaps in each of the last three games, but Denver's offense just continues to tank under a bad offensive line and behind quarterback Russell Wilson. There's still plenty to like about the 22-year-old in the long run, but he'll be on the TE1/2 borderline as a streamer for fantasy managers, and he'll probably need to score against the Baltimore Ravens this weekend to return value.
Denver Broncos wide receiver Kendall Hinton appears set to continue his recent role as the No. 2 behind Courtland Sutton in Week 13 on the road against the Baltimore Ravens with Jerry Jeudy (ankle) yet to practice this week. In the last three games with Jeudy injured (Jeudy left early in Week 10), Hinton has caught 12 of his 17 targets for 154 yards. He saw a season-high nine targets in last week's loss to the Carolina Panthers. But even with the elevated role, Hinton just isn't all that attractive to fantasy managers in the league's lowest-scoring offense, even when going up against a vulnerable Ravens secondary this weekend. You should be able to find better upside options for your flex spots.
