There’s little way around it: Garett Bolles and Ja’Wuan James make the Broncos’ tackle situation weird. Both are expected to start in 2020 and could feasibly remain under contract into 2021. There are significant questions about both.
Bolles is a 2017 first-round pick who showed some signs of improvement over the last part of 2019, but still led the NFL in penalty flags. Shortly after the draft Elway will need to decide upon a fifth year option for him which would drastically increase his cap charge.
Ja’Wuan James is a big ticket free agent signing from 2019 who played 65 total snaps dealing with serious knee issues.