The Denver Broncos are set for their first rookie minicamp of the offseason, featuring everyone from Shane Ray all the way to the 10 tryout players that will be battling it out for one roster spot.
It’s an exciting time of year, as rookies are getting new jersey numbers, players are getting fitted for equipment, and you can just feel football back in the air.
Here’s a look at the 36 players who will be participating in the minicamp starting Friday.
3 QB Trevor Siemian, Northwestern (Draft pick, 7th round)
5 QB Grant Hedrick, Boise State (Tryout)
49 RB Josh Snead, Duke (Tryout)
36 RB Jordon James, UCLA (Tryout)
42 TE/FB Joe Don Duncan, Dixie State (Free Agent, 2015)
82 TE Jeff Heuerman, Ohio State (Draft pick, 3rd round)
83 TE Brock Lutes, Bemidji State (Tryout)
16 WR Bennie Fowler, Michigan State (UDFA, 2014)
87 WR Jordan Taylor, Rice (UDFA, 2015)
89 WR Matt Miller, Boise State (UDFA, 2015)
61 C Matt Paradis, Boise State (Draft pick, 6th round – 2014)
62 C Dillon Day, Mississippi State (UDFA, 2015)
67 OG Jon Halapio, Florida (Free Agent, 2014)
73 OL Max Garcia, Florida (Draft pick, 4th round)
74 OT Ty Sambrailo, Colorado State (Draft pick, 2nd round)
66 OT Kyle Roberts, Nevada (UDFA, 2015)
72 OT Connor Rains, Wyoming (UDFA, 2015)
98 NT Darius Kilgo, Maryland (Draft pick, 6th round)
93 NT Chuka Ndule, Oklahoma (UDFA, 2015)
70 DE Josh Watson, Clemson (UDFA, 2015)
60 DE Mike Douglas, Kentucky (Tryout)
69 DE Desmond Hollin, Florida State (Tryout)
45 OLB Danny Mason, Texas A&M Commerce (Future contract, 2015)
56 OLB Shaquil Barrett, Colorado State (UDFA, 2014)
48 OLB Shane Ray, Missouri (Draft pick, 1st round)
47 ILB Zaire Anderson, Nebraska (UDFA, 2015)
50 ILB Keith Lewis, Ole Miss (Tryout)
52 ILB Efrem Oliphant, Houston (Tryout)
33 CB Tevrin Brandon, UConn (Future contract, 2015)
37 CB Lorenzo Doss, Tulane (Draft pick, 5th round)
39 CB Taurean Nixon, Tulane (Draft pick, 7th round)
34 S Ross Madison, Toledo (Future contract, 2015)
41 S Josh Madson, Oklahoma State (Draft pick, 7th round)
35 S Sharrod Golightly, South Carolina (Tryout)
9 P/K Karl Schmitz, Jacksonville (Free Agent, 2015)
84 LS Harrison Elliot, Air Force (Tryout)
There should be some really fun competition going on at the OLB/ILB positions.