Broncos' Melvin Gordon 'very confident' he can win running back competition

The Denver Broncos have some solid competition on tap entering training camp. 

Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater will square off at quarterback, while Melvin Gordon and second-round pick Javonte Williams are set to duel at running back. 

Gordon said Tuesday he's "very confident" he will win the starting job in 2021.

"I'm going to go out there, do my job and compete, and wherever the cards fall, they fall," Gordon said, according to Kyle Newman of the Denver Post. "I can't worry about [the positional battle] too much, even I know that's kind of the talk right now. The media is making it Javonte versus Mel, who's going to start, this and that.

"But it's not really about that. It's about us winning football games and finding ways to compete… I'm trying to put the Broncos [back] on the map and keep us on the map."

Gordon did not attend Denver's OTAs as he was training on his own. He's entering the final year of a two-year deal he signed with Denver in 2020.

The 28-year-old led the Broncos with 986 yards and nine rushing touchdowns last season. He also had 32 catches for 158 yards and one touchdown. 

Williams, who played three seasons at North Carolina, finished the 2020 college football season with 1,140 yards and 19 rushing touchdowns. He also had 25 catches for 305 yards and three scores. It'll be difficult for him to win the starting job over Gordon, though not impossible.