Five Broncos Offensive Players to Watch vs. the Cardinals

As the Denver Broncos ready to take on the Arizona Cardinals in their second preseason game, some players on offense are worth keeping an eye on. With starters out, the focus shifts to who steps up in the second and third units as they vie for roster spots or additional reps next week. 

Pat Bryant | WR

The Broncos' third-round pick had a solid game against the San Francisco 49ers, where he played 34 snaps and caught both targets for 21 yards. His practices have been up and down, but he has found more consistency over the last week. 

With the starters out, which likely means no Courtland Sutton or Marvin Mims Jr, there will be ample opportunity for Bryant to showcase his stuff. By multiple accounts, Bryant has developed quite the chemistry with Jarrett Stidham, so it will be interesting to see that chemistry show up in the game. 

RJ Harvey | RB

Even with the starters not playing, all of the running backs should see some action, but Harvey especially so. Harvey had seven runs for 24 yards against the 49ers, with 18 of those yards coming on two rushes. He bounced every attempt outside, which was necessary on all but one of them. But as head coach Sean Payton noted, there must be more patience between the tackles. 

As a rookie, the added reps can help him adjust to the NFL and work on those issues he showed against the 49ers, even if they are only a handful of reps. 

Jaleel McLaughlin | RB

Speaking of the running back position, the Broncos need to see more out of McLaughlin, even though he's a coach's favorite and seems set to make the roster. He did have the best run of the day against the 49ers, but it ended up being called back because of a penalty. 

Overall, it was a bad game for McLaughlin, and with Tyler Badie showing up, and Audric Estime and Blake Watson also fighting, McLaughlin needs to answer the call, or he could lose his spot. The Cardinals will be a test for McLaughlin to maintain his place.