Here are some of the undrafted free agents by position

[Barry Ramey]

This is just some of the more top names out there still there after the draft. I didn't bother with kickers and punters. The best value seems to be at RB and WR, but still some solid players out there who were highly rated at one time at least.

QB

Zabransky - Boise St.
Moore - Oregon St.(Jaws has me convinced to get this guy)
Taylor - Nebraska
Ricard - Tulane
Palko - Pittsburgh
Getsy - Akron
Korrodi - C. Missouri St.

RB

Walker - Notre Dame
Vincent - LSU
Young - Texas
Ware - Georgia
Mason - Youngstown
Russell - Minnesota
Cornish - Kansas
Coleman - Hampton
McGill - N. Carolina
Race - Pittsburgh St.
Battle - Houston
Banks - James Madison
Moss - Miami
Castille - Alabama(FB)

WR

Ball - New Hampshire
Richardson - Arizona St.(KR/PR)
Hicks - Texas Tech
McKnight - Notre Dame
D. Williams - Virginia
Trannon - Michigan St.(TE)
Moore - Miami
Myles - W. Virginia
Rabb - Boise St.
Samardzija - Notre Dame(playing baeball now, but who knows)

TE

Newton - Oregon St.
Pudewell - Nevada
Murray - UCONN
Herian - Nebraska
Harline - BYU


OT

Hall - Texas Tech
J. Wilson - UAB
Heyer - Maryland
C. Johnson - Wyoming
J. Jones - Central Arkansas

G/C

Downing - Ohio St.
Esera - Hawaii
Lucas - Oregon

DE

Bruce - WSU
Birdine - Oklahoma
Applewhite - San Diego St.
E. Jones - SE Missouri St.


DT

Leonard - Fresno St.
W. Thomas - NE Mississippi
Echols - Kansas St.
Bolston - Maryland
Clark - Alabama
Dagunduro - Nebraska
Anoai - Georgia Tech

LB

Johnson - Mississppi
Everett - Florida
Murrell - Appalachian St.
Harris - Louisville
Latimer - Oklahoma
Taylor - Georgia
Abbate - Wake Forest
T. Washington - Colorado

CB

Talley - Duke
Cole - Northwestern(KR/PR)
Scott - Georgia Tech
Mixon - California(KR/PR)
Bain - Hampton

S

Bullitt - Texas A&M
Nelson - Oregon
Paschal - Iowa
Daniels - LSU
Peters - Hawaii

[Clockwork Orange]

Walter Thomas has to be worth a look. If Bates likes wide bodies who can eat up blockers in the middle, Thomas is definitely worth a flier as a UDFA.

[LetsGoBroncos]

I would def consider signing T. Washington from CU. He was a great run stopper, and could surprise as Wilson's replacement.

[Hercules Rockefeller]

I'm sure Darwin Walker is this year's UDFA RB

[Barry Ramey]

I don't know how many free agents they plan to sign, but I'm hoping the Broncos look the hardest at these guys and some in the group become Broncos:

QB - Moore, Zabransky, Palko
RB - Walker(I bet they are on the phone right now), Mason, Young, Russell, Cornish, Battle

WR - Ball, Richardson(for his return ability), Williams, McKnight

OT/G/C

Hall
Lucas
J. Jones

TE

Newton
Pudewell

DL

W. Thomas
Leonard
Echols
Bolston
Bruce
E. Jones

LB

Johnson
Everett
Harris
Washington
Latimer

CB/S

Mixon - return guy
Cole - return guy
Talley
Bain - also can return some
Bullitt
Nelson
Paschal

[Dukes]

Walter Thomas has to be worth a look. If Bates likes wide bodies who can eat up blockers in the middle, Thomas is definitely worth a flier as a UDFA.

Definitely! I hope Shanny invites this guy to camp.

[jtomm]

nate harris is worth a look at lb. hard-nosed kid who plays very hard all the time. has good closing speed, esp. on towards the outside

[long beach bronco]

Please get Walter Thomas and Louis Leonard into camp. I'm waiting.

[Clockwork Orange]

Atkins was taken. I believe it was shortly before the Broncos grabbed Marcus Thomas.

[JCMElway]

And because Denver only had 4 draft picks they could sign 7 or 8 UDFAs. Some of them will be camp fodder, but I bet that one or two are diamonds in the rough! My wish list:

1. DTs -- Walter Thomas, Louis Leonard, or Echols
2. QBs -- Korrodi, Leak, or Zabranzky
3. WRs -- Ball, Trannon, or McKnight
4. LBs -- Rory Johnson, Abbate, or Nate Harris
5. RBs -- D Walker, Selvin Young, or Ramonce Taylor
6. G/Cs -- Duckworth or Lucas
7. Ss -- Bullitt, Pashcal, or Peters

Get 'em Shanny!!!

[footstepsfrom#27]

Walter Thomas is a no brainer. Marcus Mason and Germain Race posted huge numbers...can't believe anybody could look at Mason's highlight reel and not salivate over that guy enough to at least think he's worth a 7th.

[skmoser]

RB - Darius Walker Notre Dame (cant believe he didnt get drafted)
DE - Justin Hickman UCLA
DT - Walter Thomas
FS - Melvin Bullit Texas A&M
LB - Kyle Shotwell Cal Poly

[rovolution]

Add Chris Leak to your QB list.

[go_broncos]

I want Walter Thomas..

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/25/sports/football/25nfl.html?ex=1335153600&en=02bfdbf3c3ebeef0&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

[Barry Ramey]

Atkins was taken. I believe it was shortly before the Broncos grabbed Marcus Thomas.

Yeah, thanks, I went back and saw that and was deleting my post, but who beat me to it :)

[U GOT JACKED UP]

Bring in Walter Thomas and Darius Walker.

[Willynowei]

this walter thomas guy, why not bring him in as a UDFA? Couldn't hurt.

[OrangeShadow]

david ball would be cool(because hes from my home state)

[JCMElway]

We need to start an Oskie thread to get Walter Thomas in here!!!!

[elsid13]

Ball - I am surprise that no one picked him up.

[BroncoBuff]

DT

Leonard - Fresno St.
W. Thomas - NE Mississippi
Echols - Kansas St.


Go get all three!!

WR David Ball too - from New Hampshire

[backup qb]

walker,thomas and anyone who can return kicks

[epicSocialism4tw]

Zach Latimer and Larry Birdine from OU are both worth a look.

Matt Trannon is a superb athlete and could end up as a Sharpe-esqe TE or a posession WR.

[TheChamp24]

I don't have as much enthusiasm towards signing UDFA's that some others do. I mean, seriously, how many actually pan out? Maybe 1 every 50 or more?
I know Mike Bell wasn't drafted, but he's an average back from really watching him.
And face it, really, if these guys were any good, they would've been drafted.
I think its also funny how some people think that getting some of these guys will fill in at the starting lineup or solve some needs.

[JCMElway]

Hixon can return kicks. If Denver does not pick up a kick returner that probably means Hixon is healthy.

[youcandoit1687]

I think Gary Russell is a lock to be in one of the ZBS teams' camps.

Walter Thomas or Louis Leonard make a ton of sense in Bates' system if he can teach them to use their hands better.

Jessie Daniels or J.D. Nelson would be nice at safety. Both would be good on STs in the future. My sleeper is James Ihedigbo from UMass, just watch... I saw him in the D-IAA championship and he is a definite playmaker.


Johnson - Mississppi
Everett - Florida
Murrell - Appalachian St.
Harris - Louisville
Latimer - Oklahoma
Taylor - Georgia

All of these LBs plus Justin Warren from Texas A&M, huge guy who had a pretty good shuttle. Tim Shaw didn't get drafted either and he has starting potential mixed with great ST potential.

At WR, I've liked Brandon Myles throughout the process. I also like Hicks, Moore, and Rabb.

Kenny Scott from GT would be a great dimeback and could replace DomFox in the future.

Chris Leak could develop into a very smart backup QB, stashed on PS for now.

[yerner]

That rb from north carolina.

[epicSocialism4tw]

I don't have as much enthusiasm towards signing UDFA's that some others do. I mean, seriously, how many actually pan out? Maybe 1 every 50 or more?
I know Mike Bell wasn't drafted, but he's an average back from really watching him.
And face it, really, if these guys were any good, they would've been drafted.
I think its also funny how some people think that getting some of these guys will fill in at the starting lineup or solve some needs.

Rod Smith, the greatest WR in Bronco history, was an UDFA. They are always worth a look.

[SouthStndJunkie]

Here are a few players (off the top of my head) I like that I did not see drafted:

Dan Mozes, C, West Virginia

Earl Everett, LB, Florida

Darius Walker, RB, Notre Dame

Ramonce Taylor, RB, Texas

JD Nelson, S, Oregon

David Ball, WR, New Hampshire

Jon Abbate, LB, Wake Forest

Willis Barringer, DB, Michigan

[broncs2bowl]

Walter Thomas bring him in just cause he is so fat Bates! It could not hurt, PS: Pat Williams DT, Minnesota Vikings was undrafted(lol im not saying Thomas will be this or anything near him but what the heck)

[SonOfLe-loLang]

I don't have as much enthusiasm towards signing UDFA's that some others do. I mean, seriously, how many actually pan out? Maybe 1 every 50 or more?
I know Mike Bell wasn't drafted, but he's an average back from really watching him.
And face it, really, if these guys were any good, they would've been drafted.
I think its also funny how some people think that getting some of these guys will fill in at the starting lineup or solve some needs.


This is the most ridiculous statement as guys are found all the time as undrafted free agnets. rod smith, cecil sapp, curome cox (i think), eric pears...all undrafted. Would it make you feel better if the draft was 8-12 rounds like it was 10 years ago?

[Barry Ramey]

The Redskins once won a Super Bowl with 22, yes 22 UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS on its roster and that was at a time when the draft was 12 rounds, so while it's not common to find great players who weren't drafted, you can still find some that can help your team win obviously.

[cutthemdown]

Louis Leonard is worth a chance i think. He's from Compton and went to Verbum Dei prep school. He's real big and nasty but sort of lazy I guess. I really thought this kid would end up in Pros when I watched him his senior year of H/S. This kid can flat out stop the run and is very imposing. Trust me you wouldn't want to meet this dude is a dark alley as a foe. He's like 6-4 320 pounds and plays with a mean streak.

[cutthemdown]

The Redskins once won a Super Bowl with 22, yes 22 UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS on its roster and that was at a time when the draft was 12 rounds, so while it's not common to find great players who weren't drafted, you can still find some that can help your team win obviously.

Pears and Bell last year correct?

[Clockwork Orange]

Matt Lepsis was a UDFA, too.

Most of them wash out, but you can find a player or two sometimes. It costs you nothing to bring them in for a look, so there's really not much downside to it.

[Barry Ramey]

Pears and Bell last year correct?

Yep, these are the undrafted free agents that were on the Bronco roster last year, unless I'm forgetting somebody:

Lepsis, Rod, Sapp, Ferguson, Cox, Green, Mustard, Pears, Bell, N. Jackson, Clark, and Burton.

So there's at least 12 undrafted guys and Cameron Vaughn, who went undrafted, has a chance to be on the team as well. So obviously the Broncos have taken these type of players pretty seriously.

[TheChamp24]

This is the most ridiculous statement as guys are found all the time as undrafted free agnets. rod smith, cecil sapp, curome cox (i think), eric pears...all undrafted. Would it make you feel better if the draft was 8-12 rounds like it was 10 years ago?

My statement was more geared to some on here thinking that we would be finding definite starters out of some of these guys. Some may be worth a look, but the reality is they are more likely to get cut during training camp or preseason than make the team.
For every guy you name as a guy who made it as a UDFA, theres a thousand that didn't. They aren't found all the time. A team will consider it to be lucky to get 1 undrafted player to produce out of the 5-7 they usually sign.
I mean, heck, the Panthers signed 13 guys last year and I bet all the Panther fans were excited, but none of them seem to be panning out.
Again, I say give some guys a look, but I'm not expecting very much from any of them.

[WoodMan]

I don't have as much enthusiasm towards signing UDFA's that some others do. I mean, seriously, how many actually pan out? Maybe 1 every 50 or more?
I know Mike Bell wasn't drafted, but he's an average back from really watching him.
And face it, really, if these guys were any good, they would've been drafted.
I think its also funny how some people think that getting some of these guys will fill in at the starting lineup or solve some needs.

Rod Smith?

[Drek]

We should go after at least one, if not two of Walter Thomas, Louis Leonard, and Quentin Echols.

After that Darius Walker should be a top priority. He's small but he's an elussive runner who sells out on the block and has great hands. He's never done much KR work before but I think he'd be able to pick it up. Make a good 3rd back for us.

Trannon and Ball are two interesting WR options.

Rory Johnson, LB out of Mississippi is a decent choice.

I was hoping we'd get Cory Anderson in the draft, now I'm still hoping we get him as a UDFA. Never happen, but I can hope.

[eddie mac]

Unless I'm mistaken the current NFL roster limit is 90 players so with that in mind we've 82 already under contract and 4 draft picks so I dont see too many UDFA's coming in here unless we're gonna cut a few bodies.

[BroncoBuff]

Yep, these are the undrafted free agents that were on the Bronco roster last year, unless I'm forgetting somebody:

Lepsis, Rod, Sapp, Ferguson, Cox, Green, Mustard, Pears, Bell, N. Jackson, Clark, and Burton.

So there's at least 12 undrafted guys and Cameron Vaughn, who went undrafted, has a chance to be on the team as well. So obviously the Broncos have taken these type of players pretty seriously.

Nice list ... a real eye-opener.

Pick up David Ball and ALL THREE defensive tackles, Leonard, Echols and Thomas. NFL Europa will whip one of them into shape ...

[footstepsfrom#27]

Trust me you wouldn't want to meet this dude is a dark alley as a foe. He's like 6-4 320 pounds and plays with a mean streak.
Personally...I wouldn't want to meet him there as a "friend" either...but that's just me. ;D

[Barry Ramey]

My guess is a DT, LB, S, WR, and maybe a QB will be signed and a RB probably too.

I like Leonard or Echols the most of the DT's available. Thomas is too big IMO and needs to drop weight and played at a small school, very small, so he's father away from development than the others mentioned.

[goldengopher1976]

john abbate just seems like a classic football player to me...what he lacks in measurables is made up for in instincts and effort...seems like he'd at least be a ST player. it'll be interesting to see what happens.

[Dedhed]

We should bring in Quintin Echols, Louis Leonard, Walter Thomas, Marcus Mason, Earl Everett, and Marques Murrell.

All three DTs are Bates bodies. If we go after only one it should be Louis Leonard. Marcus Mason could be a great back in this system. Murrell has NFL ability, and could be a STer with upside. Everett is speedy, but may not have the mental side to be a player at the next level.

[That One Guy]

My guess is a DT, LB, S, WR, and maybe a QB will be signed and a RB probably too.

I like Leonard or Echols the most of the DT's available. Thomas is too big IMO and needs to drop weight and played at a small school, very small, so he's father away from development than the others mentioned.

Thomas actually played at Oklahoma for a year before dropping out... I believe he was a freshman starter there. After that, he went to JUCO and only played two games in two years, I believe. So, in reality, he has more experience at a big school than at a small school.

[Hercules Rockefeller]

Pears and Bell last year correct?

I thought Pears was an '05 UDFA who spent his first year on the PS.

[Hercules Rockefeller]

Unless I'm mistaken the current NFL roster limit is 90 players so with that in mind we've 82 already under contract and 4 draft picks so I dont see too many UDFA's coming in here unless we're gonna cut a few bodies.

I believe they also get another roster spot for every player they have over in Europe.

[Dedhed]

I thought Pears was an '05 UDFA who spent his first year on the PS.

Yup. Pears was brought in in 05, and went to Europe before spending the year on the PS. Then played well when thrust into starting duty when Lepsis went down.