Once again, the Broncos have their eyes on tight ends at the Combine

INDIANAPOLIS — The Broncos spent a significant chunk of their time at last year’s NFL Scouting Combine meeting with tight ends. They’re doing the same thing again this year.

Georgia’s Oscar Delp, Ohio State’s Max Klare, TCU’s DJ Rogers, Cincinnati’s Joe Royer, Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq and Vanderbilt’s Eli Stowers all confirmed that they met formally with the Broncos at the Combine this week.

Stanford’s Sam Roush also met informally with the Broncos here at the Combine, while SMU’s Matthew Hibner and Houston’s Tanner Koziol said they met with Broncos officials at the Senior Bowl.

This comes after a season in which Broncos tight ends finished in the league’s bottom 10 in most receiving categories. Evan Engram in particular struggled with drops, posting the second-worst drop rate for any tight end with at least 25 targets.

Of that group, Sadiq is the only one considered to be a first-round prospect. He emerged from the shadow of former Heritage H.S. product Terrance Ferguson — who was a part of last year’s bountiful draft tight-end class — to amass 560 yards and eight touchdowns on 51 catches last season, easily his most productive college campaign.

Sadiq said the meeting with the Broncos was “good.”

“It’s just about getting to know the coaches,” he said. “They kind of tested me on what I know, my background in football.”

At just 20 years of age, Sadiq’s true freshman season coincided with Bo Nix’s final campaign at Oregon.

Reuniting with his old college quarterback would be “awesome,” Sadiq said.

“Just already knowing how he kind of thinks and stuff and just being around him,” Sadiq said. “He’s a great guy; he makes everyone better around him.”

ESPN’s Field Yates mocked Sadiq to the Broncos earlier this month.

BRONCOS MET WITH A TOP SAFETY PROSPECT

Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, a Toledo product, had a formal meeting with Denver brass earlier this week. McNeil-Warren is expected to go sometime in the late first round or early second round. ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. mocked McNeil-Warren to the Broncos at the No. 30 selection prior to the Combine.

McNeil-Warren forced 12 fumbles at Toledo, and given what Sean Payton said Tuesday about the need to generate more takeaways, that aspect of his skill set undoubtedly gets attention in his team’s evaluation.

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