One position in particular that could cause headaches is wide receiver. Courtland Sutton, Marvin Mims, Troy Franklin and third-round pick Pat Bryant are presumably locks. Devaughn Vele is presumably safe, and Trent Sherfield is set to serve as a key special teams player this season.

The Denver Broncos have a deep wide receiver room, but who will emerge as the go-to guy next to Courtland Sutton?

Hey, what is this going to look like?’ And those are good questions,” Payton said after practice Tuesday at Broncos Park. “A lot of it is the defense you’re seeing. ... We get used to our defense quite a bit because we’re seeing most of the reps versus them.