Ahead of Saturday’s 2 p.m. deadline to establish an initial 53-man roster, here is a final projection of who stays and who goes:

Quarterback (3)

In: , Kevin Hogan and Drew Lock.

Out: Brett Rypien.

Comment: Lock’s right thumb injury meant keeping Hogan as the No. 2 entering the season. The guess here is Lock is placed on injured reserve on Sunday, meaning he can return later this year.

Running back (6)

In: , , , , (FB) and George Aston (FB).

Out: Devontae Jackson, Khalfani Muhammad and .

Comment: One more tailback and fullback apiece than the Broncos would normally keep. Riddick (shoulder) and Janovich (pectoral) are injured reserve candidates on Sunday.

Tight end (4)

In: , Noah Fant, and .

Out: Orson Charles and Moral Stephens.

Comment: Charles could spend 24 hours off the Broncos roster if they wait until Sunday to place Butt on injured reserve. Charles would then take Butt����ap roster spot.

Receiver (5)

In: , , , and Juwann Winfree.

Out: Trinity Benson, Fred Brown, , Steven Dunbar, Brendan Langley and Kelvin McKnight.

Comment: The extra numbers at tailback and fullback prevent the Broncos from keeping a sixth receiver. But that could change by Monday after the injured reserve is filled out.

Offensive line (7)

In: Garett Bolles (LT), Dalton Risner (LG), ( C), (RG), Ja’Wuan James (RT), (OT/G) and (G/C).

Out: Quinn Bailey (OT), Don Barclay (G), Adam Bisnowaty (OT), Jake Brendel (C/G), Ryan Crozier (C ), Chas Green (OT), Sam Jones (G), Tyler Jones (OT), John Leglue (OT) and Jake Rodgers (OT).

Comment: The Broncos would be smart to look at the waiver wire offensive tackles since Wilkinson will need to continue working at right guard as long as Leary’s knee keeps on barking.

Defensive line (5)

In: (DE), (DE), Shelby Harris (NT), Dre’Mont Jones (DE) and DeShawn Williams (NT).

Out: Mike Purcell (NT), Deyon Sizer (DE) and DeMarcus Walker (DE).

Comment: Zach Kerr’s release on Monday creates a roster spot for Williams as the backup nose tackle. The Broncos give up on Walker, a 2017 second-round pick.

Outside linebacker (4)

In: , , Justin Hollins and Malik Reed.

Out: Ahmad Gooden and Dadi Nicolas.

Comment: Hollins and Reed were going to be on the roster even before veteran Dekoda Watson was released on Monday. Nicolas could be a candidate to be signed on Sunday after the injured reserve moves create room.

Inside linebacker (6)

In: Josey Jewell, , Alexander Johnson, Josh Watson, and Joe Jones.

Out: Jamal Carter and Joe Dineen (IR).

Comment: Davis (calf) hasn’t practiced since July 18 and Jones (triceps) hasn’t practiced since the Aug. 1 game against Atlanta. Watson makes it as an undrafted free agent.

Cornerback (5)

In: , Bryce Callahan, Isaac Yiadom, De’Vante Bausby and Trey Johnson.

Out: Rashard Causey and Linden Stephens.

Comment: Pretty clear cut throughout camp and the fact Callahan (foot) went through practice on Monday-Tuesday is a sign he’ll be ready for Week 1 and a fifth corner doesn’t need to be kept.

Safety (5)

In: , , , Alijah Holder, Shamarko Thomas and Trey Marshall.

Out: Su’a Cravens and Dymonte Thomas (IR).

Comment: We throw a curveball by adding Holder to the roster because he worked some at safety in the San Francisco preseason game and provides a better special teams presence than Cravens.

Specialists (3)

In: (K), Colby Wadman (P) and (LS).

Out: None.

Comment: McManus, Wadman and Kreiter had no competition on the roster once the preseason games started.

That����ap why his tackle in punt coverage against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday night was so important.

Four receivers are locks to be active — , , and . The Broncos need their fifth receiver to be a core special teamer even if he’s not a returner.

Before practice on Monday, Winfree was asked what feels bigger: A catch to convert a third down or a special teams tackle?

“(A tackle) is just as big,” he said. “I want to be that guy, wherever it����ap at.”

A sixth-round pick from Colorado, Winfree has four catches for 58 yards and the game-winning touchdown against Atlanta in the preseason.

“I felt I’ve made a good progression throughout camp,” he said. “I’m still not where I need to be, but I feel I’m getting there in each game. I want to continue to thrive and continue to get better.”

Fant, Leary practice. Tight end Noah Fant (foot injury against San Francisco) and right guard (knee soreness, hasn’t played in the preseason) participated in Monday’s non-padded practice.

Leary took limited reps in team work, trading off with .

Asked if Leary is trending toward being available for Week 1, coach said: “He’s been improving with some of his time off that he’s been getting. I think he’ll be ready.”

Not practicing were quarterback Drew Lock (right thumb), running back (shoulder), cornerback Dymonte Thomas (knee), fullback (pectoral), tight end (knee) and inside linebackers (calf), Joe Jones (triceps) and Joe Dineen (hand).

Butt played 11 snaps against the Rams on Saturday night. Fangio wanted to give Butt a full two days between the game and his next practice.

“He came out good after the game; just a little sore right now,” Fangio said. “He’s had some residual effects, which I think is to be expected to a degree.”

Davis won’t practice Tuesday, either.

“He’s progressing, but not at the rate we had hoped,” Fangio said.

QB2 update. Fangio said the competition at back-up quarterback remains open between Kevin Hogan and Brett Rypien. Both will play Thursday against Arizona.

“I’d like to see some separation from them,” Fangio said. “We’ve got one more game to do that. I’ve seen some good play, I’ve seen some not so good so I don’t know the answer to that just yet.”

Fangio said adding a veteran quarterback is “always an option, but as you see out there, there’s not a lot of them available.”

Respect for Luck.  Fangio’s only year as Stanford’s defensive coordinator in 2010 was quarterback ’s second year as the school’s starter. The Cardinal went 12-1 and finished fourth in the country.

Luck, 29, announced his retirement on Saturday night.

“I know him well,” Fangio said. “Obviously like everybody else (I was) surprised, but Andrew’s a guy with a lot of conviction. If he doesn’t feel that he can do it the right way and it����ap not going the way he wants, he’ll react the way he did and he’ll retire. I can tell you this: He didn’t do in a harsh, quick way. I’m sure he gave it a lot of thought.”

The Broncos play at Indianapolis on Oct. 27.

Logan signs new deal. Denver’s iHeartMedia’s KOA 850 AM and 94.1 FM announced a 10-year agreement with Broncos play-by-play announcer Dave Logan. He will co-host a morning radio show starting Sept. 3 in addition to his Broncos duties. This year is Logan’s 30th in the Broncos’ booth and 23rd as the play-by-play voice.

“That����ap up in the air right now,” Fangio said before practice Wednesday.

Fangio may feel his starters have seen enough preseason game time to be ready for the Sept. 9 opener at Oakland and doesn’t want to add to the Broncos’ lengthy injury list.

The Rams have not played their starters at all in the preseason and aren’t expected to this week.

“Honestly, I don’t care for the preseason,” cornerback said. “But I’ll play (if told), though. I feel good.”

Said outside linebacker : “I think I’ll be ready for Week 1 (without playing vs. the Rams), but like I’ve said previously, I feel like the preseason games help us. If (Fangio) thinks we don’t need to play, then we just have to get ready for Week 1.”

If Fangio holds out his starters, it would mean Kevin Hogan starts at quarterback.

Three players added. Before practice, the Broncos placed cornerback Horace Richardson and tight end Bug Howard on injured reserve and released linebacker Aaron Wallace.

During practice, the Broncos claimed offensive tackle Tyler Jones and linebacker Dadi Nicolas on waivers from the and Indianapolis, respectively, and signed tight end Orson Charles.

Jones is a rookie from North Carolina State, Nicolas hasn’t played in a regular-season game since 2016 (for Kansas City) and Charles has 14 catches in 49 games for Cincinnati, Detroit, Kansas City and Cleveland.

Injury updates. In addition to quarterback Drew Lock (sprained right thumb), Fangio provided updates on several other injured players before practice.

*Right guard (knee) has not played in the preseason.

About Leary’s status for Week 1, Fangio said: “It����ap a concern, but I think Ron is doing a good job for the most part in managing it. We’re trying to get him ready for the regular season and see where it goes.”

*Tight end (knee) said after practice he worked without limitations for the first time in camp.

Said Fangio: “I think coming out and practicing, partaking in team periods and hopefully partaking in the game, that����ap progress in and of itself. I think the rest of it will come after that.”

*Inside linebacker (calf) hasn’t practiced since July 19.

“(Davis) probably won’t practice this week at all,” Fangio said. “He’s a little bit behind where we had hoped.”

*Tight end Noah Fant (ankle) did not practice, but Fangio said, “he’s fine.”

*Cornerback Bryce Callahan (foot) was ruled out by Fangio for the Rams game.

“He could’ve played the other night,” Fangio said. “It����ap kind of just gotten sore on him. We’re going to just be prudent with it and not practice him this week nor play him just to make sure he’s ready.”

Also not practicing were running back (shoulder), fullback (pectoral), tight end (shoulder) and inside linebackers Joe Jones (triceps) and Joe Dineen (hand).

Returning to practice were running back Khalfani Muhammad, outside linebacker Malik Reed (oblique) and safeties (hamstring) and Su’a Cravens (illness).

Harris on his role. Harris, who previously said he was excited about how Fangio was going to use him within the defense, went another direction.

“It����ap the same way I’ve been always used so it����ap the same thing,” he said.

Harris was critical of former coach ’s scheme, specifically how it did not disguise enough.

“I’m just doing the same thing I’ve done in the past (but) maybe (Fangio will) blitz me a little bit more,” he said. “It����ap not too much change, really, except I might play a little zone.”

Etc. The Broncos hosted active duty military members at practice and players spent several minutes afterward signing autographs and taking pictures. … worked as the first-team right guard because Leary didn’t practice. Wilkinson has been a swing tackle throughout camp. … Fangio on left tackle Garett Bolles’ holding penalty, which negated a 41-yard catch by receiver : “It wasn’t (Bolles’) fault. He was supposed to get a chip from the tight end () and he set accordingly to get that chip. The tight end didn’t chip him, which put Garett in a bad spot and caused that holding penalty.”

After Tuesday’s practice, coach said the quarterback order will be Flacco, Kevin Hogan and Drew Lock.

“Joe is going to start and play some, we’re going to bring in Kevin and he’ll play some (and) Drew will get a good bit of the rest of it,” Fangio said. “I think it’ll be a little, a little and a lot.”

Fangio said Brett Rypien “may or may not play,” against the Seahawks.

Getting the bulk of the work will be a chance for Lock to improve on last week’s performance against Atlanta.

Asked how Lock can show progress, Fangio said: “Just operate. One thing you have to remember about him, he has hardly ever been under center in his life. He’s hardly ever had to call a play in his life (with) a formation and checks. Once he gets through that, I think the other stuff will come easier and quicker. He’s learning how an offense operates and when he becomes more of a quarterback in those regards and feels comfortable where it becomes second nature, the other stuff will start.”

Lock took several snaps with the first-team offensive line in Tuesday’s practice.

Fangio said the starting offensive line (minus right guard , who won’t play) could stay in the game after Flacco departs.

“It kind of depends on how the play (count) goes,” Fangio said. “That����ap kind of fluid.”

Injury report. The Broncos’ projected injury report for Thursday.

Out or not expected to play: Leary (healthy scratch), cornerback Bryce Callahan (foot), outside linebacker Aaron Wallace (hamstring), tight ends (ACL) and Bug Howard (ankle) and inside linebackers (calf), Josey Jewell (mid-section) and Joe Jones (triceps). Receiver Emmanuel Sanders (Achilles), who has been eased into practice, is not expected to play.

Fangio called Jewell’s injury “a short-term thing.”

May play: Tight end (shoulder). “He got some treatment on it (Monday),” Fangio said. “I don’t think it����ap anything to be concerned about.”

Will play: Right tackle Ja’Wuan James (lower leg) and outside linebacker .

The Broncos have only three fully healthy tight ends (, Austin Fort and Moral Stephens) and four healthy inside linebackers (Alexander Johnson, Josh Watson, Joe Dineen and Kieshawn Bierria).

“Every camp, invariably, there’s one position group that gets (struck by injuries) more than others and tight end has been that position in this camp and inside linebacker had kind of joined that crowd,” Fangio said. “It����ap a concern, but I don’t think any of them are long-term (issues) and I think all of them will be back eventually so we just have to trudge through it.”

Briefly. Despite it being a practice minus full pads, there was still one altercation — guard Don Barclay and defensive lineman DeShawn Williams traded punches after a play and Fangio stepped in to end the fight. … The Broncos will fly to Seattle on Wednesday, play Thursday, have Friday off and have meetings/weight-lifting session (no practice) on Saturday. … Running back on the signing of , who is the favorite to take his third-down role: “Oh yeah, absolutely (it����ap motivating).”

Inside linebacker sustained a calf strain late in the workout and an MRI confirmed the damage.

“He’s going to be out for a couple of weeks and then we’ll see from there,” Fangio said after practice Friday.

A league source said Davis’ recovery time is expected to be 3-4 weeks.

Take the high end of that timetable and add a week for conditioning/re-acclimation. Davis could play against the Los Angeles Rams on Aug. 24. But does that make sense? The most prudent plan could be adopting patience to make sure Davis is ready to play Sept. 9 at Oakland.

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While Davis is out, the Broncos have a period of discovery, choosing which backups should make the initial 53-man roster and who should be Davis’ top fill-in.

Davis played 842 of 1,077 defensive snaps last year and led the team with 114 tackles. Joe Jones and Kieshawn Bierria played 25 and 18 snaps, respectively.

But during Friday’s practice, Alexander Johnson worked alongside Josey Jewell with the first-team defense. Johnson played no defensive snaps last year for the Broncos.

“You saw (Johnson) out there running with the first group and probably (Saturday) or (Sunday), it will be somebody else,” Fangio said. “We’re going to even off the work.”

The breakdown during 11-on-11: First unit base — Johnson/Jewell. First nickel — Jewell/rookie Justin Hollins. Second unit base — Jones/rookie Josh Watson. Second nickel — Hollins/Jones. Third unit base — Bierria/rookie Joe Dineen.

“I think we’ve got depth,” Jewell said. “People will have to step up, come to work, play with the 1s and get comfortable out there. It will be good for those guys.”

Johnson did not play football from 2015-17 after being charged with rape (he was acquitted). He signed with the Broncos last summer and spent most of the season on the active roster.

“He’s got good size (6-foot-2, 255 pounds) and he’s a thumper in there,” Fangio said. “He just has to improve his overall understanding and execution. He’s a guy who missed a lot of football in his career and he has a lot of catching up to do, not just in our system but learning how to play in the NFL and overcoming the lack of action he’s had.”

Said Johnson: “The coaches know I’m a physical, fast guy. I’m pretty sure they want to see me be able to get out there, line guys up, play fast and do my assignments. That����ap the biggest thing. If I (know) the playbook like the back of my hand, I’ll be able to fly around.”

Hollins was primarily an outside linebacker at Oregon, but was drafted in the fifth round by the Broncos with the idea of working him outside (base package) and inside (sub personnel).

“I’m just trying to show the coaches I’m capable of playing both positions,” Hollins said. “It takes a little bit more time in the film room and a little more time with the coaches.”

Staff writer Kyle Fredrickson contributed to this story.

They have a new coach (), for the third time in four years. They have a new Week 1 quarterback () for the third consecutive year. And they enter the year as a projected also-ran in the AFC.

The Broncos Roundtable returns for a second year. The panelists are columnist Mark Kiszla and beat reporters Ryan O’Halloran and Kyle Fredrickson.

1. What is coach Vic Fangio’s biggest challenge during training camp?

Kyle: Other than bearing the summer heat in his gray sweat-suit, Fangio’s toughest task will be sorting out assignments for his versatile defenders. How will split time between cornerback and safety? Will rookie Justin Hollins play inside and outside linebacker? Training camp should allow Fangio to tinker with different ideas to decipher what works and what doesn’t.

Kiz: It’s all about the quarterback in the NFL, but that rule applies no place more so than in our dusty old cowtown, where ����apountry thinks any starting quarterback who doesn’t live up to the platinum and gold standards of and should be benched in favor of or Kyle Sloter or whoever is the QB du jour. Fangio better ensure Joe Flacco is rock solid from the first to the last snap of preseason, or the new coach is going to have a QB controversy on his hands.

Ryan: Survival. Fangio, teaming up his coaching, strength/conditioning and training staffs, should start camp with a plan to give veteran players full practices off or limited reps during a workout. Guys like Flacco, and don’t need a ton of work. Building up to Week 1 with everybody fresh and healthy should be Job 1 for Vic.

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2. A big storyline is receiver , who sustained a torn Achilles last December. Put on your coaching and general managing hats: Should the Broncos still look at him as their No. 1 receiver or as a complementary player?

Kyle: Absolutely a No. 1. Of course, it����ap yet to be seen whether the Achilles will be ready, although Sanders has shown impressive recovery progress on daily Instagram posts with high-intensity agility drills and route running. The Broncos have a stable of talented young wide receivers. But even uber-talented shouldn’t be considered the No. 1 option until his in-game play warrants it.

Kiz: Without fear, Sanders dives in the social media pool and feels the love or hate of his mentions. So if this opinion reaches him, I swear it’s not meant as a slight. For the Denver offense to average 25 points per game, Courtland Sutton needs to be the No. 1 receiver from Game 1, allowing Sanders to roll back into form as the best complementary receiver in the league.

Ryan: I agree with Kiz on this one. It is Sutton’s time to be given the chance for No. 1 status. Until we see Sanders back on the field, I’ll consider anything he produces as a bonus. Sutton taking the top spot will allow the Broncos to be semi-patient with Sanders and then use him all over the field to work over Nos. 2-3 cornerbacks.

3. During virtually every training camp, a player or two comes from off the radar to make the team. Who is this year’s (undrafted rookie) or (unheralded non-rookie)?

Kyle: How about another undrafted rookie from Kansas? The Broncos struck gold with former Jayhawk Chris Harris in 2011. I say Joe Dineen is next. He’s a 6-foot-2, 235-pound inside linebacker who led all of major college football in solo tackles (108) last year.

KIz: This is a fun game, a great opportunity to brag to your besties that you were the first to recognize the next great Cinderella story to emerge from Dove Valley headquarters. But you know what? I’m not playing that game this season. Why? For the Broncos to make the playoffs, second-round pick Dalton Risner has to be great on the offensive line. If Risner isn’t great, your favorite Cinderella story will be nothing more than a happy, little footnote.

Ryan: My two-fullback idea last month ( and undrafted free agent George Aston) was met mostly with guffaws. So let����ap go with the Unknown Veteran Route and take offensive lineman Nathan Jacobson, who has experience playing for Mike Munchak.

4. The Broncos are going to try and sell a competition for the No. 2 quarterback spot between Kevin Hogan and Drew Lock. What the heck is the case for Lock not being the top back-up?

Kyle: ����apountry would lose its collective mind if Lock isn’t No. 2. But consider this: We know as much about how Hogan fits in Rich Scangarello’s system as Lock, and through Hogan’s 10 months on Denver’s roster, he has yet to be put in the driver’s seat (or even throw an NFL regular season pass since 2017).

Kiz: Case? Erin Brockovich couldn’t make this case. If Lock isn’t the No. 2 quarterback on opening night, John Elway was a knucklehead for drafting him in the second round.

Ryan: No case. Lock should start the preseason opener against Atlanta and play as long as the second-team offensive line is in the game. Being one snap away when the season starts will heighten his preparation and get him ready to play even if he’s just watching Flacco.

5. The Broncos have used plenty of draft capital recently on tight ends, including first-rounder Noah Fant. How does the tight end depth chart look after the preseason?

Kyle: Consider it a massive disappointment if Fant isn’t the breakout star of the Broncos’ offense in 2019. The first-rounder should get the lion’s share of tight end receptions with viewed as a secondary blocking-focused option. It����ap a toss-up for now between and to round out the active tight end roster with both coming back from significant injury. But I expect Fumagalli to be a surprise training camp stud to seal that spot.

KIz: Game knows game, and Broncos vets seem to think Fant has game. Coolio. Let’s go. Since being drafted in 2015, Heuerman has caught 49 more passes in his NFL career than Ryan O’Halloran. So why did the Broncos sign the oft-injured Heuerman to a new two-year contract? Beats me.

Ryan: It����ap one of the wrinkles about having free agency before the draft — the Broncos figured they better re-sign Heuerman because they weren’t guaranteed Fant would be on the board and also, Butt/Fumagalli were still rehabilitating. The Week 1 depth chart — Fant, Heuerman, Butt and Fumagalli.

6. Camp is the time for optimism. Why should the Broncos feel confident they can go from 6-10 to, well, relevant?

Kyle: The path toward relevancy begins with improved offensive line play. So the Broncos hired one of the game’s best position coaches in Mike Munchak, made Ja’Wuan James the league’s top-paid right tackle and drafted highly-touted Risner from Kansas State. All of those decisions should help give Flacco the consistently clean pocket he requires to push the ball downfield and potentially vault Denver’s offense among the NFL’s elite.

Kiz: The evil genius of Fangio could allow Von Miller and to combine for 30-plus sacks, causing quarterbacks from Kansas City to San Diego to cower in fear.

Ryan: The rebuilt secondary, with additions Jackson and Bryce Callahan to join Chris Harris and , creates a new standard for pass defense, allowing Miller and Chubb to easily top last year’s 26 1/2 combined sacks.

believes the same applies for him.

“I feel like I’m tailor-made for every defense,” he said. “When they ask me what position I play, I say, ‘Defense.’ I like to cover. I like to rush. I like to play the run.”

A common denominator since Fangio entered the NFL in 1986 has been quality linebacker play, starting with the “Dome Patrol” in New Orleans (Sam Mills, Ricky Jackson and Pat Swilling) all the way to last year in Chicago ( and Roquan Smith).

Fangio now has Miller and Chubb to deploy as pass rushers. and Josey Jewell are near-locks to start at inside linebacker.

Reggie Herring returns as the inside linebackers coach and Brandon Staley followed Fangio from Chicago to coach the outside linebackers. Add Fangio’s insight and the linebackers will be schooled up from multiple angles.

Point: Miller will have at least 20 sacks.

Counterpoint: There have only been 12 20-sack seasons in the NFL since 1982 and Miller would need a 5 1/2-sack jump from last year to join that club.

“If he does all the little things that are necessary, he’s definitely got a great chance to do that,” Fangio said of a 20-sack season.

Miller’s career high is 18 1/2 sacks in 2012. Three factors will contribute to making 20 sacks a reality: The possibility of Chubb lining up on the same side of the formation as Miller, thus creating a single match-up; the Broncos being more competitive, forcing teams to become one dimensional (passing); and Miller avoiding a slump like last year’s three-game skid without a sack.

“There’s nothing on the field he can’t do,” Staley said.

Miller will start the regular season 33rd all-time in sacks (98.0). A 15-sack year would move him into the top 25.

Point: There should be concerns about Davis and Jewell

Counterpoint: Fangio’s scheme and coaching will semi-mask the perceived deficiencies.

If Fangio opts to stick with his philosophy of playing nickel personnel as his primary sub package, two inside linebackers will be every-down players.

The Broncos’ coverage struggles against elite tight ends has been documented. See San Francisco’s George Kittle running freely last December.

The idea of rookie outside linebacker Justin Hollins sliding inside in those situations has been discussed, but that may be too big of an initial ask, which leaves Davis and Jewell. But look for Fangio and coordinator Ed Donatell to devise game plans to help them.

Point: The Broncos won’t miss and , who were allowed to leave via one-year contracts with Tampa Bay and Baltimore, respectively.

Counterpoint: They’ll miss Barrett more than Ray.

Miller and Chubb combined for 26 1/2 sacks last year; the next-closest players were Barrett and defensive end (three apiece).

The Broncos are starting over at back-up outside linebacker. A fifth-round pick, Hollins should make the team, the same for special teams contributor .

A player to watch is Jeff Holland, who has pass-rushing ability (10 sacks at Auburn in 2017). But at a listed 249 pounds, can he hold up against the run to make the team?

“He’s coming (along),” Staley said. “There is a long way to go for him to reach his capacity as a player. He’s shown he can rush the passer, but he needs to get stronger, needs to be forceful at the point of attack and more consistent with his assignments.”

Point: The competition for back-up inside linebacker is just as intense as at outside linebacker.

Counterpoint: Not even close to as intriguing.

Fangio kept 10 linebackers on the Bears to open last year so that����ap the model we’re using.

The fifth inside linebacker spot is wide open. Joseph Jones is a special teams core player and Kieshawn Bierria was a sixth-round pick last year and can also play special teams.

For the fifth spot, the top candidates are undrafted rookie Joe Dineen and second-year player Alexander Johnson.

Tuesday: Defensive back and special teams.