The Denver Broncos are now just four days away from their preseason opener, and battles for the final spots on the roster are heating up. Ahead of the team's preseason opener against the Atlanta Falcons on Friday, we're publishing an updated 53-man roster prediction for the Broncos. This projection predicts quarterback Jarrett Stidham being traded away, leaving Sam Ehlinger as the team's backup quarterback behind Bo Nix. Some of the toughest cuts we made were running back Jaleel McLaughlin, tight end Dallen Bentley, offensive lineman Calvin Throckmorton, linebacker Drew Sanders, cornerback Brent Austin and safety JL Skinner. It wouldn't be shocking to see any of those players make the active roster if they stand out in preseason. For now, though, here's our projection before the games begin. Broncos 53-man roster prediction QB Bo NixQB Sam EhlingerRB J.K. DobbinsRB RJ HarveyRB Jonah ColemanFB Adam PrenticeWR Courtland SuttonWR Jaylen WaddleWR Pat BryantWR Marvin MimsWR Troy FranklinTE Evan EngramTE Adam TrautmanTE/FB Nate AdkinsTE Justin JolyOT Mike McGlincheyOT Garett BollesG Quinn MeinerzG Ben PowersC Luke WattenbergC/G Alex ForsythOT/G Alex PalczewskiOT Frank CrumOL Kage CaseyDE Zach AllenDT D.J. JonesDT Malcolm RoachDL Eyioma UwazurikeDE Sai'vion JonesDL Tyler OnyedimOLB Nik BonittoOLB Jonathon CooperOLB Jonah EllissOLB Dondrea TillmanOLB Que RobinsonLB Alex SingletonLB Justin StrnadLB Karene ReidLB Red MurdockLB Taurean YorkCB Pat SurtainCB Riley MossCB JaQuan McMillianCB Jahdae BarronCB Kris Abrams-DraineCB Reese TaylorS Brandon JonesS Talanoa HufungaS Devon KeyS Miles ScottLS Mitchell FraboniK Wil LutzP Jeremy CrawshawAfter preseason, the Broncos will have until Aug. 30 to finalize an initial 53-man roster. After that, clubs will make waiver claims on Aug. 31 before building 16- or 17-player practice squads. So Denver will have 69 or 70 total players going into the 2026 campaign. Social: FollowBroncos WireonFacebookandTwitter/X!Did you know:These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans.This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Broncos 53-man roster prediction going into preseason