The Broncos have Courtland Sutton coming back from an ACL tear in 2021. They also drafted Jerry Jeudy in the first-round last year, and K.J. Hamler in the second. They also have Tim Patrick coming off a breakout 742-yard season.
Needless to say, the receivers room is a bit crowded at the moment. That surplus of wideouts could lead to a trade around the draft, and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network says to keep an eye on DaeSean Hamilton (Twitter video link). The Broncos have “gotten inquiries” on Hamilton, Garafolo reports, and he believes Denver “would move him for the right price.”
Considering Hamilton was a fourth-round pick in 2018 and hasn’t done a ton in the league, it likely wouldn’t take more than a Day 3 pick to get a trade done. As Garafolo points out, new Broncos GM George Paton also has no ties to Hamilton, making him more easily expendable.
Penn State’s all-time leading receiver has had between 23-30 catches and 243-297 yards in all three of his pro seasons. He’s set to enter the final year of his rookie deal in 2021.
He only just turned 26 and has flashed some potential while being buried on the depth chart, so it wouldn’t be surprising if a team that misses out on a receiver in the early rounds of the draft pulls the trigger here.
Right Price? I mean almost every squad has a dude like this. So what a 7th round swap?
Or wait until he’s cut
I doubt he gets cut, because Hamilton’s low numbers are almost entirely a reflection of his limited snaps. Denver just has a ton of good receivers right now. If Paton wanted to, he could extend Hamilton on the cheap and trade one of the higher profile receivers and still have a good receiver room. Hamilton is still pretty cheap, so it’s not taking much space for a good depth option that could contribute in an injury situation. I doubt Hamilton is being shipped necessarily, but if Paton gets an offer he likes, he could pull the trigger.
If I were Paton and I wanted to move Hamilton, I might do it on draft day. Hamilton is a good young piece that could be part of a deal to move up or leverage a better pick from another team (of course I think Denver’s better off moving down than moving up, but that’s another topic).
Patriots?
Lions needs WR’s. They could send him and a pick or two to Detroit to move up.