Broncos Trim Down to Final 53

Here is the 2010 Denver Broncos Roster:

Active

#	NAME	POS.	HT.	WT.	AGE	EXP.	COLLEGE
58	Atkins, Baraka	LB	6-4	268	25	3	Miami (Fla.)
56	Ayers, Robert	LB	6-3	274	24	2	Tennessee
24	Bailey, Champ	CB	6-0	192	32	12	Georgia
35	Ball, Lance	RB	5-9	220	25	1	Maryland
97	Bannan, Justin	DL	6-3	310	31	9	Colorado
67	Batiste, D'Anthony	OL	6-4	314	28	5	Louisiana-Lafayette
68	Beadles, Zane	OL	6-4	305	23	R	Utah
30	Bruton, David	S	6-2	211	23	2	Notre Dame
28	Buckhalter, Correll	RB	6-0	223	31	10	Nebraska
78	Clady, Ryan	OL	6-6	325	23	3	Boise State
4	Colquitt, Britton	P	6-3	205	28	2	Tennessee
32	Cox, Perrish	CB	6-0	195	23	R	Oklahoma State
64	Daniels, Stanley	OL	6-4	320	25	1	Washington
20	Dawkins, Brian	S	6-0	210	36	15	Clemson
87	Decker, Eric	WR	6-2	215	23	R	Minnesota
91	Fields, Ronald	DL	6-2	314	28	6	Mississippi State
10	Gaffney, Jabar	WR	6-2	200	29	9	Florida
21	Goodman, Andre	CB	5-10	184	32	9	South Carolina
89	Graham, Daniel	TE	6-3	257	31	9	Colorado
	Gronkowski, Dan	TE	6-5	255	25	2	Maryland
57	Haggan, Mario	LB	6-3	267	30	8	Mississippi State
29	Hall, Bruce	RB	5-11	205	25	1	Mississippi
74	Harris, Ryan	OL	6-5	300	25	4	Notre Dame
23	Hill, Renaldo	S	5-11	205	31	10	Michigan State
71	Hochstein, Russ	OL	6-4	305	32	10	Nebraska
52	Hunter, Jason	LB	6-4	271	27	5	Appalachian State
33	Jones, Nate	CB	5-10	185	28	7	Rutgers
73	Kuper, Chris	OL	6-4	303	27	5	North Dakota
46	Larsen, Spencer	LB/FB	6-2	243	26	3	Arizona
84	Lloyd, Brandon	WR	6-0	194	29	8	Illinois
51	Mays, Joe	LB	5-11	246	25	3	North Dakota State
31	McBath, Darcel	S	6-1	198	24	2	Texas Tech
98	McBean, Ryan	DL	6-5	297	26	3	Oklahoma State
27	Moreno, Knowshon	RB	5-11	210	23	2	Georgia
94	Moss, Jarvis	LB	6-7	257	26	4	Florida
69	Olsen, Eric	OL	6-4	305	22	R	Notre Dame
8	Orton, Kyle	QB	6-4	225	27	6	Purdue
66	Paxton, Lonie	LS	6-2	265	32	11	Sacramento State
5	Prater, Matt	K	5-10	187	26	4	Central Florida
9	Quinn, Brady	QB	6-3	235	25	4	Notre Dame
81	Quinn, Richard	TE	6-4	255	23	2	North Carolina
19	Royal, Eddie	WR	5-10	180	24	3	Virginia Tech
99	Smith, Le Kevin	DL	6-3	308	28	5	Nebraska
15	Tebow, Tim	QB	6-3	245	23	R	Florida
88	Thomas, Demaryius	WR	6-3	229	22	R	Georgia Tech
79	Thomas, Marcus	DL	6-3	316	24	4	Florida
43	Thompson, Syd'Quan	CB	5-9	187	23	R	California
41	Vaughn, Cassius	CB	5-11	195	22	R	Mississippi
50	Walton, J.D.	OL	6-3	305	23	R	Baylor
55	Williams, D.J.	LB	6-1	242	28	7	Miami (Fla.)
76	Williams, Jamal	DL	6-3	348	34	13	Oklahoma State
12	Willis, Matthew	WR	6-0	195	26	2	UCLA
59	Woodyard, Wesley	LB	6-0	222	24	3	Kentucky

Injured Reserve

#	NAME	POS.	HT.	WT.	AGE	EXP.	COLLEGE
92	Dumervil, Elvis	LB	5-11	248	26	5	Louisville
11	McKinley, Kenny	WR	6-0	183	23	2	South Carolina
14	Stokley, Brandon	WR	6-0	192	34	12	Southwestern Louisiana
25	White, LenDale	RB	6-1	235	25	5	USC

Interesting Points:

1- Denver traded CB Alphonso Smith to Detroit for TE Dan Gronkowski. The move officially ended the Smith era in Denver and really proved to be a big mistake when Josh McDaniels traded away a 2010 first round pick to select him in the second round of the 2009 Draft.

2-The Broncos placed Elvis Dumervil, Lendale White and Brandon Stokely on season ending Injured Reserve. The Dumervil move was expected, but it is still a crushing blow to Denver's defense. The Stokely move was not a surprise and it looks like he will make an injury settlement with the Broncos and move on with his career somewhere else.

3-The release of TE Marquez Branson was not a surprise at all. I was never in love with Branson, and it just confirms that the Broncos should have drafted a TE in the middle rounds of this past draft. Hopefully, Gronkowski can make some plays as a receiving TE.