Broncos placed TE Greg Dulcich on injured reserve; his season is over.

Related Players: Eric Saubert, Eric Tomlinson

Promising rookie season for Dulcich and it seems like he'll be back in plenty of time for 2023. Neither of the Erics need to be plugged into fantasy lineups these next two weeks.

On WR Courtland Sutton’s hamstring injury Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett said today “it’s not looking good right now” for Sutton to play Sunday against the Chiefs.

Related players: Jerry Jeudy, Greg Dulcich

Jeudy should serve as the team's top WR target, but obviously he's not an attractive play given the struggles of the Broncos offense this season. Dulcich could also get a bump in targets and, as we reported Tuesday, he's been working more as a WR as of late.

Nathaniel Hackett on the Broncos going with multiple TEs on Sunday: "We've been efficient in some of our bigger packages, whether it be 12, 21 — when Andrew Beck was there — and our 13 package has been very efficient also with Dulcich playing a little more of a wide receiver role."

Related players: Eric Saubert, Eric Tomlinson, Albert Okwuegbunam

Back on Aug. 3, Broncos writer Aric DiLalla wondered in a tweet if Dulcich could replace injured WR Tim Patrick, and it was a tweet we reported on our site. Dulcich would end up on the IR for his own injury but since his return has at least played a key part in the offense, and now it finally looks like Dulcich is being counted on even more with the Broncos banged up at WR. While the Broncos offense and Russell Wilson have been pretty bad, Dulcich is a name to at least keep an eye on going forward and could see increased value as a TE going forward as well.

Broncos designated Justin Simmons, Greg Dulcich and Michael Ojemudia for return from injured reserve.

Dulcich could be someone to watch if you're looking for TE help. As far back as training camp, some who follow the team thought Dulcich could be a player who can help to take the place of injured Tim Patrick. Given the struggles of the Broncos offense and not getting much from the TE position, this potentially still holds true. The team will have a 21-day window to activate Dulcich.

Maybe Nathaniel Hackett and company are satisfied with the way the tight ends are playing, but it doesn’t exactly feel like they’ve settled into a good groove rotation-wise yet. That’s likely because they don’t have a guy who can do absolutely everything at a high level — and, to be fair, those guys are rare.

Albert Okwuegbunam isn’t trusted in the run game and one-dimensional tight ends end up not playing very much. Just the nature of the position. He played only one snap against Las Vegas and wasn’t in the game for a single run play against San Francisco. At one point he was tasked with getting his hands on Nick Bosa and… it didn’t go well.

Related players: Greg Dulcich, Eric Saubert, Eric Tomlinson, Andrew Beck

The story went on to say Russell Wilson clearly trusts Saubert in the passing game, but he’s very rarely the No. 1 option in a concept. Denver’s not scheming him up the way San Francisco does for George Kittle, Kansas City for Travis Kelce, etc. Tomlinson is primarily a blocking tight end and he’s a physical player, the story added. The best bet of an emerging TE could be Dulcich, who's currently injured but should be back soon. At least in deeper leagues, he may be worth a stash at this point.

From a skill standpoint, Albert Okwuegbunam is the Broncos’ best receiving option at tight end, at least until Greg Dulcich gets more time on the field. Eric Tomlinson and Eric Saubert are blockers/short-area receivers and Andrew Beck is part tight end/part fullback.

“Albert has the ability to run away (from defenders),” Russell Wilson said during camp. “I’ve been pretty hard on him. We’ve been pushing (him) and he’s working his butt off every day.”

The story said the Broncos could prioritize targeting the TE in the red zone this year. It even had a quote from GM George Patton who said Wilson targets the TE "a lot." It added WR Tim Patrick, who is out for the year, was expected to be a key target in the red zone, but now it could be the TEs. When Dulcich is back from injury, both TEs could be on the field together. We've been on this here at 4for4, reporting earlier this summer when a beat writer wondered if Dulcich could be a player to step in for Patrick. For now, it will be Albert O until Dulcich can get back, and there seems to be a lot of hype surrounding Albert O in the fantasy community. But the return of Dulcich could eventually put a dent in Okwuegbunam's fantasy value.

The Broncos will put Greg Dulcich and Michael Ojemudia on IR and will "100%" be available by Week 5, per GM George Paton.

Related players: Albert Okwuegbunam, Andrew Beck, Eric Tomlinson

With Tim Patrick out for the season, some who followed the team thought Dulcich could be a player who attempts to fill the void. He was described as a "big-bodied guy with the speed and athleticism to split out away from the line of scrimmage," and was becoming more involved at practice before the hamstring injury. Albert O is expected to be the top target at TE with Beck and Thomlinson up next on the depth chart.

The presumptive new WR3 after Tim Patrick's season-ending torn ACL was Hamler's first padded reps with Russell Wilson and the gang today.

Related Players: Kendall Hinton, Jerry Jeudy, Greg Dulcich, Albert Okwuegbunam

There are a fair amount of mouths to feed within the Denver Broncos offense, but nonetheless, Hamler will have an opportunity to cut out a portion of the offense for himself as he returns from his own torn ACL that he suffered last season. A second-round pick in 2020, he has only seen the field in 17 career games, accruing a 35-455-3 stat line in the process.

Greg Dulcich seems to be doing a bit more at practice each day.

Related players: Tim Patrick, K.J. Hamler, Albert Okwuegbunam

DiLalla wondered in his tweet if Dulcich could help fill the void left by Patrick. He went on to describe Dulcich as a "big-bodied guy with the speed and athleticism to split out away from the line of scrimmage," and he also added Dulcich "could be a sneaky good option to help fill that void." It could make sense, especially with Albert O expected to have a huge role at TE.