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Romeo Doubs #87 of the Green Bay Packers warms up before a game against the Los Angeles Rams.
The Denver Broncos have seen significant shifts in the outlooks for multiple wide receivers, with potentially steep costs to trade for A.J. Brown and a bidding war for free agent Alec Pierce. However, the Broncos also have eyes for players like Romeo Doubs.
Doubs, who has spent his entire NFL career so far with the Green Bay Packers, profiles as a fine complement to current Broncos WR1 Courtland Sutton.
He is also more experienced and, arguably, more reliable than Denver’s current role players.
Broncos Interested in Romeo Doubs Before Free Agency
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GettyRomeo Doubs #87 of the Green Bay Packers looks on before a game against the Minnesota Vikings.
Doubs was a fourth-round pick by the Packers in 2022, and his size-skill set combination is an intriguing match for the Broncos.
The Denver Post’s Luca Evans called Doubs a “definite potential fit” in Denver.
“Denver has interest in the former Green Bay receiver, an NFL source told The Post,” The Denver Post’s Luca Evans wrote on March 6. “He’s a big-bodied target who doesn’t demand the ball but has good red-zone production and can play in a variety of alignments.
Doubs, who will turn 26 on April 13, caught 55 of 85 targets for a career-best 724 yards with 6 touchdowns to boot.
The 132nd overall pick of his class, Doubs has a 202-2,424-21 career line.
The Broncos have recent draft picks Marvin Mims (2023), Pat Bryant (2025), and Troy Franklin (2024), but none of them are as proven as Doubs. Franklin came close with 709 yards on 65 receptions in 104 targets.
Romeo Doubs’ Game Fits Bo Nix
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Gettyo Nix #10 of the Denver Broncos carries the ball against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Franklin is more of a deep threat, whereas Doubs’ soft hands and shiftiness allow him to work all three levels more effectively, something the Broncos could utilize. Given Broncos quarterback Bo Nix’s strengths on short and intermediate throws, the fit is clear.
The Athletic’s Daniel Popper ranked Doubs as WR6 in free agency.
“Doubs understands leverage and spacing, and he has great feel and instincts on possession routes like slants, shallow digs and hitches,” Popper wrote in February.
“He has sturdy hands through contact, especially in the short area of the field. Doubs was almost exclusively an outside receiver for coach Matt LaFleur in Green Bay, but he has the route running and skills to play more inside as a power slot. Doubs is particularly deceptive on outs, creating regular separation at the top of these routes. He is also a very willing blocker.”
The Broncos have designs on improving their run game, and Doubs could help with that.
Romeo Doubs Projected to Cash In
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GettyRomeo Doubs #87 of the Green Bay Packers looks on against the Seattle Seahawks.
Just as with any veteran addition, the Broncos have to weigh the cost against the benefit, and Doubs is due for a raise.
He is coming off a four-year, $4.3 million rookie-scale contract with the Packers. Spotrac projected his market value at $12 million annually, providing a four-year, $48 million pact as an example of what he might command.
Per Over The Cap, the Broncos are $25.2 million below the limit.
They can also rework the contracts of players currently on the roster to create more breathing room, potentially for a target like Doubs in free agency this offseason.