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Prentice

A former “Sean Payton Saint,” Prentice made his way to Denver last season where he spent the full year serving as lead blocker. Nothing is ever easy for a fullback, but re-upping at this point of the offseason suggests Prentice should be able to maintain his 53-man roster spot.

The Broncos had signed Ehlinger to a one-year deal in the offseason, but now choose to let him go with Jarrett Stidham the primary backup to Bo Nix. The team also released S Sam Franklin Jr., FB Adam Prentice, G Calvin Throckmorton and LB Garret Wallow.

Prentice’s signing makes sense, at least in the short term. The Broncos’ starting FB Michael Burton is dealing with a hamstring injury. It’s unlikely the team will keep two fullbacks on the active roster, so this could foreshadow Burton’s injury being one that keeps him out for a while. The Broncos correspondingly placed OG Nick Gargiulo on injured reserve.

The team recently signed fullback Zander Horvath, meaning the two are likely to compete for one roster spot come camp and preseason. Prentice has managed six starts in 31 appearances through his first three seasons with the Saints.

Prentice (6'0/236) will be following Mike Bobo to Columbia, as he was hired as South Carolina’s offensive coordinator not too long after stepping down at Colorado State. The redshirt junior, who will have one season of eligibility remaining, is the second Ram to transfer to South Carolina with QB Collin Hill being the other. Prentice didn’t carry the ball much during his time at CSU, and in 2019 he accounted for 88 total yards (62 rushing, 26 receiving).