The will have some terrific position battles to watch when training camp opens this week and most of those will Mark Johnson Jersey go deep into the preseason without a winner.The are a team with plenty of unanswered questions heading into the 2024 NFL season but one thing is for sure... Sean Payton wants a winner. For him to achieve that goal, building this 53-man roster is going to be key.The Broncos hit the reset button when they released Ru sell Wilson this offseason and will now look to construct a winner from the pieces they have. That is going to take some diligent work, which starts with this camp.Predicting who wins key position battles for the Denver BroncosFifth wide receiverIt may seem insignificant to be the fifth wide receiver, but in today's NFL, a full 53-man roster (and usually more) is needed for teams to be succe sful.We can a sume that Courtland Sutton, Marvin Mims Jr., Josh Reynolds, and Troy Franklin are going to make this squad. For the fifth spot, Tim Patrick will be competing with a good list of names for the final spot. That list includes Devaughn Vele, Lil'Jordan Humphrey, Brandon Johnson, and Jalen Virgil.It could be any of those players who get it, but Patrick, who hasn't played in two full seasons, is still the man to beat. Justin Schultz Jersey The rookie Vele turned some heads in OTAs and both Humphrey and Johnson have stepped up for the team before.This will be exciting to watch, but Patrick will have enough to hold off the younger crowd.Prediction: Tim PatrickPunterThe punter position will be decided between Riley Dixon and Trenton Gill. Dixon held the job last season in his second stint with the team but he didn't play well enough because if he did, there would have been no reason to sign Gill this offseason.This is a coin flip, but the fact that the team brought in competition is telling, so the pre sure is on Dixon.Prediction: Trenton GillFourth running backThe Broncos may not even keep four running backs but if two of them are Jaleel McLaughlin, a second-year player and Audric Estime, a rookie, Payton is likely to Rob Brown Jersey want more experience.There is a thought that Javonte Williams and Samaje Perine are competing for one spot, but Payton will find a way to keep them both as these four running backs hold off undrafted free agent Blake Watson.Ultimately, the decision will come down to Perine or Watson as Williams, McLaughlin and Estime all make the team.Prediction: Samaje PerineStarting centerThis will be one of the most-watched battles this summer as the starting center spot is up for grabs and multiple players could grab the job. Luke Wattenberg is there. Second-year player Alex Forsyth is there. The team brought in a veteran in Sam Mustipher and used a seventh-round pick on Nick Gargiulo.It could be any of these guys and they will be graded and a se sed all summer long. In the end, it will be the familiarity of Forysth and Bo Nix from their Oregon days that wins out.Prediction: Alex ForsythStarting inside linebackerAlex Singleton will be one of the starters, but who will be the other? Jonas Griffith and Cody Barton figure to battle it out and it could easily be either guy.Griffith is more familiar with the team but he has dealt with injury i sues and Barton is an aggre sive tackler who could pair well with Singleton.Prediction: Cody BartonStarting CornerbackPat Surtain II will be one of the starters but the other boundary corner is up Rod Buskas Jersey in the air. Ja'Quan McMillian seems to have the slot corner job locked down so the team will be deciding between Riley Mo s, Damarri Mathis, and Levi Wallace for the other one.It would be surprising to see Mathis win the job after his struggles last season, so this could be between Mo s and Wallace. The Broncos would like Mo s to win this job after using a premium draft pick on him Pierre Larouche Jersey last year, but he showed next to nothing as a rookie so it's a real question and it's tough to call.The Broncos will start with the young guy and have Wallace as a ready backup, similar to what they did last season with Mathis and Fabian Moreau.Prediction: Riley Mo sBackup QuarterbackBo Nix is as the team's starting quarterback. The competition between Zach Wilson and Jarrett Stidham will be to see who his backup is and the loser might not be on the team anymore.Preseason games will ultimately decide who the team goes with but it seems that Stidham could be far ahead of Wilson in running Payton's style of offense.Prediction: Jarrett Stidham