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Broncos’ updated ILB depth chart after losing Jonas Griffith

Jonas Griffith Broncos Drew Sanders Austin Ajiake Ray Wilborn USA TODAY Sports Alex Singleton Josey Jewell Justin Strnad Seth Benson

After losing Jonas Griffith to a season-ending torn ACL, the Denver Broncos signed Austin Ajiake to add some more depth at inside linebacker.

Alex Singleton and Josey Jewell remain the team’s starters at ILB. Behind them, rookie third-round pick Drew Sanders has a good chance to emerge as the top backup ILB following the Griffith injury.

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In addition to Sanders, the Broncos also have fourth-year special teams contributor Justin Strnad, undrafted rookie Seth Benson, the newly signed Ajiake and Ray Wilborn (although it’s still unclear if Denver plans to use Wilborn primarily on the inside or on the outside).

Here is our projected updated ILB depth chart going into the first week of preseason.

ILB1	Josey Jewell	Drew Sanders	Seth Benson
ILB2	Alex Singleton	Justin Strnad	Ray Wilborn	Austin Ajiake

The Broncos are expected to release an official depth chart ahead of their preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals sometime this week.

1
Josey Jewell

(Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports)

2
Alex Singleton

(Photo by Justin Tafoya/Getty Images)

3
Drew Sanders

(Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)

4
Justin Strnad

(Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

5
Ray Wilborn

(AP Photo/Morry Gash)

6
Seth Benson

(The Des Moines Register, USA TODAY Sports)

7
Austin Ajiake

(Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports)

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