What You Need to Know:

• Hamler caught 30 of 56 targets for 381 yards and 3 scores in 13 games as a rookie last year.
• He ranked 92nd among WRs in PPR points per game and 86th in non-PPR.
• Among 84 WRs with 50+ targets last season, Hamler ranked 76th in yards per route run and 83rd in Pro Football Focus receiving grade.
• Hamler dropped 18.9% of his catchable targets -- dead last among those 84 WRs.
• He missed 3 games last year: Week 1 with a hamstring injury, Week 6 with another hamstring and Week 17 with a concussion.
• He also tore his ACL as a high school senior and missed last year’s Combine with a hamstring injury.
• The injuries are an even bigger concern considering Hamler is just 5’11 and 178 pounds.
• He had 2 productive seasons at Penn State, leading the team in catches (42) and receiving yards (754) as a redshirt freshman and leading in all major receiving categories with a 56-904-8 line the following year.
• He averaged 16.9 yards per catch over those 2 seasons. And, while we never got a 40 time on him, Hamler has elite speed.
• He faces stiff target competition in 2021. Courtland Sutton is on track to return by Week 1 after missing all but 31 snaps last season with a torn ACL and MCL. WR Jerry Jeudy figures to remain ahead of Hamler in the pecking order after garnering 113 targets as a rookie last year. And TE Noah Fant is still on the ascent heading into year 3.
• Hamler figures to battle Tim Patrick for #3 WR duties
• The Broncos traded for QB Teddy Bridgewater in April. He’ll compete with QB Drew Lock for the starting job.
• Bridgewater sports a career 66.5% completion rate and 7.3 yards per attempt average -- much better than Lock’s 59.1% completion rate and 6.6 yards per attempt through 2 seasons.
• Whether Lock takes a significant step forward in 2021 or Bridgewater beats him out, Denver should get better QB play this season than last.
• OC Pat Shurmur returns for his 2nd season with the B…