Broncos ruled out LB Nik Bonitto (knee) and TE Greg Dulcich (hamstring) for Saturday night's game vs. the Lions.

Related Players: Adam Trautman, Lucas Krull

Dulcich was likely off fantasy radars for this week, but it would have been nice to see him suit up for consideration as the fantasy playoffs continue. No Broncos TEs need to be started this week.

Broncos TE Greg Dulcich (hamstring) was placed on injured reserve for the second time this season.

Dulcich, a popular sleeper pick at the position this season, missed the first four games of the season from his first stint on IR and then suffered another hamstring injury in Week 6 against the Chiefs. He will now miss another four games, which will mark (at least) 15 games missed in his first two seasons -- Dulcich missed seven games as a rookie with a hamstring injury. Adam Trautman is the main tight end now in Denver, but with the offense a mess, Trautman isn't close to being worth a start. The Broncos also signed WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey to the practice squad and immediately elevated him for Sunday's game against the Packers.

Broncos TE Greg Dulcich (hamstring) is expected to be activated from IR ahead of tonight's game vs. Chiefs, per James Palmer.

Related Players: Adam Trautman, Nate Adkins, Chris Manhertz

The Broncos' tight end usage has been sad since Dulcich went down with his hamstring injury, missing action since Week 1. Outside of his 2-22 opening day performance, Denver TEs have combined for 12 receptions and a measly 79 yards. Fantasy managers should take a wait-and-see approach for now, but Dulcich could find himself in consideration when he is further removed from his injury.

We've designated TE Greg Dulcich for return from IR.

Related players: Adam Trautman

One would think Dulcich would be a nice addition to the Broncos offense and Russell Wilson once he's back to form. Trautman produced a 5-34-0 line in Week 1 but after that it was all zeros until last week's game when he found the end zone against the Jets. Dulcich could be a sneaky addition to teams this week if he's still on your wire, especially if you don't own any of the top-tier TE options.

Broncos’ TE Greg Dulcich is expected to be sidelined multiple weeks after injuring the same hamstring.

Related players: Adam Trautman, Chris Manhertz

As Schefter noted, this is the same hamstring that caused Dulcich to miss Denver’s first five games last season and then the last two games at the end of the season as well. Schefter added the Broncos will take it slow with Dulcich when bringing him back, and he could be an IR candidate as a result of that statement. Meanwhile, Trautman was pretty involved in Denver's offense in Week 1, and could be worth a pickup if you're in need at the TE position.

Broncos placed TE Greg Dulcich on injured reserve; his season is over.

Related Players: Eric Saubert, Eric Tomlinson

Promising rookie season for Dulcich and it seems like he'll be back in plenty of time for 2023. Neither of the Erics need to be plugged into fantasy lineups these next two weeks.

On WR Courtland Sutton’s hamstring injury Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett said today “it’s not looking good right now” for Sutton to play Sunday against the Chiefs.

Related players: Jerry Jeudy, Greg Dulcich

Jeudy should serve as the team's top WR target, but obviously he's not an attractive play given the struggles of the Broncos offense this season. Dulcich could also get a bump in targets and, as we reported Tuesday, he's been working more as a WR as of late.

Nathaniel Hackett on the Broncos going with multiple TEs on Sunday: "We've been efficient in some of our bigger packages, whether it be 12, 21 — when Andrew Beck was there — and our 13 package has been very efficient also with Dulcich playing a little more of a wide receiver role."

Related players: Eric Saubert, Eric Tomlinson, Albert Okwuegbunam

Back on Aug. 3, Broncos writer Aric DiLalla wondered in a tweet if Dulcich could replace injured WR Tim Patrick, and it was a tweet we reported on our site. Dulcich would end up on the IR for his own injury but since his return has at least played a key part in the offense, and now it finally looks like Dulcich is being counted on even more with the Broncos banged up at WR. While the Broncos offense and Russell Wilson have been pretty bad, Dulcich is a name to at least keep an eye on going forward and could see increased value as a TE going forward as well.

Broncos designated Justin Simmons, Greg Dulcich and Michael Ojemudia for return from injured reserve.

Dulcich could be someone to watch if you're looking for TE help. As far back as training camp, some who follow the team thought Dulcich could be a player who can help to take the place of injured Tim Patrick. Given the struggles of the Broncos offense and not getting much from the TE position, this potentially still holds true. The team will have a 21-day window to activate Dulcich.

Maybe Nathaniel Hackett and company are satisfied with the way the tight ends are playing, but it doesn’t exactly feel like they’ve settled into a good groove rotation-wise yet. That’s likely because they don’t have a guy who can do absolutely everything at a high level — and, to be fair, those guys are rare.

Albert Okwuegbunam isn’t trusted in the run game and one-dimensional tight ends end up not playing very much. Just the nature of the position. He played only one snap against Las Vegas and wasn’t in the game for a single run play against San Francisco. At one point he was tasked with getting his hands on Nick Bosa and… it didn’t go well.

Related players: Greg Dulcich, Eric Saubert, Eric Tomlinson, Andrew Beck

The story went on to say Russell Wilson clearly trusts Saubert in the passing game, but he’s very rarely the No. 1 option in a concept. Denver’s not scheming him up the way San Francisco does for George Kittle, Kansas City for Travis Kelce, etc. Tomlinson is primarily a blocking tight end and he’s a physical player, the story added. The best bet of an emerging TE could be Dulcich, who's currently injured but should be back soon. At least in deeper leagues, he may be worth a stash at this point.