The wide receiver group is up next in our positional grades series for the 2019 season.

The Denver Broncos were not a strong passing team last year, ranking 28th in the league in passing yardage. That was mainly because the team lacked weapons that could stretch the field, but one of the team’s wide receivers still managed to make the AFC Pro Bowl roster.

Let’s see how the wide receivers graded out his year.

Courtland Sutton

Sutton was a major bright spot in his second year with the team, leading the Broncos with 72 receptions for 1,112 yards and six touchdowns. That helped him become a Pro Bowler, even if he wasn’t part of the original roster.

Sutton asserted himself as one of the league’s top young wideouts and going into next season, there should be plenty of excitement surrounding him. He seems to have all the tools to be the No. 1 wide receiver that Demaryius Thomas was for many years.

Sutton put up the best numbers he could have in this offense this year and there wasn’t much to complain about.

Grade: A

DaeSean Hamilton

As I touched on, the reason the Broncos were among the worst passing teams is the fact that there is a pretty steep dropoff from Sutton to the team’s No. 2 wide receiver who is . . . Hamilton — I guess?

The Broncos traded Emmanuel Sanders to the San Francisco 49ers ahead of the league’s trading deadline this season, hoping that a guy like Hamilton would step up and assume part of his role. Instead, the term “draft bust” began to creep up.

Hamilton only made 28 receptions on the season, which translates to less than two catches per game. Luckily, he finished the season strong by catching 11 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown in the team’s final two games, which at least gets his grade to a passing mark.

Hopefully, he can carry that momentum into next season and start to become an offensive force for this team.

Grade: C-