The time has come, by 2:00 pm Saturday, the Denver Broncos will have cut their roster from 90 to 53 players. With cuts expected to start coming down as early as Friday morning, here is our final prediction for the Broncos 53-man roster.

(Both Ryan Koenigsberg and Zac Stevens contributed to this prediction)

Offense

QBs (3)

Trevor Siemian

Paxton Lynch

Kyle Sloter

• Kyle Sloter sneaks onto the roster as the team’s second quarterback while Paxton Lynch recovers from injury.

RBs (4)

C.J. Anderson

Devontae Booker

Jamaal Charles

De’Angelo Henderson

• The emergence of the rookie Henderson and the remaining explosiveness from Jamaal Charles pushes out veterans Stevan Ridley and Juwan Thompson.

FB (1)

Andy Janovich

• Both Brock Olivo and Vance Joseph have said he’s making the roster… He’s making the roster.

WR (6)

Demaryius Thomas

Emmanuel Sanders

Bennie Fowler

Isaiah McKenzie

Jordan Taylor

Cody Latimer

• Latimer’s special teams versatility gives him the slight nod over Kalif Raymond.

TE (3)

A.J. Derby

Virgil Green

Jeff Heuerman

• Jake Butt could shake things up in this group when healthy, but—for now—these three are the clear options.

OL (9)

Garett Bolles

Allen Barbre

Matt Paradis

Ron Leary

Menelik Watson

Connor McGovern

Donald Stephenson

Max Garcia

Ty Sambrailo

• Ty Sambrailo beats out Michael Schofield because, well, he just does.

Offensive Total: 26

Defense

DL (6)

Derek Wolfe

Domata Peko

Jared Crick

Zach Kerr

Adam Gotsis

Shelby Harris

• Harris’ emergence in the preseason nabs him a roster spot.

OLB (5)

Von Miller

Shane Ray

DeMarcus Walker

Kasim Edebali

Shaquil Barrett

• Injuries to Shane Ray and Shaq Barrett don’t appear to be serious, but the team could start the season thin here.

ILB (4)

Brandon Marshall

Todd Davis

Corey Nelson

Zaire Anderson

• Nothing changes for ILB’s this season.

S (4)

Darian Stewart

Justin Simmons

Will Parks

Jamal Carter

• The surprise of the past week has been the reports about the Broncos looking to move on from T.J. Ward, that opens the door for UDFA Jamal Carter to make the roster.

CB (5)

Aqib Talib

Chris Harris Jr.

Bradley Roby

Brendan Langley

Chris Lewis-Harris

• Lewis-Harris steals a spot from Lorenzo Doss with his relationship with head coach Vance Joseph serving as a tie-breaker.

Defense total (24)

Special Teams (3)

Brandon McManus

Casey Kreiter

Riley Dixon

• This is like when you look at your ballot and only one person is running for a position in office.

Injured

Carlos Henderson (thumb)

Billy Winn (IR) (Knee)

Jake Butt (PUP) (Knee)

Chad Kelly (Wrist)

Notable cuts

T.J. Ward

Lorenzo Doss

Juwann Thompson

Kalif Raymond

Michael Schofield

Stevan Ridley

Vontarrius Dora

Billy Turner

Kyle Peko