Watch the slants. Crunch the stats. And it is hard not to come to this conclusion: Wide receiver Devaughn Vele will be a breakout star for the Broncos this season.

No, really.

Vele arrived for spring workouts with clear intent, determined to open eyes and change minds. During media viewing periods, few players have looked better, though Marvin Mims Jr. is turning heads in practice as well.

Vele is not unknown.

There were cameras at his locker as a rookie, but they were usually trained on Garett Bolles seated a few cubicles away. Vele did more than occupy space. He caught 41 passes, 26 of which resulted in a first down. He collected 475 yards and three touchdowns, a meaningful contribution for a seventh-round pick.

Like Bo Nix, the man most often throwing to him, Vele looks different

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