SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After a relatively inauspicious first-team start, the Broncos’ reserve brigade cleaned up in a 30-9 win over San Francisco in their first preseason game of 2025. Here’s a look at the Denver stock that rose and fell on Saturday night.

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Trent Sherfield, WR: Toss a few stacks into the Sherfield 500 fund, at your earliest convenience. After keying in on the free-agent wideout with a two-year deal this spring, Sherfield’s spent the entirety of training camp showing he shouldn’t be viewed as just a specialist. He’s shown sticky hands. He’s shown some burst. And it all culminated in a preseason breakout Saturday for a 29-year-old NFL vet.

Late in the first half, with Denver’s second-team offense pushing on a two-minute drill, backup QB Jarrett Stidham lofted a

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