Never mind that Broncos wide receiver Josh Reynolds caught just one pass in the preseason. He vows to be ready for the regular season. 

Reynolds was Denver’s most decorated signing in free agency, getting a two-year deal that with incentives could be worth as much as $14 million. Playing in the first two of the Broncos’ three preseason games, he got in for 28 snaps, his only reception being an 11-yard grab from rookie Bo Nix in the opener at Indianapolis. 

“There wasn’t a big harp on whether I got a lot of passes in the preseason or not,’’ Reynolds, an eight-year veteran who caught 40 passes for 608 yards last season with Detroit, said Monday. “I’m out here working my tail off in practice. I get plenty of balls in practice. I’m just trying to make the plays that come.” 

Reynolds said he’s “excited” for Denver’s opener Sunday at Seattle. He is in line to be the Broncos’ No. 2 receiver after Courtland Sutton, although second-year man Marvin Mims Jr. might end up having something to say about that. 

There was competition for the No. 2 spot with Tim Patrick, who had been listed No. 1 on the depth chart at one receiver spot. However, Patrick, 30, was released by the Broncos last week and is now on Detroit’s practice squad. 

“I was very surprised on that,’’ Reynolds said of the move. “But at the end of the day, I’m not a coach (and) I’m not in the (front) office. We trust them up in the (front)] office, and if they feel like that was the best move for the team then that’s what we’re going to do.” 

Before joining the Lions midway through the 2021 season, Reynolds played for the Los Angeles Rams from 2017-20 and the Tennessee Titans in 2021. He has played at Seattle five times in the regular season and once in the playoffs. 

Reynolds’ best game at Lumen Field came in the next-to-last game of the 2020 regular season, when he caught six passes for 65 yards for the Rams. But there were no fans at that game due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

“Seattle, it’s a tough environment,’’ Reynolds said of games in general at Lumen Field. 

Nevertheless, Reynolds expects Nix, 24, will be up to the challenge of starting his first game before a raucous crowd known as the “12s.” 

“Bo (has) played in big games,’’ Reynolds said of Nix having played in the SEC at Auburn and in the Pac-12 at Oregon. “He’s played in crowds that have been kind of compared to this Seattle fan base and stuff. I think he’ll adjust perfectly. 

“He’s definitely a lot further along than I’ve seen a rookie quarterback in the past. … I think he has a great mindset coming into this thing. He doesn’t have real bighighs, he doesn’t have real big lows.” 

Broncos coach Sean Payton is also confident it won’t be a big deal for Nix playing his first game on the road in one of the NFL’s most difficult environments. The Broncos started two weeks ago in practice pumping in crowd noise to simulate Lumen Field, and Payton said that will continue this week. 

“It’s going to be loud,’’ Payton said. “I would imagine there will be some similarities to when Oregon goes to Washington and they’re playing in front of how many thousand people. … This won’t be the first game we played where it’s loud.” 

It hasn’t taken long for Reynolds to become impressed with Nix, taken with the No. 12 pick in the draft in April. 

“He has a beautiful ball,’’ Reynolds said. “He can place it where he wants to. He can put it on a line. He can have some touch with it. He has an amazing arm. I’ve excited to see how he progresses and continues to take charge of this offense.” 

In the preseason opener, Reynolds caught his 11-yard pass on a throw by Nix to the left sideline on the next-to-last play of the first quarter. On the first play of the second quarter, what could have been a 22-yard touchdown reception from Nix went through Reynolds’ outstretched hands in the end zone. 

The two have hooked up plenty, though, in practices. And on Sunday, they will look to connect when the games start to count.