ENGLEWOOD – Marvin Mims Jr. wants more publicity when it comes to the Broncos’ receiving corps.

Yes, Denver has Courtland Sutton, who is coming off the team’s first 1,000-yard receiving season since 2019 and who this week signed a four-year, $92 million contract extension. But the group also includes Mims, a three-year veteran, second-year men Devaughn Vele and Troy Franklin and rookie Pat Bryant.

“Just the depth of our receiver room is something that isn’t talked about enough,’’ Mims said after a training camp practice Wednesday at Broncos Park.

Franklin agrees with Mims.

“Yeah,’’ he said. “It’s a fact that everybody can go make a play. … We’ve got depth for sure.”

It starts with Sutton, who caught 81 passes for 1,081 yards and eight touchdowns in 2024, earning an extension that takes him through 2029. Then there’s Mims, who last season had 39 receptions for 503 yards, with 32 of his grabs coming in the final eight games.

Vele had 41 catches for 475 yards as a rookie after being a seventh-round pick. Franklin, who had 28 receptions for 283 yards as a rookie last season after being a fourth-round pick, looks to be even better. And Bryant is showing plenty of promise at training camp.

“You look at all the guys in our room and how we’ve been playing at camp, for the most part everyone’s looked good,’’ Mims said. “There’s not very many negatives to say. We’re going against a hard defense who’s probably going to be the best defense going into the season. It’s huge for us.”

During training camp and the upcoming three-game preseason, there will be plenty of battles to determine the No. 2 receiver after Sutton and the pecking order after that.

Mims called the competition “a great thing.” Franklin said “that’s a goal for everybody” to be the No. 2 receiver but ultimately all the receivers want to “get better every day.”

Franklin had perhaps Wednesday’s most electrifying play during individual drills when he beat rookie cornerback Jahdae Barron at the right pylon for a 40-yard touchdown catch from Bo Nix.

“That was kind of something that we’ve been talking about the past couple of days, just getting the release on our go balls and then stacking (it),’’ Franklin said.

Vele sat out practice Wednesday for an undisclosed reason. After the workout, Mims was asked if he would ever want to be a full-time receiver even if it no longer means returning kickoffs and punts.

“I’ve been doing it two years and I’ve gotten two Pro Bowls and two All-Pros (second team in 2023, first team in 2024) off it,’’ Mims said of his accolades as a returner. “So if they keep asking me to do it, I’d love to do so. Personally, I just like making plays no matter when that comes or whether it’s (a return or from scrimmage).”

Mims, who has averaged 26.9 yards on kickoff returns in his two NFL seasons, reiterated that moving touchbacks this season from the 30 to 35 will help him get more than the seven returns he had in 2024.

“Should be a huge, major thing for us,’’ he said.

Plenty of people have been talking about Mims as a returner since he was a second-round pick in 2023. He’s now looking for more talk about Denver’s depth at receiver.

Plenty of chirping from Roach

Malcolm Roach is perhaps the Broncos’ most vocal player on the field, so it was no surprise he was chirping plenty Wednesday.

“It’s just Malcolm Roach,’’ Mims said of the defensive tackle talking plenty of trash to the offense. “I sit next to him in the locker room. The guy doesn’t shut up. He’s talking (trash) to the receivers. It’s like, ‘Dude, you’re a fat guy. Leave me alone.’’’

Mims said the defense and the offense are “always going back and forth” but with Roach “it’s just a whole nother deal.” At least on Wednesday, there was plenty of trash talk coming back at Roach, a lot of it from running back J.K. Dobbins.

Sanders watches practice

Former star receiver Emmanuel Sanders watched practice and greeted plenty of people.

Sanders, who played for Denver from 2014-19, gave Sutton, his former teammate, a hug. He had chats with Broncos owner Greg Penner and head coach Sean Payton. Sanders played for Payton in 2020, when he headed the Saints.

Battle at running back

Running back Audric Estimé and Jaleel McLaughlin both had good practice days as they battle to be the Broncos’ No. 3 running back after Dobbins and rookie RJ Harvey.

It’s possible Denver might kept just three running backs on the 53-man roster excluding fullback Michael Burton.

Injury report

In addition to Vele, also sitting out practice were outside linebacker Que Robinson (undisclosed), linebacker Drew Sanders (out at least through the preseason with a foot tendon injury) and linebacker Alex Singleton (out at least until next week with a broken right thumb).