The Broncos look primed to lead the NFL for a second straight year in player retention.

Sources told The Denver Gazette on Wednesday that the Broncos reached agreements to re-sign a trio of free agents in fullback Adam Prentice, tight end Lucas Krull and defensive lineman Matt Henningsen to one-year contracts.

The Broncos in free agency have yet to reach a deal with an outside free agent. But they have locked up nine free agents this week off the 2025 team that went 14-3 and lost 10-7 to New England in the AFC Championship Game. Six have officially signed, the latest being quarterback Sam Ehlinger, who signed Wednesday the one-year, $2 million deal he agreed to Sunday.

Prentice was an unrestricted free agent and Krull and Henningsen had been in line to be restricted free agents before the Broncos decided not to tender either. Running back Jaleel McLaughlin, who became an unrestricted free agent on Wednesday’s first day of the NFL new league year after also not being tendered, remains unsigned.

Prentice, who played at Colorado State, returns for a second Denver season and for his sixth in the NFL. He played in all 17 games last season and had 10 carries for 44 yards and six catches for 53 yards. He is regarded as a strong blocker.

Krull returns for a fourth Broncos season. He caught just two passes for 15 yards in three games last season and ended up missing the final 13 games of the season due to foot surgery. In 23 career Denver games, he has 29 catches for 262 yards.

A source said Krull’s base salary is for the minimum of $1.145 million in 2026. He gets a $100,000 signing bonus and another $100,000 bonus if he makes the 53-man roster. He gets per-game possible bonuses of $5,000 per game and also has $200,000 in possible incentives.

The lowest tender on a restricted free agent for a right of first refusal was $3.52 million. The Denver Gazette reported last week that the Broncos considered that amount too high and that they would not tender Krull.

After also not being tendered, Henningsen agreed to a one-year deal worth considerably less than the $3.52M lowest tender amount. He missed all of last season due to a torn Achilles suffered in training camp but has been said to have recovered well from that.

Henningsen, a sixth-round pick by the Broncos in 2022, appeared in all 34 possible games in his first two seasons as a reserve. He then spent all of 2024 on the practice squad and all of 2025 on injured reserve.

With the Broncos having lost starting defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers to Tennessee in free agency, Henningsen could help provide depth in 2026.

Also Wednesday, the Broncos did not officially release linebacker Dre Greenlaw. However, they are still planning to do so after notifiying him Monday of their plans. The Denver Gazette reported Tuesday that Greenlaw would be released following the start of the NFL new league year due to designating him as a post-June 1 cut.

With the free-agent negotiating period running Monday through Wednesday and the new league year starting Wednesday, the Broncos have lost two free agents in Franklin-Myers and safety P.J. Locke, who went to Dallas. But when rosters are set for the 2026 season, they look to be in good shape to again lead the NFL in highest percentage of players returning.

Other Denver free agents to have officially been re-signed this week are running back J.K. Dobbins, linebackers Alex Singleton and Justin Strand and tight ends Adam Trautman and Nate Adkins.

OvertheCap.com provided details Wednesday on a two-year, $15 million deal signed by Singleton. It includes a $3 million signing bonus and guaranteed money of $4.5 million in 2026 and $3.5 million in 2027. Singleton, 32, looks to be in good shape to play out both years of his contract since the Broncos would incur $5 million of dead money and just $4 million in cap savings if he were to be let go after the 2026 season.

Broncos unrestricted free agents who remain unsigned are wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey, center Sam Mustipher and fullback Michael Burton, who is not expected back after the Broncos locked up Prentice. Restricted free-agent cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian, who received a one-year, $5.67 million tender, is expected to return on that amount.

While Denver and Seattle are the only remaining NFL teams not to have agreed to a deal with an outside free agent, the Broncos figure to still end up with some. But their roster in 2026 figures to look a lot like it did in 2025.