The Denver Broncos have added Taylor Rapp to their practice squad roster.
“The #Broncos are signing safety Taylor Rapp to their practice squad, sources tell @CBSSports,” CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz reported on X on September 7.
“Former 2019 second-round draft pick with 72 career starts, 488 career tackles and 12 career interceptions. Was with Denver in August and stepped away for personal reasons but is now re-signing with the team.”
Former 2019 second-round draft pick with 72 career starts, 488 career tackles and 12 career interceptions. Was with Denver in August and stepped away for personal reasons but is now
The news quickly circulated around social media.
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“Looked like it was heading that way when he worked out for Denver again last week,” The Denver Post’s Parker Gabriel posted on X in reaction to the news. “So, Rapp is back after spending six days of camp on the roster, then stepping away for personal reasons.”
The seven-year vet has 12 career interceptions.
The newest Broncos defensive back, Rapp, began his career with the Los Angeles Rams, who selected him 61st overall. He won a Super Bowl with the Rams in 2021. Rapp will try working into the third safety spot behind Brandon Jones and Talanoa Hufanga, a former First Team All-Pro.
The Broncos have veterans JL Skinner and Tycen Anderson.
Neither of those two have ever started a game, though, while fellow reserve Devon Key was a First Team All-Pro in 2025, but on special teams.
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Denver boasted the second-best defense overall, and they were third-best in scoring on that side of the ball. The Broncos’ pass defense finished seventh. They cannot leave their back end exposed in the event of an injury to Hufanga or Jones.
Jones appeared in 14 games last season, and only one of the Broncos’ playoff games.
Hufanga appeared in all 17 regular-season contests and both of their postseason contests. That is an outlier for his career, though, where missed multiple games in three of his first four years.
Rapp has battled injuries, too, but he still gives the Broncos a strong support system behind Hufanga and Jones as they embark on what they hope is a run to the Super Bowl. That Rapp knows what it takes to get there is an added bonus.
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