As the regular season dawned, Jordan Beck was unemployed and headed for a six-week stint in which he went through eight tryouts.

“It was some kind of world record,” he wanly acknowledged.

But as the season faded, he was one of the Broncos’ leading special teamers, placing himself in position to compete for playing time at linebacker next season.

Beck finished second on the team in total special-teams tackles last season in spite of playing in just 11 games; his 10 stops — eight solo with two assists — placed him just one behind Jamie Winborn.