Tyler Badie, for the first time in his NFL career, not only made a 53-man roster but had a real role on opening week.

The Broncos running back got the nod as Denver’s third man behind J.K. Dobbins and ahead of Jaleel McLaughlin for the first Sunday of the season.

The rationale from head coach Sean Payton: Clear.

“He’s a guy that can do a number of things well,” Payton said Friday. “We think he can run well. He’s good in the (blitz) pickups. He’s good in the passing game. You know exactly what you’re getting.”

Badie’s first outing of the fall wasn’t particularly pretty, though.

Badie played 14 offensive snaps and didn’t get a carry. He was targeted six times in the passing game and finished with two grabs for 16 yards, but also dropped a screen pass that might have gone for a touchdown

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