NFL pro personnel executives believe Eric Decker is a "Pro Bowl player in waiting."

Decker enjoyed a Pro Bowl-caliber year in 2012, posting career-highs in catches (85) and yards (1,064), and ranking second in the NFL in touchdown receptions (13). Decker, 26 in March, is entering the final season of his rookie deal. The Broncos would be smart to begin long-term negotiations as soon as possible.

Eric Decker's 2013 salary jumped from $575,000 to $1.323 million based on rookie-deal incentives.

Decker posted a career year in 2012 with Peyton Manning entering the fold. The 2010 third-rounder caught just 50 passes in his first two seasons before exploding for 85 catches, 1,064 yards, and 13 touchdowns this past year. The touchdown total was second-best in the NFL in 2012. Decker is entering the final year of his deal and will be an extremely safe fantasy pick in 2013.

Eric Decker caught six passes for 84 yards in the Broncos' Divisional Round loss, drawing a team-high 10 targets.

Eric Decker stayed hot to close out the regular season in Denver's Week 17 win over the Chiefs, catching seven passes for 76 yards and two touchdowns.

Eric Decker caught six passes for 65 yards and two touchdowns in Denver's Week 16 rout of the Browns.

Decker just keeps rolling, as he's now caught 22 passes for 286 yards and three touchdowns over his past three games. The hot finish leaves him just 12 yards shy of his first 1,000-yard campaign heading into Week 17. Although the Broncos should end up getting their starters some rest against the Chiefs, it's a number Decker should reach. Finally comfortable with Peyton Manning, Decker will enter 2013 as a high-end WR2.

Eric Decker (ankle) and Knowshon Moreno (ribs) are both active for Week 16 against the Browns.

Eric Decker is listed on the Broncos' Week 16 injury report with an ankle, but is practicing in full.

There's nothing to see here for Decker, who has been red-hot in the fantasy playoffs with a combined 16 receptions for 221 yards and score in his last two games. This weekend he faces a Browns secondary that just got torched by the Redskins' wide receivers, who tallied 238 yards and two touchdowns in Week 15.

Eric Decker caught eight passes for 133 yards and a touchdown in the Broncos' Week 15 win over the Ravens.

Decker was dominant. He came up three inches short of a touchdown in the second quarter when replays showed he stepped out of bounds just before tapping the pylon. Later, he burned Cary Williams on a pretty stutter-and-go move for a 51-yard touchdown. Decker now has 17 catches on 20 targets in the last two weeks and will be a high-upside WR3 against the Browns in Week 16.

Eric Decker caught eight passes for 88 yards in Denver's Week 14 victory over the Raiders on Thursday night.

Decker's stat line was his best since posting an 8/99/2 line in Week 9 versus the Bengals. He had amassed a total of eight catches in the three games prior. With Demaryius Thomas missing the entire second quarter, Decker was the go-to guy for Peyton Manning. The lone target Decker couldn't bring in was a poorly, off-timed end zone throw. He remains a weekly WR3.

Eric Decker was held to just 17 yards on two receptions versus the Bucs in Week 13.

He was targeted just twice. It was Jacob Tamme who benefited from Brandon Stokley's absence, and Peyton Manning ignored Decker with Demaryius Thomas in man coverage versus rookie Leonard Johnson. After a few mid-season drops, Decker has failed to top five receptions or 65 yards in a month. He's on pace for a 75/936/11 stat line entering Week 14 at Oakland.