Paxton Lynch: I have the opportunity to be a starter right away

Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Paxton Lynch may be short on experience, but his confidence is NFL ready.

After head coach Gary Kubiak previously said that more-veteran Mark Sanchez and Trevor Siemian were in a close competition for the starting quarterback job, Lynch feels he'll be in the mix as well.

"I definitely think I have the opportunity to better myself and put myself up in that position to play right away or sooner than I had thought," Lynch, the Broncos 2015 first rounder, told ESPN's Jeff Legwold on Tuesday. "I knew those guys were going to be ahead of me just because of experience - Trevor his experience in the offense and Mark his experience in the league and me being a rookie, and this is the first time I've seen a playbook like that."

Broncos' rookies finished their second practice session Tuesday before the veterans report on Wednesday.

Lynch will look to make the most of his training-camp sessions in an effort to pass Sanchez and Siemian on the depth chart.

"From a competition standpoint, obviously, as a competitor, you're not gonna say, 'Yeah, I'll take the backseat in this,'" Lynch said. "It's my job as a rookie to push those guys that are ahead of me however I can."

The Broncos drafted Lynch to be the future starter, but may be cautious about starting him too soon as they want to capitalize on having an outstanding defense while they can.