ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos offense has several young stars who seem to be on the precipice of big things.

There's rookie quarterback Drew Lock, whom linebacker Von Miller has already called “a rock star," running back Phillip Lindsay, guard Dalton Risner and an offense that will average just under 25 years old when it takes the field against the Oakland Raiders Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS).

But right now, the player who has shown the most is wide receiver Courtland Sutton. Sunday will be Sutton’s 32nd game, two football seasons, and he is poised to put his name next to a guy whose name will likely be unveiled in the Broncos' Ring of Fame someday -- Demaryius Thomas. Broncos offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello has already compared Sutton to Julio Jones.

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“When you have length, speed and power, it is very difficult for a [defensive back] in a one-on-one position because he can jump ball you, out-rebound you in a sense and that’s hard on a smaller guy," Scangarello said. “And he can blow by you with his pad level and power. If he’s on one-on-one, he’s going to draw holding calls, [pass interference] calls and he’s going to put a lot of pressure on defensive backs."

Sutton, who already has his first 1,000-yard season and has 1,764 yards receiving over the past two years, needs 85 yards receiving against the Raiders to move past Thomas for the most productive first 32 games at receiver in team history. With a two-touchdown day against the Raiders, Sutton would also tie Thomas’ franchise-most 12 touchdowns in the first 32 career games.

Thomas, who dealt with a foot injury early in his career and played a half-season in the Broncos’ option-based look built for then-quarterback Tim Tebow in 2011, didn’t hit the 32-game mark until he was deep into his third season. His third season (2012) was also the first for quarterback Peyton Manning with the Broncos and started Thomas' run of five consecutive 90-catch years.

Sutton has played with four different starting quarterbacks, two offensive coordinators and two different head coaches.

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“I feel like I’ve made a lot of strides in a lot of different places," Sutton said this week. “Understanding my role on the team has been fun knowing that people on the offensive side of the ball and even on the defensive side of the ball look for me to be able to go out there and make a play whether it’s third down, first down, no matter what the situation is. Understanding that I have a lot of eyes looking at me to do something that can help the team be successful in the game."

Sutton had one of his two 100-yard games this season against the Raiders -- 120 yards on seven receptions in the season opener in Oakland. The Raiders, who have surrendered seven 100-yard receiving games overall this season, also have injuries at cornerback as both Lamarcus Joyner and Trayvon Mullen were held out of practice this week.

Sutton said how he closes out a season that the Broncos started 0-4 is a priority. A win Sunday would mean they were 5-3 in the second half.

“There is no step back," Sutton said. “ … I am going to continue to demand excellence out of myself."