ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The lockers of the running backs who might take Willis McGahees spot in the Broncos lineup are conveniently lined up, four in a row. Lance Ball. Knowshon Moreno. Jeremiah Johnson. Ronnie Hillman. Barring an unlikely free agent signing, some combination of those four will be asked to fill in for the foreseeable future for Denvers leading rusher, McGahee, who tore a ligament in his right knee and will be out for whats expected to be a six-to-eight week stint. "Weve all got to step up and do our part," Hillman said. "Anyone can be an option." Coach John Fox said McGahees injury, suffered in the second quarter of Denvers 30-23 victory over San Diego on Sunday, will not require surgery and that the Broncos had no immediate plans to put the 10th-year veteran on injured reserve. Asked about reports that McGahee had also fractured his leg, Fox said, "I dont want to get into too much of the exacts, other than he will not be on IR." By not putting him on injured reserve, the Broncos, at 7-3 and with a three-game lead in the AFC West, could be thinking about a playoff-time return for their leading rusher, who has 731 yards this year and was having one of his best games of the season -- 55 yards on seven carries -- before the injury Sunday. In the meantime, they must find a fill-in for McGahee, who was more reliable than explosive and spearheaded a 19th-ranked running game thats averaging 105.3 per contest. Unlike last season, when Tim Tebow was at the helm, the running game is more complimentary than integral to an offence now run by Peyton Manning. McGahee has built his career on adjusting to circumstances. Back in 2003, he was finishing his college career at Miami and was considered among the very top prospects. But in the Fiesta Bowl, he tore all the ligaments in his left knee. After multiple surgeries, McGahee fell to 23rd in the draft, and even then, he sat out his first NFL season while rehabilitating the knee. From there, he opened his career with three 1,000-yard seasons over his first four years. He went on to surpass 8,000 yards over a sturdy decade at a position where careers are often cut short. The Broncos are his third NFL team and he is ranked first among active players with 33 100-yard games. "His leadership. Power running. You talk about a guy who gets you the tough yards. Those are things were definitely going to miss," cornerback Champ Bailey said. "But theres a good young group behind him." Listed behind McGahee on last weeks depth chart was Hillman, the NFLs youngest player at 21 years, 2 months, 5 days old. Hes a third-round draft pick out of San Diego State who ran for 1,711 yards for the Aztecs last season and has slowly been getting more playing time with the Broncos as he has picked up the intricacies of NFL pass protection. At 5-foot-10, 190 pounds, he looks more like a so-called "change-of-pace" back, though offensive co-ordinator Mike McCoy said earlier this season that the Broncos hadnt slotted Hillman solely for that. Hillman said he could carry the ball 20 or more times if asked. "If it happens, it happens. If not, Ill just come in and play my role," he said. The next candidate is Ball, a fourth-year veteran out of Maryland, who has been a dependable backup and special teams player but is still looking for his first NFL start. Shuttling in and out with Hillman after McGahee went down against the Chargers, Balls biggest play of the day came when he slid over to block an oncoming Chargers linebacker, allowing Manning time to throw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Eric Decker. Balls biggest rushing game came last year at Kansas City -- where the Broncos play next -- when he ran 30 times for 96 yards after both McGahee and Moreno went out with injuries. "I think we all have each others back," Ball said. "If Ronnie needs to come out or if he feels like I need to step in for him, I think we keep it rolling. I think thats our mentality, is we keep the ball rolling." Moreno, the teams 2009 first-round draft pick, recovered from a torn knee ligament in that game at Kansas City last year and was expected to get playing time in 2012. He hasnt been on the active roster, however, since losing a fumble in Week 2 against Atlanta. "That was weeks ago. Im not thinking about that," Moreno said. "All Im thinking about now is now, and doing the things I need to do to get on the field." Johnson, meanwhile, has been on Denvers practice squad all season -- a demotion of sorts after playing in eight games last season, rushing 14 times for 77 yards. "That just gives you more of an attitude to go out there and work a little bit harder and show your teammates and the coaches that youre willing to do anything for that team," he said. "Thats what Ive been trying to display to my guys, and hopefully theyve taken to it." Fox didnt rule out bringing running backs in for a look this week, though signing one would mean finding a roster spot for him. At least at this point, moving McGahee to IR didnt sound like a possibility. "Right now, we feel really good about the guys we have," Fox said. "Theyve trained in our system. Its pretty extensive." Notes: Fox said CB Omar Boldens (concussion) status would be evaluated day-to-day. ... LB D.J. Williams played 21 snaps in his return and made four tackles. "He had a couple of errors. Just like everybody, hes not perfect," Fox said. "I thought, all in all, he had a very good performance." Cheap Jerseys China . 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