BRONCOS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Denver Broncos

The phones sank the Broncos this weekend: D.

by Todd · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 6 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

The Broncos lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

They will need Davis to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.13 · Pick 45 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 72
They talked themselves into Jacob Rodriguez at the Round 2 slot, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Eli Stowers · TE · rank 53
Eli Stowers slipping to No. 65 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Bud Clark · S · rank 101
Bud Clark at the 104th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · De'Zhaun Stribling · WR · rank 109
De'Zhaun Stribling in pick No. 108 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · J.C. Davis · OT · rank 139
They left a pile of value on the table to take J.C. Davis this early at slot 111. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.15 · Pick 115 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 137
DeMonte Capehart in pick 115 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.3 · Pick 143 · Hezekiah Masses · CB · rank 138
Hezekiah Masses at the 143rd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.22 · Pick 162 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 188
They reached into another round for Taylen Green, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
R6.2 · Pick 183 · Keagen Trost · OT · rank 183
No edge and no loss on Keagen Trost in the 183rd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.30 · Pick 211 · Bobby Jamison-Travis · DT · rank 212
They took Bobby Jamison-Travis at par in slot 211, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.12 · Pick 228 · Eli Heidenreich · WR · rank 240
A conviction pick on Eli Heidenreich at the Round 7 slot that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.26 · Pick 242 · Jack Kelly · LB · rank 256
The board had cheaper options than Jack Kelly at pick 242, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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