Nix5280 'S MOCK DRAFT
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Nix5280 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 18, 2026

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Draft Selections
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Cameron Ball Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Cameron Ball
DT Arkansas
Deven Eastern Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Deven Eastern
DL Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (MIA)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIA)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylen Waddle
WR
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Broncos worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Broncos would have aced it. Cameron Ball at slot 256 is 66 spots clear of where he belonged.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Adding Jaylen Waddle by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Stowers falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick62 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
Nice patience on Eli Stowers, who had no business lasting to No. 62. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
No drama and no debate, Mike Washington Jr. went about where he belonged in pick 108. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Caden Curry
A conviction pick on Caden Curry at the 111th overall pick that the board grades a round light. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Aamil Wagner at Round 5, Pick 30 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick246 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
They liked Robert Spears-Jennings enough to skip the value, taking him in the 246th pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick256 Rnd7 Cameron Ball
Cameron Ball at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick257 Rnd7 Deven Eastern
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Deven Eastern. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.