BRONCOS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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Denver Broncos

The Broncos lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

by Todd · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 6 reaches
Value C
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Adam Randall in the Round 7 slot, a good 48 spots before the room expected him. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Orange pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R2.11 · Pick 43 · Jacob Rodriguez · LB · rank 72
Jacob Rodriguez in pick 43 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Sam Roush · TE · rank 90
Sam Roush in the 87th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.26 · Pick 90 · Bud Clark · S · rank 101
They went early on Bud Clark in No. 90, and the value did not follow. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Domonique Orange · DT · rank 74
The board fumbled Domonique Orange all the way to Round 4, Pick 4, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Bryce Lance · WR · rank 91
They let Bryce Lance come to them and pounced at pick No. 108. The roster fit checks out.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · J.C. Davis · OT · rank 139
J.C. Davis at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.30 · Pick 130 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 137
A straight-up fair deal on DeMonte Capehart at Round 4, Pick 30, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.11 · Pick 151 · Kaytron Allen · RB · rank 147
A tidy little value on Kaytron Allen in the 151st overall pick, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.30 · Pick 170 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 188
They left a pile of value on the table to take Taylen Green this early at pick No. 170. It fills a real need, too.
R6.2 · Pick 183 · Kaleb Elarms-Orr · LB · rank 178
Kaleb Elarms-Orr in slot 183 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.1 · Pick 217 · Carver Willis · OT · rank 264
They reached a country mile for Carver Willis at pick 217, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.11 · Pick 227 · Adam Randall · RB · rank 275
This one needs a full-page explanation: Adam Randall in No. 227, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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