BoNIX'S MOCK DRAFT
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BoNIX'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 11, 2026

Denver Broncos

  • BoNIX DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Tony Rojas Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Tony Rojas
LB Penn State
Clayton Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Clayton Smith
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Jack Pyburn Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jack Pyburn
LB-EDGE LSU
John Michael Gyllenborg Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
John Michael Gyllenborg
TE Wyoming
Noah Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Noah Thomas
WR Georgia
Drew Pyne Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Drew Pyne
QB Bowling Green
Draft Picks Traded
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Emery Jones Jr.
OT
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D+
ValueF NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
Not the weekend the Broncos were hoping for: D+.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Clayton Smith; the Broncos did not wait, grabbing him 308 spots ahead at the 108th overall pick.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Chase Roberts
In pick No. 30 they get a true top target, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Max Llewellyn
Max Llewellyn in slot 62 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick94 Rnd3 Tony Rojas
A big swing on Tony Rojas at pick 94, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Clayton Smith
They reached a country mile for Clayton Smith at No. 108, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jack Pyburn
They reached into another round for Jack Pyburn, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick246 Rnd7 John Michael Gyllenborg
No drama and no debate, John Michael Gyllenborg went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick256 Rnd7 Noah Thomas
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Noah Thomas well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick257 Rnd7 Drew Pyne
A real head-scratcher, Drew Pyne in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.