C+
Denver Broncos
The Broncos land in the muddy middle: C+.
by Kev05555 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 2 steals
· 3 reaches
It is the swing that defines the weekend: Luke Hasz in Round 2, Pick 30, a good 258 spots before the room expected him.
The Lawson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with linebacker the one that mattered most.
In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.
Pick-by-Pick
A big swing on Luke Hasz at the Round 2 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Steal is underselling it; Omar Cooper Jr. at the 108th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in pick No. 111 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
No edge and no loss on Albert Regis in Round 5, Pick 30; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A wild overpay on Jack Velling in slot 246, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Value said wait; Caullin Lacy in No. 256 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Circle this one: Deontae Lawson at the 257th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.