BRONCOS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D-

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Denver Broncos

The Broncos got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

by Bronco87 · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 3 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future C

The Broncos bet big and early on Chase Roberts, 35 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. That Roush pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R2.1 · Pick 33 · Sonny Styles · LB · rank 21
They let Sonny Styles come to them and pounced at No. 33. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Chris Brazzell II · WR · rank 29
Good price on Chris Brazzell II in pick No. 35, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.30 · Pick 62 · Darrell Jackson Jr. · DT · rank 96
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Darrell Jackson Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Sam Roush · TE · rank 89
Sam Roush in the 108th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Genesis Smith · S · rank 97
The board had Genesis Smith higher than the 111th pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.5 · Pick 145 · Kaytron Allen · RB · rank 143
By-the-book stuff, Kaytron Allen at pick 145 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.30 · Pick 170 · Chase Roberts · WR · rank 205
Chase Roberts at No. 170 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
R6.6 · Pick 187 · Pat Coogan · C · rank 193
Pat Coogan in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
R7.30 · Pick 246 · Nolan Rucci · OT · rank 250
They took Nolan Rucci at par in pick No. 246, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.40 · Pick 256 · Logan Taylor · OG · rank 258
A straight-up fair deal on Logan Taylor at the 256th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.41 · Pick 257 · Dijon Johnson · CB · rank 284
Dijon Johnson at pick 257 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
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