B+
Denver Broncos
Larceny in the 108th overall pick lands the Broncos a B+, Orange and all.
by JKrodel ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 7 steals
· 2 reaches
This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Domonique Orange, the No. 73 name on the board, stolen at No. 108.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. The Randall reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Eli Stowers at the 73rd pick is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Domonique Orange at the 108th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Emmett Johnson slipping to pick 120 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Oscar Delp at pick No. 125 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A slide stopped in No. 153, with Jakobe Thomas worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
They let Isaiah World come to them and pounced at Round 5, Pick 18. The roster fit checks out.
Value with a capital V on Charles Demmings in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
No edge and no loss on Bryce Boettcher in slot 170; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
A quiet steal in Round 7, Pick 30: TJ Hall for less than the market said. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
They did well to land Eli Heidenreich in slot 256, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Value said wait; Adam Randall in No. 257 says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.