B-
Denver Broncos
The Broncos let Rivers fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.
by Khoston1999 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 2 steals
· 3 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Eric Rivers slide, and the Broncos were the ones holding the card at the 256th pick. Highway robbery.
The Wright reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 30, with Lee Hunter worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They went early on Justin Joly in the 108th pick, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kaleb Elarms-Orr. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They paid sticker price for Nadame Tucker in the 170th overall pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
No edge and no loss on Robert Henry Jr. in No. 246; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Circle this one: Eric Rivers at slot 256 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Collin Wright this early at pick 257. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.