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1/11/24 - mccarthy

  • Rhodes DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DEN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DEN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DEN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DEN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (DEN)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (DEN)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NO)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
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Keith Smith
FB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jerry Jeudy
WR
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Russell Wilson
QB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureA
Clark should have been long gone. The Broncos pounced, and earned a D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Broncos did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

The Sainristil pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman and tight end. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Landing Clark that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 14 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. More want than need.
Pick49 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
Fair-plus on J.J. McCarthy, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick76 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at pick No. 76 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick113 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Value with a capital V on Matt Goncalves in slot 113, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick124 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams in the 124th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick136 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Mike Sainristil adds a cornerback and leaves interior defensive lineman and tight end untouched.
Pick149 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at Round 5, Pick 13 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
They took Ainias Smith at par in the 151st pick, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Theo Wease Jr.
A slide stopped in No. 189, with Theo Wease Jr. worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick233 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at the 233rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick243 Rnd7 Cody Schrader
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 243 with a little surplus value in Cody Schrader. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.