Rhodes'S MOCK DRAFT
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1/11/24v3

  • Rhodes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (DEN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DEN)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Khordae Sydnor Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (DEN)
Khordae Sydnor
LB-EDGE Purdue
Draft Picks Received
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Players traded away
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Garett Bolles
OT
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Broncos cashed the board's mistake on Franklin: 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 Broncos indulged a want in Smith while a need in interior defensive lineman, tight end and other spots stayed open. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. Every board in the league had Smith lower, and that gap is the story.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In No. 12 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick21 Rnd1 Cooper DeJean
They took Cooper DeJean at par in the 21st pick, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick76 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves interior defensive lineman, tight end and other spots untouched.
Pick113 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
A tidy bit of business in pick 113, where Spencer Rattler graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick124 Rnd4 Junior Colson
Junior Colson at slot 124 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
By-the-book stuff, Malik Mustapha at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick233 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Circle this one: Zakhari Franklin at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243 Rnd7 Khordae Sydnor
Khordae Sydnor at slot 243 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.