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  • Rhodes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DEN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DEN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (DEN)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DEN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DEN)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DEN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DEN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (DEN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DEN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DEN)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami (FL)
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DEN)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ATL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CLE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (KC)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (KC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (CLE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (TEN)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (KC)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CAR)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Players traded away
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
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Russell Wilson
QB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Broncos let Suamataia fall and pounced. Final grade: D.

Somebody took the Broncos to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Wilson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Suamataia value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Fair-plus on Keon Coleman, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick58 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
No drama and no debate, Cooper DeJean went about where he belonged in the 58th pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick74 Rnd3 Michael Pratt
Michael Pratt at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick78 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Kingsley Suamataia in slot 78, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick89 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
By-the-book stuff, Zach Frazier at Round 3, Pick 26 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick114 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jalen McMillan. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in Round 4, Pick 29 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at pick No. 151 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick175 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at slot 175 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick195 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 Francisco Mauigoa
Good price on Francisco Mauigoa in the 230th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick242 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
A straight-up fair deal on Julian Pearl at pick 242, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.