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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (DEN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (DEN)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DEN)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (DEN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jeremy James Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jeremy James
OT Mississippi
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (DEN)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ATL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tank Bigsby
RB
Head Shot
Jeremy Reaves
S
Head Shot
Byron Young
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jerry Jeudy
WR
Head Shot
Russell Wilson
QB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a D- weekend for the Broncos.

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 board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

The whole projection now runs through Drake Maye; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The Cowing pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Broncos indulged a want in Hart while a need in running back stayed open.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 8th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value.
Pick48 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
They did well to land Xavier Legette in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the 76th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Braden Fiske at pick No. 100. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves slipping to slot 112 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick113 Rnd4 Max Melton
No drama and no debate, Max Melton went about where he belonged in pick 113. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick124 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cam Hart adds a cornerback and leaves running back untouched.
Pick141 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
They took Theo Johnson at par in Round 5, Pick 5, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
No edge and no loss on Darius Robinson in Round 5, Pick 13; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing in the 150th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jeremy James
Jeremy James at the 233rd pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick243 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
A straight-up fair deal on Edefuan Ulofoshio at slot 243, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.