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1/19/24

  • Rhodes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DEN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (DEN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (DEN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (DEN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DEN)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Washington
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Khordae Sydnor Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (DEN)
Khordae Sydnor
LB-EDGE Purdue
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NO)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (JAX)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Players Gained
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Jake Browning
QB
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Nicholas Petit-Frere
OT
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Xavier Woods
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Players traded away
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Courtland Sutton
WR
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Garett Bolles
OT
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
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Russell Wilson
QB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Broncos to a D+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Broncos would have aced it. Khordae Sydnor at pick 241 is 39 spots clear of where he belonged. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick48 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They took Patrick Paul at par in Round 2, Pick 16, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick72 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Payton Wilson. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
No edge and no loss on Malachi Corley in the 76th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick101 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil slid further than he should have, and slot 101 is lovely value for the cornerback. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
No drama and no debate, Jaheim Bell went about where he belonged in pick 136. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick145 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
Justin Rogers in slot 145 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at the 149th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick187 Rnd6 Theo Wease Jr.
They paid sticker price for Theo Wease Jr. in pick No. 187, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad in pick 226 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick233 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford in No. 233 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick241 Rnd7 Khordae Sydnor
They left a pile of value on the table to take Khordae Sydnor this early at Round 7, Pick 21. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.