Rhodes'S MOCK DRAFT
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1/21/24

  • Rhodes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DEN)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DEN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (DEN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DET)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DET)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DET)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Players Gained
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Justin Houston
LB
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 FutureA+
Nix is the plan now, and the Broncos grade out a D+.

The phones were a trap the Broncos kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

So much rides on Bo Nix that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Franklin reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In slot 30 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier in pick No. 68 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the 76th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick122 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
They took Sataoa Laumea at par in No. 122, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Cam Hart is a better player than pick 149 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick167 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
They read the board right and McCallan Castles was the payoff at Round 5, Pick 31. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick168 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. in the 168th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Zakhari Franklin in the Round 7 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy at the 241st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.