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12/27/23 mccarthy

  • Rhodes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (DEN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (DEN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (DEN)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DEN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (DEN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Theo Wease Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DEN)
Theo Wease
WR Missouri
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (DEN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DEN)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DEN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (DEN)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (DEN)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DEN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (PHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (PHI)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (PHI)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jerry Jeudy
WR
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Broncos drew a line under the quarterback search with McCarthy: D+.

The Broncos lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. A D+ that will need time and luck to look better.

They have staked the next five years on J.J. McCarthy, which is the only story that really matters here. The McCarthy reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The Bowman Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In No. 28 they get the face of the franchise, reach and all.
Pick60 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at pick No. 60 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick70 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Denzel Burke in pick 70. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick78 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ja'Lynn Polk at slot 78. It fills a real need, too.
Pick97 Rnd3 Nazir Stackhouse
Good price on Nazir Stackhouse in the 97th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg in Round 4, Pick 14 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Theo Wease
Theo Wease in the 129th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick137 Rnd5 Beaux Limmer
No drama and no debate, Beaux Limmer went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick151 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
McCallan Castles in the 151st pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
They let Billy Bowman Jr. come to them and pounced at pick 172. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick178 Rnd6 Tyler Batty
They did well to land Tyler Batty in slot 178, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick235 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
They paid sticker price for J.J. Weaver in Round 7, Pick 15, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Frank Gore Jr. at the 242nd overall pick, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.