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1/25/24

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    Broncos
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (DEN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (DEN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DEN)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Mark Perry Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (DEN)
Mark Perry
S TCU
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CHI)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CIN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
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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Lloyd Cushenberry III
C
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Broncos lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

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. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

They punted on linebacker, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Eboigbe has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, linebacker very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 18 they get a building block for the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick49 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
Good price on J.J. McCarthy in Round 2, Pick 17, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
Pick75 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
No edge and no loss on Malachi Corley in pick No. 75; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick113 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe in the 113th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick122 Rnd4 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon in slot 122 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick149 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
By-the-book stuff, Braelon Allen at the 149th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They paid a round early for Jaylen Harrell in No. 186, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick233 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zakhari Franklin at the Round 7 slot is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Mark Perry
Mark Perry at pick 241 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.