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  • Rhodes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DEN)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (PIT)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Players traded away
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Courtland Sutton
WR
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Broncos got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

The phones were a trap the Broncos kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

They are betting Whittington proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. It is not that Abrams-Draine is a bad player; it is that the Broncos had louder needs to answer first.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 12 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick56 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Good price on Patrick Paul in No. 56, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick76 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A tidy little value on Payton Wilson in pick No. 76, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick87 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Fair-plus on Mike Sainristil, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick120 Rnd4 Darius Robinson
No drama and no debate, Darius Robinson went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Kris Abrams-Draine in the 122nd pick leaves tight end and running back for later.
Pick149 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at slot 149 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick233 Rnd7 Zion Logue
The board had cheaper options than Zion Logue at the 233rd overall pick, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
Jordan Whittington at slot 241 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.