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    Broncos
Draft Selections
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DEN)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (DEN)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DEN)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Theo Wease Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DEN)
Theo Wease
WR Missouri
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DEN)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (DEN)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Willie Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (DEN)
Willie Roberts
CB Louisiana Tech
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DEN)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (TEN)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (TEN)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DET)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Players Gained
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Eddie Jackson
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Chigoziem Okonkwo
TE
Players traded away
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Broncos let Pearsall fall and pounced. Final grade: D+.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Broncos shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. Too much went sideways, and the D+ is the honest tally.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Wilson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Pearsall. The Broncos paired the rookies with proven help, Chigoziem Okonkwo leading the way.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick91 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
They took Dominick Puni at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick107 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler at pick No. 107 is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick114 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart in No. 114 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick129 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the 129th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick151 Rnd5 Theo Wease
Somehow Theo Wease was still sitting there in pick 151, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Tyler Batty
A reach for Tyler Batty in Round 5, Pick 28; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ricky Pearsall
You do not let a wide receiver like Ricky Pearsall reach pick No. 231 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick235 Rnd7 Willie Roberts
Circle this one: Willie Roberts at slot 235 is a fall that decides a draft. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Reuben Fatheree II
Reuben Fatheree II at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.