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    Broncos
Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Broncos: C+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Broncos would have aced it. Luke Elzinga at the Round 4 slot is 86 spots clear of where he belonged. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

The Elzinga pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with linebacker, edge rusher and other spots still on the board. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Watts pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with interior defensive lineman the one that mattered most.

If Jahdae Barron and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In pick 20 they get a ballhawk on the outside. More want than need.
Pick51 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Value with a capital V on Xavier Watts in No. 51, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jake Majors
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jake Majors. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick122 Rnd4 Luke Elzinga
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Luke Elzinga at specialist with linebacker, edge rusher and other spots open.
Pick191 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
No drama and no debate, Oronde Gadsden II went about where he belonged in slot 191. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick197 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
A wild overpay on Cam Jackson in the 197th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick208 Rnd6 Torricelli Simpkins III
Torricelli Simpkins III in the 208th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.