Rhodes'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Rhodes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (DEN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DEN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (DEN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DEN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DEN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (TB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Garett Bolles
OT
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Broncos won the night they stopped Newton from sliding. Grade: D+.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Broncos, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. It grades a D+, and the process earned it.

That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They will need Hall to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Landing Newton that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick41 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick63 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No drama and no debate, Kingsley Suamataia went about where he belonged in pick 63. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick76 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
A clean, defensible pick in slot 76 with a little surplus value in Ja'Lynn Polk. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick121 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A reach for Ben Sinnott in pick No. 121; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Christian Jones
Good price on Christian Jones in the 136th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick145 Rnd5 Mohamed Kamara
The board had Mohamed Kamara higher than No. 145, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick147 Rnd5 Josh Newton
You do not let a cornerback like Josh Newton reach No. 147 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick207 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
They went early on Gabe Hall in the Round 6 slot, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.