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3/30/24 MAYE

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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (DEN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (DEN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (DEN)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (DEN)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DEN)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (BAL)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (PIT)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Players traded away
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Courtland Sutton
WR
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall C+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Broncos drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: C+.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Broncos spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

The Jackson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

The Hall reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Hit on Drake Maye and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye in pick 12 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick76 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia slipping to slot 76 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick84 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at No. 84 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jalen McMillan
Somehow Jalen McMillan was still sitting there in pick No. 135, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick145 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
Steal is underselling it; Khyree Jackson at Round 5, Pick 9 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
No edge and no loss on Jalyx Hunt in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick178 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tip Reiman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick203 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
A big swing on Gabe Hall at the 203rd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick207 Rnd6 Trente Jones
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Trente Jones at the 207th pick is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jordan Magee
Jordan Magee in the 218th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.