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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DEN)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (DEN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DEN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DEN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DEN)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Willie Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (DEN)
Willie Roberts
CB Louisiana Tech
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DEN)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (BUF)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jerry Jeudy
WR
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Broncos for Roberts: D+.

Somebody took the Broncos to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They banked enough surplus on Roberts to cover a lot of smaller sins. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with linebacker the one that mattered most.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, interior defensive lineman very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 14 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick50 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell in the 50th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick78 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick114 Rnd4 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at Round 4, Pick 14 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick129 Rnd4 James Williams
No drama and no debate, James Williams went about where he belonged in pick No. 129. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick151 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at No. 151 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick235 Rnd7 Willie Roberts
Steal is underselling it; Willie Roberts at pick 235 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Francisco Mauigoa
Francisco Mauigoa at the 242nd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.