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Broncos 4/15/26 v2

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Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DEN)
Bud Clark
S TCU
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (DEN)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (DEN)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Picks Received
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Bud Clark
S TCU
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (CAR)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (BUF)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CAR)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Broncos and Hill Jr.: B.

Somebody in Round 2, Pick 30 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Broncos sat still while Anthony Hill Jr., the No. 39 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Fa'amoe pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick62 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at slot 62 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Sam Roush
Sam Roush at the 108th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126 Rnd4 Bud Clark
The board fumbled Bud Clark all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick159 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing CJ Daniels in No. 159. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
A quiet steal in pick No. 170: Zxavian Harris for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
A straight-up fair deal on Kaelon Black at the 220th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick246 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
Fa'alili Fa'amoe at pick 246 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick257 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
They did well to land Eli Heidenreich in Round 7, Pick 41, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.