nitebar'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • nitebar DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DEN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (DEN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (DEN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Trey Lance
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Courtland Sutton
WR
Head Shot
Russell Wilson
QB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Broncos got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

Somebody took the Broncos to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. If Jones pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Wiley falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick 12 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 4, with Keon Coleman worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks in the 67th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick76 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Johnny Wilson at No. 76, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick113 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick122 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at pick No. 122 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
The board had cheaper options than Jordan Travis at slot 124, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick141 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A conviction pick on Ty'Ron Hopper at the 141st pick that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick149 Rnd5 Justin Rogers
Justin Rogers at the 149th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
They paid a round early for Jordan Jefferson in slot 181, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
The board had Jared Wiley higher than the Round 7 slot, and the tight end fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick241 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones in the 241st pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.