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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DEN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (DEN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (DEN)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (DEN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DEN)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DEN)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DEN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DEN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DEN)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (MIA)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (TEN)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SEA)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (MIA)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (DAL)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (TEN)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (MIA)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (SF)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (MIA)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (SEA)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Holton Ahlers
QB
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Trey Lance
QB
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Tua Tagovailoa
QB
Players traded away
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Courtland Sutton
WR
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Garett Bolles
OT
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
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Pat Surtain II
CB
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Russell Wilson
QB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureF
The Broncos left with their quarterback, and a F to match.

The Broncos looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Taulia Tagovailoa at pick No. 113 regardless, 107 picks early. A weekend to file away and forget, and an F to match.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

Jones at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left interior defensive lineman open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 7 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton slipping to pick 53 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick113 Rnd4 Taulia Tagovailoa
They reached a country mile for Taulia Tagovailoa at pick No. 113, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
A straight-up fair deal on Jarrian Jones at the 121st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick144 Rnd5 Austin Booker
They jumped the gun on Austin Booker, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick154 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
They paid up for Grayson Murphy at the Round 5 slot when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jaylin Simpson at Round 5, Pick 22 is the proof. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick184 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett in the Round 6 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick186 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
The board had Nathan Thomas higher than the 186th overall pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
Jared Wiley at the 199th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Erick All
Good price on Erick All in slot 212, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in pick 228 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick233 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones at pick No. 233 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick240 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
They will replay Sheridan Jones at No. 240 for years; that is how good the value is. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick242 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
No edge and no loss on Donovan Jennings in the 242nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.