rjclark07'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • rjclark07 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (DEN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DEN)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Broncos robbed the room for Lawson. Final grade: B.

Call it larceny. Deontae Lawson sat on the board until pick 123, and the Broncos did not need to be asked twice. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Horton pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get an every-down engine for the run game at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Fair-plus on Tyler Warren, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at the Round 3 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick123 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
You do not let a linebacker like Deontae Lawson reach pick 123 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick190 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
The board fumbled Howard Cross III all the way to pick No. 190, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts in No. 195 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser slipping to slot 205 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.