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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DEN)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (DEN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DEN)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DEN)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NYJ)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (MIN)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
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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Lynn Bowden
WR
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Tim Boyle
QB
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Randall Cobb
WR
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Akayleb Evans
CB
Players traded away
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Garett Bolles
OT
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
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Nik Bonitto
EDGE
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Russell Wilson
QB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureF
Maye is the Broncos' new face under center. Grade: F.

The Broncos torched the value chart for Taulia Tagovailoa, taking him 40 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Barner.

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
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick12 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In No. 12 they get a ballhawk on the outside, reach and all. Need was not the driver here.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick76 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
You do not let a wide receiver like Ja'Lynn Polk reach the 76th overall pick and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick121 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sataoa Laumea. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick129 Rnd4 Ray Davis
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 129 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ty'Ron Hopper at pick No. 170 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick176 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Nice patience on Chau Smith-Wade, who had no business lasting to the 176th overall pick. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick187 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at slot 187 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick229 Rnd7 AJ Barner
Circle this one: AJ Barner at pick 229 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jalen Berger
Jalen Berger at No. 240 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick255 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Sheridan Jones in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick256 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at Round 7, Pick 36 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.