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    Broncos
Draft Selections
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall C
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The jury is out on the Broncos. For now, C.

Some picks age like wine; Elijhah Badger at the Round 1 slot will need to, sitting 272 spots clear of his grade.

Getting Johnson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Elijhah Badger
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a true top target, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick51 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
A tight end of that caliber at pick 51 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick85 Rnd3 Howard Cross III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Howard Cross III well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick122 Rnd4 Kenneth Grant
They will replay Kenneth Grant at No. 122 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick191 Rnd6 James Burnip
You do not let a specialist like James Burnip reach pick No. 191 and blink. They did not. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick197 Rnd6 Gunnar Helm
Circle this one: Gunnar Helm at the 197th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick208 Rnd6 Tez Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Tez Johnson at No. 208 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.