Kinkizzle'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Kinkizzle DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DEN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Broncos: C+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Broncos took Darius Robinson at slot 76, roughly 45 spots before his name belonged. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The roster is better shaped than it was, with linebacker chief among the fixes.

Hit on Terrion Arnold and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In the 12th pick they get a lockdown presence outside, even if it was a touch early. Need was not the driver here.
Pick76 Rnd3 Darius Robinson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Darius Robinson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick114 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd in Round 4, Pick 14 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick122 Rnd4 Keith Randolph Jr.
They reached into another round for Keith Randolph Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick146 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
They barely believed it either: Tommy Eichenberg still on the board at slot 146. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.