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QBPURGATORY'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 15, 2024

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    Broncos
Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DEN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DEN)
Deone Walker
DL Kentucky
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Quincy Riley
CB Middle Tennessee
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DEN)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Benjamin Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DEN)
Benjamin Yurosek
TE Stanford
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 6 (DEN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Damon Payne Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (DEN)
Damon Payne Jr.
DL Alabama
Draft Picks Received
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PIT)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (PIT)
Alfred Collins
DL Texas
Benjamin Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (PIT)
Benjamin Yurosek
TE Stanford
Damon Payne Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (PIT)
Damon Payne Jr.
DL Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (PIT)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Larry Ogunjobi
DT
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA- FutureA
The Broncos let Walker fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

When a board-topper like Deone Walker slides to the Round 2 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Broncos did not.

Payne Jr. has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped linebacker, which is a strange place to end up. Adding Larry Ogunjobi by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at pick No. 44 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Josh Simmons
The board had Josh Simmons higher than the 76th overall pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick108 Rnd4 Quincy Riley
Taking Quincy Riley in Round 4, Pick 12 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick150 Rnd5 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in No. 150 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick151 Rnd5 Benjamin Yurosek
They liked Benjamin Yurosek enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 151. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick172 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
The board fumbled Lathan Ransom all the way to pick 172, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick215 Rnd7 Damon Payne Jr.
Damon Payne Jr. at the 215th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.