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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DEN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (DEN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DEN)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (DEN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DEN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (DEN)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (DEN)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (JAX)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (MIN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (JAX)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Players Gained
Head Shot
Garrett Bradbury
C
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Broncos won the night they stopped Muhammad III from sliding. Grade: B+.

Call it larceny. Moose Muhammad III sat on the board until pick No. 242, and the Broncos did not need to be asked twice. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. That linebacker hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at linebacker, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner in the Round 2 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick52 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A quiet steal in slot 52: J.J. McCarthy for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jackson Powers-Johnson. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson at pick No. 78 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick81 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at linebacker, interior defensive lineman and other spots to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick87 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Haynes at Round 3, Pick 24, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
They jumped the gun on Beaux Limmer, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick198 Rnd6 Zy Alexander
Circle this one: Zy Alexander at pick 198 is a fall that decides a draft. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jacob Cowing
They barely believed it either: Jacob Cowing still on the board at the 235th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick242 Rnd7 Moose Muhammad III
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick No. 242 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.