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Mock draft 1 2026

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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Broncos and Higgins: B.

The Broncos did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jay Higgins fell into the 208th pick. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with linebacker solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In No. 20 they get a mismatch in the passing game. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick51 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at Round 2, Pick 19 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick85 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Nice patience on Isaiah Bond, who had no business lasting to the 85th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick122 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
No edge and no loss on Darius Alexander in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick191 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. is a better player than the 191st overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
They did well to land Jason Marshall Jr. in slot 197, just ahead of his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in pick 208 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.