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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DEN)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (DEN)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (DEN)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (DEN)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (DEN)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (CAR)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Players traded away
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Garett Bolles
OT
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Jerry Jeudy
WR
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Tim Patrick
WR
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Broncos this weekend: D-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Broncos reached some 40 spots for Steele Chambers, and value like that does not grow back.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

The Broncos indulged a want in Solomon while a need in interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots stayed open. The Hardy value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Josh Newton
Josh Newton at slot 34 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick65 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
They talked themselves into Spencer Rattler at pick 65, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick76 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE and leaves interior defensive lineman, running back and other spots untouched.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick122 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
By-the-book stuff, Isaiah Adams at pick No. 122 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Michael Barrett well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick180 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers in slot 182 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick233 Rnd7 Walter Rouse
A premium they did not need to pay, Walter Rouse a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick241 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Taking Daequan Hardy in the 241st pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.