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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DEN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DEN)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (DEN)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (DEN)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (DEN)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DEN)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Broncos left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

The Broncos clearly saw something nobody else did in Fabien Lovett, taking him 97 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The Rakestraw Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on. So much rides on J.J. McCarthy that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 12th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick36 Rnd2 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
You do not let an offensive lineman like Olumuyiwa Fashanu reach Round 2, Pick 4 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick76 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Roman Wilson at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the 114th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick122 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop at pick No. 122 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick146 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cedric Gray at slot 146 is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at pick No. 181 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Sheridan Jones at the 230th pick. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick237 Rnd7 Fabien Lovett
They talked themselves into Fabien Lovett at pick 237, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.