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Bronco8787'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 23, 2026

Broncos 2026 draft

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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (DEN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (DEN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (DEN)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (DEN)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Dijon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Dijon Johnson
CB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (WSH)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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Tycen Anderson
S
Players traded away
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Alex Forsyth
C
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Ben Powers
OG
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D.J. Jones
DT
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Evan Engram
TE
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Jarrett Stidham
QB
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Johnny Walker Jr.
LB
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Matt Henningsen
DE
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Riley Moss
CB
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Sam Mustipher
C
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureC
The Broncos jumped the board for Klein and paid for it: F.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Broncos would have aced it. Marlin Klein at the 111th overall pick is 61 spots clear of where he belonged. A F, plain and simple.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers. On value alone, Styles makes the weekend a net positive.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Sonny Styles at slot 33. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
They paid sticker price for Caleb Banks in No. 35, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick62 Rnd2 Malachi Fields
A conviction pick on Malachi Fields at Round 2, Pick 30 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick108 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
A real head-scratcher, DeMonte Capehart in pick No. 108 is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111 Rnd4 Marlin Klein
Value said wait; Marlin Klein in the 111th overall pick says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick160 Rnd5 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 VJ Payne
VJ Payne in pick No. 170 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick187 Rnd6 Chase Roberts
Chase Roberts at pick 187 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick246 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
Nolan Rucci at No. 246 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick256 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
No edge and no loss on Logan Taylor in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick257 Rnd7 Dijon Johnson
They reached a country mile for Dijon Johnson at the 257th pick, and the board is aghast. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.