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Todd'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 29, 2026

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Draft Selections
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DEN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (DEN)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DEN)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DEN)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Jack Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jack Kelly
LB BYU
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Elliss
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jaleel McLaughlin
RB
Head Shot
Jarrett Stidham
QB
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Broncos a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Broncos did exactly that with Seth McGowan in the 131st overall pick. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They banked enough surplus on Stowers to cover a lot of smaller sins. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick95 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Eli Stowers in Round 3, Pick 31, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
They paid up for Gracen Halton at the Round 4 slot when waiting would have done the job. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick111 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keylan Rutledge. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick125 Rnd4 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Value said wait; Kaleb Elarms-Orr in pick No. 125 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick131 Rnd4 Seth McGowan
They reached a country mile for Seth McGowan at No. 131, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 VJ Payne
VJ Payne at slot 170 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick171 Rnd5 Cole Payton
A big swing on Cole Payton at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick246 Rnd7 Adam Randall
A wild overpay on Adam Randall in Round 7, Pick 30, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jack Kelly
By-the-book stuff, Jack Kelly at the 256th pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick257 Rnd7 Caleb Douglas
Caleb Douglas in slot 257 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.