hinz18'S MOCK DRAFT
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hinz18'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

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Draft 2

  • hinz18 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Owen Heinecke Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Owen Heinecke
DB Oklahoma
Fa'alili Fa'amoe Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
Fa'alili Fa'amoe
OT Wake Forest
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Broncos cashed the board's mistake on Caldwell: B-.

When a board-topper like Jeff Caldwell slides to the 246th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Broncos did not. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. If Halton pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 KC Concepcion
In the 30th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
Value with a capital V on Lee Hunter in pick 62, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Sam Roush
Fair-plus on Sam Roush, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
They barely believed it either: Sam Hecht still on the board at the Round 4 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
A premium they did not need to pay, Gracen Halton a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick168 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bryce Boettcher. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick246 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell in Round 7, Pick 30 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick251 Rnd7 Owen Heinecke
Owen Heinecke in No. 251 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster logic is harder to follow.
Pick255 Rnd7 Fa'alili Fa'amoe
Fa'alili Fa'amoe in Round 7, Pick 39 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.