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Todd'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 20, 2026

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  • Todd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DEN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (DEN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Picks Received
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (MIA)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (MIA)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (MIA)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Owen Heinecke Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (MIA)
Owen Heinecke
LB Oklahoma
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (MIA)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Jaleel McLaughlin
RB
Head Shot
Marvin Mims Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureC-
The Broncos did enough to get by: C+.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Eli Heidenreich at the Round 5 slot is 82 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. The final tally is a middling C+.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Linebacker is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Hit on Jacob Rodriguez and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick47 Rnd2 Jacob Rodriguez
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jacob Rodriguez. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick63 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at slot 63 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick75 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Mike Washington Jr. at Round 3, Pick 11 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94 Rnd3 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance in the 94th pick is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick108 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in the 108th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick111 Rnd4 Darrell Jackson Jr.
A tidy little value on Darrell Jackson Jr. in pick 111, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick130 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
A reach on J.C. Davis in No. 130; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick170 Rnd5 Eli Heidenreich
A big swing on Eli Heidenreich at Round 5, Pick 30, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.