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Drakotico853'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2026

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    Broncos
Draft Selections
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DEN)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Justin Joly Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Justin Joly
TE NC State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (DEN)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall C
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Broncos land in the muddy middle: C.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Broncos shredded theirs for Eric Rivers. He came off 101 spots early, and the room will hear about it. It nets out a thoroughly average C.

That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The linebacker hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with interior defensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

If Eric Rivers and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Eric Rivers
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick62 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Taking Caleb Banks in pick No. 62 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick94 Rnd3 Justin Joly
The board had cheaper options than Justin Joly at pick 94, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
They went early on Parker Brailsford in the 108th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
The board had Michael Trigg higher than Round 4, Pick 30, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick168 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zane Durant. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick246 Rnd7 Tristan Leigh
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tristan Leigh this early at pick No. 246. It fills a real need, too.
Pick251 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
A wild overpay on Hykeem Williams in pick 251, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick255 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dominic Zvada in Round 7, Pick 39, miles early. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.