JKrodel'S MOCK DRAFT
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RUN ON APR 9, 2026

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Draft Selections
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DEN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DEN)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DEN)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Logan Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (DEN)
Logan Taylor
OG Boston College
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 5 (DET)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (DET)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Broncos let Golday fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Call it larceny. Jake Golday sat on the board until pick No. 108, and the Broncos did not need to be asked twice. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They will need Zvada to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. A whole weekend of picks and linebacker is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the linebacker spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick62 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Eli Stowers at pick 62. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jake Golday
You do not let an edge rusher like Jake Golday reach the 108th overall pick and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118 Rnd4 Darrell Jackson Jr.
A slide stopped in Round 4, Pick 18, with Darrell Jackson Jr. worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
By-the-book stuff, Aamil Wagner at slot 170 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick181 Rnd5 Kaelon Black
They reached into another round for Kaelon Black, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick222 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
No edge and no loss on Thaddeus Dixon in No. 222; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick246 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Circle this one: Zavion Thomas at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick256 Rnd7 Logan Taylor
Logan Taylor in the 256th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick257 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dominic Zvada well ahead of where he belonged. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.