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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (DEN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (DEN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (DEN)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (DEN)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (DEN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (DEN)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (DEN)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami (FL)
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (DEN)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (DEN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LAR)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAR)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (LAR)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Francisco Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ARI)
Francisco Mauigoa
LB Miami (FL)
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (MIA)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (MIA)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Greg Dortch
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jerry Jeudy
WR
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Broncos lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

The Broncos clearly saw something nobody else did in Justin Eboigbe, taking him 65 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
They did well to land Brian Thomas Jr. in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick78 Rnd3 Ruke Orhorhoro
Ruke Orhorhoro at pick 78 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
They took Bucky Irving at par in the 87th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
By-the-book stuff, Tate Ratledge at pick No. 114 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick129 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at slot 129 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick151 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
No edge and no loss on Mike Sainristil in the 151st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick190 Rnd6 Francisco Mauigoa
Francisco Mauigoa in the 190th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick207 Rnd6 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at pick 207 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick235 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
They jumped the gun on Xavier Restrepo, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.