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    Broncos
Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (DEN)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Draft Picks Traded
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (CIN)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC+
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Broncos a B.

The war room fell hard for DJ Giddens, and it showed at Round 4, Pick 20: 44 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The linebacker spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In No. 20 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, even if it was a touch early. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick85 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Value with a capital V on Darien Porter in pick 85, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick121 Rnd4 DJ Giddens
This one needs a full-page explanation: DJ Giddens in pick No. 121, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick193 Rnd6 Simeon Barrow Jr.
Simeon Barrow Jr. in the 193rd pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick199 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
A slide stopped in the 199th overall pick, with Donovan Edwards worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick210 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
Nice patience on Kyle Williams, who had no business lasting to Round 6, Pick 32. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.