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2026 Draft

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Draft Selections
Johntay Cook Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Johntay Cook
WR Syracuse
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Eric Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (DEN)
Eric Rivers
WR Georgia Tech
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Jacobe Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (DEN)
Jacobe Johnson
CB Oklahoma
Michael Harris Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (DEN)
Michael Harris
LB Maryland
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (DEN)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Jordan Castell Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jordan Castell
S Florida
Draft Picks Received
Jacobe Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jacobe Johnson
CB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall C-
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureC+
The Broncos land in the muddy middle: C-.

The Broncos clearly saw something nobody else did in Johntay Cook, taking him 268 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

That Castell pick is the receipt they will wave around later. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

They left with linebacker solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Johntay Cook
In slot 20 they get a weapon on the perimeter, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick51 Rnd2 Max Klare
Max Klare at pick 51 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
They took Domonique Orange at par in pick No. 87, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Eric Rivers
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Eric Rivers. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick122 Rnd4 C.J. Fite
They barely believed it either: C.J. Fite still on the board at the 122nd pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jacobe Johnson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jacobe Johnson well ahead of where he belonged. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick160 Rnd5 Michael Harris
Michael Harris at pick No. 160 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick237 Rnd7 Kevin Jennings
A tidy bit of business in Round 7, Pick 19, where Kevin Jennings graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jordan Castell
Circle this one: Jordan Castell at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.