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1'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 17, 2026

AFC Champs

  • 1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Broncos
Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DEN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DEN)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DEN)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DEN)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Miami
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Ja'Keem Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
Ja'Keem Jackson
CB LSU
Draft Grade — Broncos
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Broncos robbed the room for Price. Final grade: B-.

The Broncos spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jadarian Price, the No. 60 name on the board, in No. 95. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Gentry pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Linebacker was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In No. 31 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
A big swing on Omar Cooper Jr. at the 63rd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Taking Jadarian Price in the 95th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at pick No. 108 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
A premium they did not need to pay, Skyler Gill-Howard a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
They did well to land Bryce Boettcher in Round 5, Pick 31, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ethan O'Connor at the Round 7 slot. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick251 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They reached into another round for Eric Gentry, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick255 Rnd7 Ja'Keem Jackson
Ja'Keem Jackson at the 255th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.